Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Apoorva Jain, Chief Product Officer at EdgeBeam Wireless

The telecommunications industry has relied on a relatively stable definition of “the Edge” for decades. We’ve treated it as a manageable extension of the cloud or the perimeter of a corporate network, essentially a gateway where a router connects to a local line or a fiber hookup. However, this definition is quickly failing as we move deeper into 2026. We’re no longer managing the “Edge” — we’ve entered the era of the “Frontier Edge.” [Read more →]

Two bits of FTTX, some middle mile, and some underground: [Read more →]

Five items from around the industry: [Read more →]

Two from overseas, and two of regional interest from the southern US: [Read more →]

South America has a new optical infrastructure player. A group of investors has launched Conecta Infra, a neutral infrastructure platform targeting high capacity intercity networks acrossthe continent. They are starting out with $350M that will go toward 6,000km of infrastructure. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Stephen Lafaille, VP Business Development

The data center industry is entering a defining era – one in which power, not land or capital, determines competitive advantage. As AI compute requirements surge and the grid strains under unprecedented demand, operators face a simple but unforgiving equation: every megawatt not available for IT constrains [Read more →]

Two bits of last mile news and some cable landing activity south of the border:

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A couple of interesting infrastructure projects: [Read more →]

Some infrastructure expansion news in Brazil, Australia, and around the US. [Read more →]

Some interesting infrastructure activity in the the US southwest and Latin America to catch up with: [Read more →]

A bit of significant last mile fiber consolidation landed this week. Astound Broadband and GFiber, which used to go by the name Google Fiber, will be merging. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Nick Muir, General Manager for EMEA at Spectralink.

When companies calculate the ROI of modern unified communications (UC) deployments such as Microsoft Teams, they typically focus on white-collar workers who spend a lot of time at a keyboard or in meetings. Yet, around 80% of the global workforce is made up of frontline workers[1] — key employees such as nurses, factory workers, retail associates, and facilities staff, who rarely sit at desks. Too often, where the formal office environment ends, so does [Read more →]

Four interesting items from around the industry: [Read more →]

Two bits of international news, some federal dollars, and another FTTx expansion project: [Read more →]

Four interesting news bytes from around the industry to catch up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Chris Brill, Field CTO at Myriad360

The traditional data center playbook is dead. Companies are inventing entirely new categories of infrastructure solutions in real time, because the old ways can’t scale fast enough to meet demand. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Nick Petheram, Founder, Chairman, and CEO at Nomia

Telecom operators are navigating one of the most complex market landscapes in decades. Across the industry, teams are managing the rollout of 5G and edge computing, adapting to tightening regulations, responding to increasing ESG requirements, while also working to improve margins and deliver [Read more →]

More news from around the industry from this week to catch up with: [Read more →]

A few interesting items from around the industry at midweek: [Read more →]

A bit of M&A and a couple expansions: [Read more →]

Two bits of M&A news, one strategic partnership, and some war damage. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Josh Whitehurst, Head of Product, First Orion

For years, branded calling was a “nice-to-have,” viewed as an incremental improvement layered on top of outbound communications. That era is over. Branded calling has reached a tipping point, not necessarily in overall adoption volume, but in customer expectations. [Read more →]

Three vendor announcements, some subsea connectivity, and a data center migration project: [Read more →]