Telecom Ramblings

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 →]

Two data center projects and two network expansions: [Read more →]

Five interesting fiber infrastructure investment projects, three of which target Texas: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Samuel Turcotte, President & Chief Technology Officer of Zukor Interactive

Artificial intelligence is the modern magic. I use AI every day, and it has profoundly improved my life. I wrote this because I am simultaneously excited and concerned about the monumental impact AI will have on humanity. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Kadams Radhakrishnan, Chief Technical Director, Lyca Mobile

When 5G first entered the public conversation, it was framed as a technological turning point. Faster speeds, near-instant responsiveness and entirely new digital services were promised to reshape how Americans live and work. [Read more →]

Some AI, some metro and last mile fiber, and more data center infrastructure: [Read more →]

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

Four items from around the world to catch up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dr. William Bain, CEO, ScaleOut Software

Telecom networks have steadily evolved toward more complex and dynamic architectures, fueled by 5G expansion, edge computing deployments, and the rapid growth of connected devices. However, as capabilities increase, so do operational pressures. Network teams must maintain consistent quality, respond quickly to disruptions, and implement changes without impacting [Read more →]

A subsea cable, two last mile projects, and some data center power technology. [Read more →]

There have been two interesting inorganic moves in the data center technology space worth checking out this week. With all the change driven by the demands of AI, the industry is shifting faster than it ever has. [Read more →]

Two fiber network projects and two data center projects to catch up with. [Read more →]

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

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Cody Bowman, VP Solution Consulting, North America, Nokia

Telecommunication service providers in North America are approaching an inflection point. Navigating economic headwinds while confronting unprecedented technological change will determine who leads and who lags over the next decade. [Read more →]

There was some interesting consolidation in the metro fiber space on the east coast today. Pilot Fiber has announced a deal under which it will take over the enterprise fiber business of Extenet Systems. [Read more →]

A bit of interesting M&A happened yesterday in the data center space. Novacap and H5 Data Centers have launched a new joint venture targeting the carrier hotel space under the brand HyscaleIX. And they’re starting out with the acquisition of four existing IX facilities. [Read more →]

Some M&A news, some Wi-Fi, some UC, and some FTTx: [Read more →]

The rise of AI infrastructure spending may seem recent to most, but to MOX Networks, it has been a reality for nearly a decade. Born as the fiber infrastructure support for NantWorks, a global ecosystem of healthcare, life sciences, and technology companies founded by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, MOX has been designing, planning, building, and operating unique high-capacity routes to meet its own capacity needs while offering excess capacity for general demand. MOX’s latest effort has been to acquire multiple pairs on both the Topaz transpacific and Firmina transatlantic systems to satisfy internal demand and to commercialize access capacity. With us today to talk about MOX’s infrastructure investment plans, both terrestrial and subsea, is President and CEO Allen Meeks. [Read more →]

Three bits of international news from the European theatre: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jim Tyrrell, Vice President of Global Product Strategy, TNS Communications Market

The collective fight against robocall bad actors begins 2026 at a critical juncture. While STIR/SHAKEN has curbed some scam volume, the limits of call signing protocols have been exposed and are being exploited by bad actors to power new waves of robocall attacks. [Read more →]

A giant fiber deal, two relationship expansions, and some new cloud investment plans: [Read more →]

An subsea upgrade, an AI infrastructure investment, a hyperscale lease, and a bit of M&A: [Read more →]