Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Brian Lavallée, Sr. Director, Market & Competitive Intelligence at Ciena

Although there’s a significant amount of hype related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), there’s no debate that AI is real and is already significantly reshaping a wide range of industries, driving innovation and efficiencies to previously unimaginable levels. However, similar to any disruptive technology introduction, like steam engines, electricity, and the internet, AI will come with unique challenges and opportunities. [Read more →]

Some government and R&E news plus a bit of FTTH vendor activity: [Read more →]

Two data center projects, some FTTx, and some regional subsea action: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Matthias Gromman, Director of Business Line IT & Data Center Solutions at FNT Software

Telco companies and mobile network operators are at the forefront of a global movement towards sustainability. Recognizing their significant environmental impact, these organizations have set ambitious targets to reduce their carbon footprint. With goals to slash emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions between 2040–2050, telcos are undertaking monumental [Read more →]

In an announcement yesterday, T-Mobile and KKR announced a joint venture to acquire Metronet. The deal follows May’s announcement of a JV with EQT to buy Lumos, offering us a second data point on what seems to be the start of a residential fiber rollup by the ‘Uncarrier’. [Read more →]

Two international bits of infrastructure news, and two FTTH builds of domestic interest: [Read more →]

One new NOC and a bunch of vender wins from around the world. [Read more →]

One network upgrade and three data center expansion projects: [Read more →]

In the New York/New Jersey metro area there are a few iconic facilities that everyone in the industry knows.  One of those is Newark’s 165 Halsey, which has long been a key node in the region’s internet infrastructure, and which celebrated its 25th birthday in the telecom and infrastructure world this past spring.  With us today to talk about 165 Halsey and where it fits in the ecosystem is James Fitzgerald, EVP of Tishman Real Estate Services, which is the real estate investment and development firm that manages the facility. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Igor Cernjava, Product Manager at Quectel Wireless Solutions

The advent of 5G technology has revolutionized the telecommunications landscape, promising higher speeds, lower latency, higher network flexibility, higher security and increased connectivity. [Read more →]

A data center upgrade, some FTTH funding, a new edge data center deployment, and a core network upgrade over in Spain. [Read more →]

A couple of international enterprise wins, a venue upgrade, and yet another giant hyperscale data center campus to keep up with: [Read more →]

One subsea cable, one regional hospitality upgrade, one last mile investment, and one 5G technology upgrade: [Read more →]

When it comes to data center development projects, question number one is usually about energy.  With AI now driving accelerating demand across the sector, that question is looming larger than ever.  Mission Critical Group (MCG) is a relatively young entrant into this space, focusing on design and implementation of the power infrastructure needed to run the sort of high density computing that the industry is now building out at a record pace.  With us today to talk about their approach is CEO Jeff Drees. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by David Cottingham, CTO at IQGeo

As the fiber broadband industry evolves, operators face increasing pressure to adopt emerging technologies to stay competitive. McKinsey’s report, “The AI-native telco: Radical transformation to thrive in turbulent times,” underscores the potential of AI and Machine Learning (ML) to drive growth and disruption within the telecom sector. AI promises substantial benefits, including infrastructure that self-heals, touchless customer service, hyper-personalization, and automated marketing. However, its successful implementation hinges on the quality of underlying fiber network data. [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure news from around the industry: [Read more →]

News from four regional fiber projects in four different parts of the US to keep up with: [Read more →]

Connectivity between New York City and New Jersey is a critical piece of the nation’s infrastructure. But it has been a while since we’ve seen new infrastructure built across the Hudson River. Yesterday that changed as Global InterXchange announced it’s new carrier neutral dark fiber deployment has officially gone live. [Read more →]

Some interconnection, some financing, and some 5G: [Read more →]

With the long weekend done here in the US, here’s a quick look at the news out to start the week: [Read more →]

With the US out for a long weekend, here’s a quick rundown on infrastructure news from elsewhere in the world: [Read more →]

EXA Infrastructure has been working hard to develop new paths to and through markets in the Middle East, and yesterday they unveiled plans for a brand new alternative. They are teaming up with SOCAR Fiber to develop a new terrestrial route across Türkiye to Georgia. [Read more →]

Four bits of regional last mile news from around the US so far this week: [Read more →]