Telecom Ramblings

A Bloomberg report yesterday claims that Akamai is working with Morgan Stanley to explore strategic alternatives.  On the table, apparently, is a sale of the company.  To whom, though?   [Read more →]

It looks like the transatlantic bandwidth markets will be getting another new cable system in a couple of years.  A consortium that includes Aqua Comms, Bulk Infrastructure, and Facebook has tapped TE SubCom as supplier for the HAVFRUE cable system.  HAVFRUE is the Danish word for ‘mermaid’, which is inevitably what it will be referred to affectionately in English since we aren’t quite sure how to pronounce (or spell) ‘havfrue’. [Read more →]

Lumos Networks is expanding its enterprise focus to include another market along its northwestern border.  They have launched the Mid-Ohio Valley as the company’s 27th enterprise market, following up on a win there recently with Marietta’s Memorial Health System. [Read more →]

Four bits of news touching on the European markets worth noting this morning: [Read more →]

GTT has been a busy consolidator lately, and they have kicked off 2018 with another purchase.  They have announced the acquisition of Custom Connect, expanding their IP and low latency capabilities in the EMEA region. [Read more →]

Last week we had our two annual January M&A polls looking at the most likely acquirers and acquirees of 2018.  I can’t say I disagree much with with the emerging results.   [Read more →]

This article was authored by Allan Tan, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

The best IoT message bandwidth planning may not survive the first contact with real-world data as IoT System Integrators (SIs) and network planners face the challenge of developing a project concept while at the same time anticipating [Read more →]

If you’re on the east coast like me, keep warm.  Here’s a quick roundup of some news from this week, with some 5G spadework and a bunch of new management appointments. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Mark Lederman, Sr. Director Product Mgt, Synchronoss

Telco data for advertising holds extraordinary promise for brands. As a mobile carrier, if you aren’t using your wealth of data – particularly location data – to help companies drive more effective, targeted advertising, you’re missing out: missing out on [Read more →]

On Tuesday we asked who the likely targets of consolidation will be in 2018.  Today we reverse the question and ask who the likely strategic buyers of network infrastructure are in 2018.  Who has both the appetite and the financial wherewithal to make some deals this year? [Read more →]

Another network operator has joined the SD-WAN party.  Zayo has launched its own solution, which complements the existing WAN solutions in the company’s existing portfolio. [Read more →]

Here’s a few news items from just this morning back through the start of the holiday break, just to catch things up a bit: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Fiona Chau, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

India’s Reliance Communications (RCom) has signed an agreement to sell its telecoms infrastructure assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm, for a total value of nearly 240 billion rupees ($3.75 billion), Reuters reported. [Read more →]

Happy New Year!  It is time to take the pulse of M&A in the world of network operators once again.  Let’s start off with who Telecom Ramblings readers think are the most likely targets of consolidation.  Which network operators do you think are most likely to get bought this year?  Last year, three of the top five (Lightower, Lumos, and Wilcon) picked by readers did in fact change hands.  [Read more →]

There was a bit of M&A that apparently came out between Christmas and New Year’s this year that is worth notice.  According to Fierce Telecom and an FCC Filing, Windstream has quietly agreed to acquire MassComm in an all-cash transaction. [Read more →]

2017 is about to end, and we will all kick off 2018 this Sunday night. As exhausting as this year has been overall, it seems unusually difficult to guess what is ahead of us. But let’s try anyway. Here my predictions: [Read more →]

After the flurry of activity ending 2016, I expected 2017 to be a bit more relaxed on the network M&A front given how many deals were already pending and awaiting integration. To an extent that was true, but although a few big players were indeed busy elsewhere others filled in the gaps. Interestingly, like last year, if a network provider was involved in one M&A they were often/usually [Read more →]

There was plenty of M&A activity in the world of colo and data centers this year.  Let’s take a quick trip back and remember what happened, starting off with the bigger players. [Read more →]

Merry Christmas to all! It’s almost that time of year again for some wild-assed guesses… err I mean predictions about 2017. But first we need to check the report card on last year’s forecasts for how 2017 would turn out.  Or do we?  It’s the Trump era now, perhaps I can just declare my triumph?  Nah, I guess not.  How did I really do? [Read more →]

Just before the break, there was an M&A in the data center space that slipped past my nets. CyrusOne has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Zenium Data Centers in a deal that significantly expands the company’s presence in Europe. [Read more →]

This article was authored by Dylan Bushell-Embling, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Some of the biggest names in the mobile industry have completed the first 5G new radio (NR) specification, paving the way for full-scale development of the technology. [Read more →]

Updates on three proposed mergers, one going to court, one consensual, and one not so much: [Read more →]

The European Space Administration is looking to better leverage the cloud with some help from Orange Business. Through the DIAS Airbus Consortium, Orange will be providing its cloud expertise as part of the Copernicus project. [Read more →]