Time to catch up on some interesting network and vendor news from around the world: [Read more →]
How States Can Close the Broadband Adoption Gap Amid Equity Grant Cuts
July 11th, 2025

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Greg Davis, CEO at Bigleaf Networks
When federal grants under the Digital Equity Act were rescinded in mid-May, it removed more than $1 billion that had already been incorporated into state planning. Pennsylvania alone watched $35 million vanish overnight—money that local officials had earmarked for public Wi-Fi, digital-skills coaches, and devices for low-income families. [Read more →]
Google’s Next Transatlantic Project: Sol
July 10th, 2025

The North Atlantic will be getting another cable along the ocean floor, this time on a southerly path. Google says its latest transatlantic project, which it calls Sol, will connect Florida directly with Spain, with stops in Bermuda and the Azores. The new infrastructure will complement the Nuvem cable system, which should come online next year. [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Greenlight, Bluebird, Novva, EdgeConnex
July 9th, 2025
One fiber M&A, some municipal fiber, a data center project, and some environmental restoration: [Read more →]
Tuesday Roundup: CoreWeave, Telenor, GlobalConnect, Equinix, Groq
July 8th, 2025
Two inorganic moves, and two organic ones, with three from the same part of the world. [Read more →]
Monday Roundup: Boldyn, Nokia, IOH, Colt, Kevlinx, Google
July 7th, 2025
As we move past the long weekend and into the heat of summer, here’s a few items to catch up on: [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: TurkNet, Sparkle, CityFibre, Macquarie
July 3rd, 2025
Three network expansion projects and a cloud services deal from four continents: [Read more →]
Wednesday Bytes: RETN, Hurricane Electric, Brightspeed, Lumen
July 2nd, 2025
Four bits of news at midweek before the long weekend here in the US: [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: Orange Business, GNM, Telxius, Ciena, Liberty
July 1st, 2025
Four bits of expansion news from Europe and the Americas to catch up with: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: ValorC3’s Jim Buie on the Enterprise, HPC, and AI
June 30th, 2025

It may seem like the data center space is nothing but cavernous AI facilities these days, but the enterprise data center opportunity is still alive and well out there in the marketplace. ValorC3, which recently rebranded from Tonaquint, is one of the newer entrants assembling a portfolio in the space. With us today is ValorC3 CEO Jim Buie. Jim joined the company in October after holding leadership positions at Involta (now ark data centers), ViaWest (now Flexential), and Comcast. [Read more →]
Next-Generation IoT Solutions for Asset Management
June 27th, 2025

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Ohad Peled, Product Marketing Manager at Sony Semiconductor Israel
Over the last few years, asset tracking has emerged as a critical business function, and is estimated to grow to a $34.5B market by 2032, according to Custom Market Insights. Whether businesses are monitoring a global supply chain or keeping tabs on expensive equipment, knowing where assets are [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Light Source, Wyyerd, Brightspeed, CityFibre
June 26th, 2025
Four last mile and metro news, three from the US and one from across the pond: [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: TelCables Nigeria, Arelion, Adtran, GTT, Corero
June 25th, 2025
Upgrades and expansions around the world to catch up with: [Read more →]
Arelion Upgrades Northern European Network
June 24th, 2025

The global network operator Arelion is upgrading its network footprint on its home region of Scandinavia. The investments will target hyperscale data center connectivity and demand from the AI marketplace with the help of Ciena’s RLS technology. [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: NMFN Prepares to Light Up
June 23rd, 2025

“Three years ago, we covered the early planning behind New Mexico Fiber Network (NMFN), which aimed to unify rural, regional providers into a scalable, independent network.” Today, NMFN is about to light up a stand alone midde-mile network to help serve the communications needs of the region. NMFN brings together a set of rural, regional providers to assemble an independent statewide network. New Mexico itself has long been bypassed by most national infrastructure players. But that is changing, and the state’s unique charms are starting to bring it some infrastructure attention. To see where things are now and where they are headed, we had a chat with NMFN Chairman Jim Meyers, with some additional bits from CEO David Jimenez, and COO Jerimiah Cole. [Read more →]
Apple’s Digital Identity Push: What It Means for the Mobile Ecosystem
June 20th, 2025

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dario Betti, Mobile Ecosystem Forum
Apple has quietly but decisively made two major announcements at its June 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that could reshape the role of identity in mobile services—including for operators, wholesalers, and enterprise service providers. These moves, while consumer-facing on the surface, will likely have wide-reaching implications for how [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: Ripple, Brightspeed, BDx, EDGNEX
June 19th, 2025
Two regional last mile projects and two data center infrastructure investments from southeast Asia: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Greenlight, Accelecom, LiveOak, Ciena, Archtop
June 18th, 2025
Four bits of FTTx news from along the east coast of the US. [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: DE-CIX, Africa Data Centres, VOX Solutions, Softbank
June 17th, 2025
Interesting deals from around the globe: [Read more →]
Monday Roundup: 1623Farnam, Ciena, Brightspeed
June 16th, 2025
Three items of regional interest from around the US: [Read more →]
Why Engineering Services Are the Backbone of Wholesale and Enterprise Telecom
June 13th, 2025

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Sarada Akshinthala, Associate Vice President – Telecom, Techwave
In boardrooms and strategy decks we often hear about spectrum, 5G and data centres. But if you are in the trenches of telecom, particularly on the wholesale or enterprise side, you know the real game is not just about speed or capacity. It is about how well we engineer the physical layer of telecom infrastructure. And more importantly, how seamlessly we can execute it. [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: AAE-2, Crusoe, Vantage, Orange Business
June 12th, 2025
One subsea cable, two data center financings/expansions, and a couple of technology partnerships: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Ripple, Consolidated, US Signal, PPC Fiber
June 11th, 2025
A bit of FTTx M&A plus three expansion projects, two domestic and one international: [Read more →]