Telecom Ramblings

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 →]

DataBank has announced a major new project in Texas. They have acquired 292 acres of land in Red Oak, which lies on the southern edge of the Dallas metro area. The target is, of course, AI and the massive amount of high-density colocation it is demanding of the next generation of infrastructure. [Read more →]

Five interesting projects to catch up with: [Read more →]

Four bits of news, both domestic and overseas, to catch up with: [Read more →]

In addition to the big Verizon/Frontier deal, there was an interesting infrastructure M&A deal yesterday over in southeastern Europe. EXA Infrastructure has agreed to acquire Global Communications Net AD (GCN). [Read more →]

There was a major bit of fiber M&A yesterday of course, among what we once called incumbent telcos. Verizon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Frontier. The purchase will combine Verizon’s FIOS footprint with the FTTH that Frontier has been building out as well. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Luis Coton, Allied Telesis

As we come down from the excitement of the Paris Olympics, America is deep in the process of readying for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA. When these “mega events” happen, there are countless layers of logistics that go into building, preparing, securing, and managing a successful event. In today’s always-on world, one must be ready for anything. And with everything from transportation to payments systems relying on wireless technology, that means an effective communications network is critical. [Read more →]

There was a bit of M&A in the data center space yesterday out in the Midwest. fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty and the investment management firm Harrison Street have teamed up to acquire the Union Station Data Center out in South Bend, Indiana. [Read more →]

There is a new JV taking aim at the dark fiber market down in Mexico. SummitIG is teaming up with Neutral Networks to do something similar south of the border. The two have formed a joint venture called SierraIG that will focus first on connectivity within and between Querétaro and Monterrey. [Read more →]

Uniti Group has picked up a significant 20-year contract with an unnamed hyperscale customer down in Alabama. Building upon an existing relationship, Uniti will be enabling connectivity between data centers optimized for ‘Generative AI’ while adding to its own reach in the state. [Read more →]

Four connectivity expansions and upgrades to catch up with: [Read more →]

Four bits of news from around the world before the start of Labor Day weekend here in the US: [Read more →]

Four projects from local to global to catch up with: [Read more →]

One financial move and three bits of data center ecosystem development: [Read more →]

Four developments in last mile fiber across four different geographies: [Read more →]

News from three data center projects plus a new PoP: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by David Idle, CPO at Bigleaf Networks

Reliable internet access has become an essential component of modern life, powering businesses, education, and healthcare. Unfortunately, a significant gap continues between urban and rural communities in the United States. [Read more →]

Some automation, some optical, some energy, and some funding: [Read more →]

Three middle mile and longhaul expansions plus some new data center space in Manhattan: [Read more →]

Four bits of news touching four continents: [Read more →]