Telecom Ramblings

Everstream is planning a significant increase in headcount in Ohio, foreshadowing further network investments in the region. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved two new projects for the company that will see them adding a substantial number of engineering, inside and outside plant, network operations, field services, and sales personnel. [Read more →]

Over on the other side of the Atlantic, Kao Data is tapping euNetworks for some significant fiber connectivity.   The two are working together on a high density fiber route to Kao Data’s Harlow campus north of London. [Read more →]

A few items from first thing Monday or late last week: [Read more →]

From the time when Zayo burst forth on the scene some 10 years ago, the company aimed to be more than a simple asset roll-up. They effectively rewrote the book on how to operate fiber assets, especially when it comes to sales and customer management. With us today to talk about just how Zayo goes about shaping the customer experience when it comes to the infrastructure business is Sandi Mays, Chief Customer Experience and Information Officer. Sandi is a co-founder and has been a part of Zayo’s team since the beginning. [Read more →]

This industry viewpoint was authored by Michael C. Morey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bluebird Network

The growing importance of bringing high-speed connectivity to rural markets and beyond
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A new data center, an expansion, a new tenant, and some more new data centers: [Read more →]

Yesterday’s news that BT is cutting Huawei gear out of its network core is now, well, yesterday’s news. The new story is that over the weekend, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested up in Vancouver, Canada. [Read more →]

The pressure to limit Huawei’s access to global infrastructure is claiming another victory.  Over in the UK, BT Group has apparently made the call to take Huawei gear entirely out of its core 3G and 4G networks entirely over the next two years.   [Read more →]

Four interesting bits of network news from around the world worth noting this week: [Read more →]

Four interesting items on four continents worth noting: [Read more →]

Zayo Group has been investing in its longhaul fiber routes one at a time in the US for a while now, but now they’re taking that effort over to Europe. On Friday they announced plans to enhance the company’s longhaul fiber in northern England. [Read more →]

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

Chinese free internet access provider LinkSure Network has revealed a goal of providing free satellite-based Wi-Fi globally by 2026. [Read more →]

In a widely anticipated deal, Altice Europe has sold off a stake in its French FTTH business for €1.8B in cash. The consortium doing the buying is led by OMERS Infrastructure and includes Allianz Capital Partners, and AXA IM – Assets.  The consortium will own a 49.99% stake in SFR FTTH, valuing the wholesale operator at some €3.6B. [Read more →]

A few interesting items to end the week with: [Read more →]

A few interesting items from Europe and Asia: [Read more →]

A key piece of colo real estate has changed hands down in Texas. H5 Data Centers has acquired a carrier hotel in San Antonio, its first investment in the Lone Star State. [Read more →]

Here’s a set of mid-week items worth noting: [Read more →]

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

Mislatel, the consortium selected to become the Philippines’ third mobile operator, has pledged to cover 70% of the population within three years of operation. [Read more →]

Anova Financial Networks announced today its expansion into the APAC region. The company has deployed a new intra-Asia network aimed at connecting the major financial nodes in the region with a combination of fiber and wireless technologies. [Read more →]

Three interesting expansion projects worth noting from the start of this week: [Read more →]

A few items from just before Thanksgiving that you might have missed (I did), and one interesting price cutting tidbit from this morning: [Read more →]

Software defined networking continues to work its way deeper into global internet infrastructure.  Companies of all sizes are putting the pieces in place to take advantage of the automation and operational agility that SDN offers, but there are a lot of pieces yet to place and many lessons left to learn.  With us today to talk about how his company and the industry at large are leveraging SDN technologies and capabilities is Jerzy Szlosarek, CEO of Epsilon.   [Read more →]

Could Zayo’s days as a publicly traded company be numbered?  In the wake of the network infrastructure operator’s recent struggles meeting its growth targets and the resulting stock price drop, rumors are circling that a takeout offer could materialize relatively quickly.  Yesterday, Bloomberg put a few names and faces on that possibility. [Read more →]