Telecom Ramblings

Four projects of regional and metro scope to talk about today: [Read more →]

Four bits of teamwork from around the world putting next generation infrastructure to work: [Read more →]

Some items of regional interest worth keeping up with: [Read more →]

Four bits of last mile news, three from the northeast and one from the southeast: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Mark Daley, Director of Digital Strategy & Business Development at Epsilon

Each year, the digital world grows more advanced, allowing enterprises to connect to services, partners, and customers across the globe within seconds. Network as a Service (NaaS) plays an essential role in enabling this digital ecosystem, with Mordor Intelligence predicting the market to grow from $14.46 billion in 2024 to $78.38 billion in 2029, with a CAGR of over 32%. [Read more →]

The pan-European bandwidth infrastructure company euNetworks has been busy. They have lifted the curtains on a new ‘Super Highway’ route that takes on one of the most data-intensive infrastructure corridors in the world: Amsterdam to Frankfurt. [Read more →]

The news is alite with the possibility that Crown Castle might sell off its fiber and small cell business. Supposedly competing in the process are Zayo Group (backed by EQT and DigitalBridge) and TPG, and the price tag attached to the rumor is in the $10B neighborhood. A deal might not happen, but we know enough about this sort of thing now to be able to tell that there likely is fire under that smoke. [Read more →]

A nice chunk of fiber infrastructure has changed hands out in the Midwest. Yesterday, Segra and Everstream announced the acquisition of Everstream’s St. Louis footprint by Segra, which is owned by Cox Communications. [Read more →]

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

Four items on four continents to start the week: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jeff Miller, President and CEO of Synchronoss Technologies

In today’s hyper-connected world, the importance of data security cannot be overstated. In Appdome’s 2024 Mobile Consumer Security Survey, 58% of consumers named mobile fraud their primary worry today, especially with AI-based scams on the rise. Deloitte’s 2023 Connected Consumer Survey found similar results, with 67% of mobile users reporting concerns about data security and privacy on their smartphones and 62% of smart home users reporting anxiety [Read more →]

Four bits of regional connectivity from this week’s infrastructure news: [Read more →]

Several international bits of news from the middle of this week to catch up with: [Read more →]

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

Five interesting bits of news from around the world: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dario Betti, CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum

The UK government wants to crackdown on “snatch thefts” of smartphones; an estimated 78,000 Brits had their phones stolen on the streets in the year up to March 2024 – a rise of over 150% compared to the previous 12 months. The government wants a technology solution, but technology by itself might not be able to address the root cause. [Read more →]

Four bits of expansion news, two domestic and two international: [Read more →]

Four bits of international news: [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure expansion news from the US and Europe: [Read more →]

With the rise of the cloud and the growing influence of AI driving infrastructure decisions around the world, new entrants are emerging to build the next generation of internet infrastructure.  One such new entrant is Lightstorm, which has rapidly built out DCI infrastructure in India and Southeast Asia in just the last few years.  With us today to talk about Lightstorm’s approach to networking for the hyperscale era is CEO Amajit Gupta.  Prior to co-founding Lightstorm, Amajit helped run Microsoft’s cloud networking infrastructure. [Read more →]

Five global infrastructure moves on three continents: [Read more →]

Four items from four vendors, three in Europe and one in the US. [Read more →]

Three network investment projects from Texas and Mexico to catch up with: [Read more →]