Telecom Ramblings

A few interesting items to catch up with: [Read more →]

Two items in the subsea world, plus one in data center management: [Read more →]

Two expansion projects in the far east, some power in southern Europe, and a railway SAN upgrade: [Read more →]

Two bits of news from the northeastern US, one from the Mediterranean, and a couple from Australia: [Read more →]

There was a bit of FTTx consolidation news on Friday on the east coast. IQ Fiber has announced an agreement to acquire ThinkBig Networks in a move that will take it northward into the state of Maryland. [Read more →]

One bit of M&A, one bit of federal dollars, some subsea fiber, and a new PoP: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Riccardo Amati, The Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF)

2024 is the “year of elections,” and mobile messaging apps have become the dominant medium for political campaigns, revolutionising voter engagement. This shift is driven by the ubiquity of smartphones, declining trust in traditional media, and the powerful capabilities of AI, which have enabled more direct and personalised communication between candidates and voters. While this transformation offers more [Read more →]

Multiple interesting projects going on at the metro/regional level across the country: [Read more →]

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

We try to stay out of politics here and that’s not going to change today. But the telecommunications and internet infrastructure sector in the US will soon see a shift in regulatory leadership. Brendan Carr has been named by the incoming administration as the next FCC Chairman. [Read more →]

A new subsea cable, a subsea and terrestrial speed trial, and a FTTH upgrade: [Read more →]

Three data center projects and one FTTH award: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Iain Wham

Data sovereignty, the ability of a country to exercise authority over data within its borders, is rapidly transforming the business landscape. [Read more →]

Multiple interesting developments from international sources this week to catch up on: [Read more →]

A fair amount of fiber is changing hands in the Pacific Northwest between two providers that themselves are being or have recently been consolidated. Ziply Fiber has announced an agreement to acquire a selection of assets from Unite Private Networks in the Pacific Northwest. [Read more →]

Three interesting technology deployments from around the world, and one federal contract win: [Read more →]

euNetworks has tapped Ciena for a technical first over in Europe. They have leveraged Ciena’s WL6e technology to deploy a wavelength solution of 1.6Tbps through one of Europe’s busiest data corridors. [Read more →]

The vision of the micro data center empowering an underserved market was everywhere for a while. Now that the conversation has moved on to AI, I’ve seen some ask if the edge is ‘dead’. But it’s all part of the same infrastructure discussion, because in the end the beneficiaries of AI will be at the edge and the infrastructure will have to be there. With us today to take another look at the next generation of edge data centers is Doug Recker, President of Duos Edge AI.  Doug previously founded and led EdgePresence before it was sold to Ubiquity in 2023, and has clearly wasted no time getting back into the saddle. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jason Gintert, Chief Solutions Officer at Nitel

Beyond Network Intelligence – How AI Can Provide More Network Intelligence and Application Prompts to Help Improve the Customer Experience and Ultimately Business Success [Read more →]

Four global partnerships of interest from this week worth catching up with: [Read more →]

In an M&A move that I somehow missed during the election chaos, BCE through its Bell Canada subsidiary has announced plans to acquire Ziply Fiber for about C$7B including assumed debt. The move by Bell will give it a significant foothold in the US fiber marketplace. [Read more →]

While the US votes, here are four bits of news from three parts of the world — one of the M&A variety, albeit a small one. [Read more →]

With all the focus on AI and FTTx and 5G, it’s easy to forget about the other side of the digital divide and the service providers who straddle it.  Fixed wireless services have long been with us, and the underlying technology continues to evolve.  New ways to connect more and more places are a key piece of the infrastructure puzzle, and that means opportunity for those with the spectrum and a fresh approach.  With us today to talk about the next generation of the fixed wireless opportunity is Eric Watko, CEO of BroadbandOne. [Read more →]