Telecom Ramblings

This article was authored by Lachlan Colquhoun, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

The telecoms industry is in an incredible state of flux – that is a given. [Read more →]

Telefonica’s Telxius division is expected to debut as a public company next week, and the financial world is currently working on just how to value it.  But it appears that demand for shares is coming in on the lighter side of expectations. [Read more →]

Here’s a quick item on metro fiber from further afield than normal.  South African-based Vodacom has tapped the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for dark fiber to the tune of R1B, or (about $74M). [Read more →]

More interesting news from across the Atlantic this morning, this time on the organic front in the data center space.  Interxion has revealed plans to expand its footprint in three key markets in continental Europe: Frankfurt, Paris, and Marseille. [Read more →]

This week starts with a bit of fiber M&A over in the UK.  CityFibre has announced the acquisition of all the metro duct and fiber network assets of Redcentric, an IT managed services provider.   [Read more →]

Since its separation from nTelos in October of 2011, Lumos Networks has steadily waded deeper into the world of fiber infrastructure, adding over 3,000 fiber route miles, largely in their primary markets in Virginia, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.  They spent much of the last couple of years investing heavily in new fiber in central and southeastern Virginia.  The Virginia market has been getting a lot of attention lately, with several new submarine cables expect to land in Virginia Beach.   Now the company is turning its attention toward enterprise growth and new expansion projects.  With us today to tell us what the future may hold for Lumos is CEO Tim Biltz. [Read more →]

Lots of other news this week that I didn’t get to yet, here’s a quick look: [Read more →]

The fact that much of the internet is a soft target has been reinforced on an almost weekly basis. [Read more →]

Here are quick takes on three items internationally, and one for the upper Midwest: [Read more →]

Today a new data center is coming online in New Jersey, and it’s not in one of the usual spots.  Following last year’s buildout of a meet-me-room in the Tata cable landing station in Wall, New Jersey, NJFX is launching Phase 2 of its project: a Tier 3 data center right next door.  It’s an ambitious plan that envisions a new model of interconnection with the world’s subsea cable infrastructure, which they are calling ‘Tier 3 by the Subsea’. With us today to tell us about the project and what happens next is NJFX Founder and Managing Member Gil Santaliz. [Read more →]

Ok, so the latest news from the last mile is just a little bit puzzling. AT&T has a brand new plan to deliver a gigabit or more to consumers. It’s called AirGig, and it involves transmitting broadband data along the power lines. And no, it doesn’t appear to be April 1 just yet. [Read more →]

Here’s a quick list of other news from this week that is worth a quick look: [Read more →]

As software becomes a bigger and bigger piece of the networking world, it is perhaps among the vendors that the biggest changes are looming. Specialized hardware development cycles are giving way to the faster pace of software, and the expectations of network operators are moving even more quickly.  One company that is working hard to make the transition into an opportunity is MRV.  With us today to talk about where MRV has been and where it is going is Zeev Draer, Vice President of Strategic Marketing. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Adam Siegel, Vice President of Networks and Service Providers, vXchnge, and Michael Zody, General Manager, Northeast, Level 3

What does it take to run a smart data center?

Think about it. For many businesses, the data center is the heart of software technology—the “thing” enabling businesses to do more, efficiently expand their capabilities, and create and maintain the information necessary to [Read more →]

This week starts off with some interesting news from researchers on the hunt for terabit data speeds.  Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom, and the Technical University of Munich say they have taken a big step forward in achieving a 1Tbps circuits that can withstand real network conditions. [Read more →]

This article was authored by Lachlan Colquhoun, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Big old incumbent telecoms carriers have been banging about how they have to “transform” for a few years now. [Read more →]

We have a new job listing to peruse over on the Ramblings Jobs Board from down south. [Read more →]

This week saw some more regional fiber M&A up in the Pacific Northwest.  Wave has announced both the raising of $125M in new funds and the acquisition of two service providers in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. [Read more →]

CyrusOne seems to have some big plans for Chicago.  After buying CME Group’s facility back in the Spring for $130M, the data center REIT has followed up with an adjacent land purchase.   [Read more →]

Here’s a quick rundown of some other news from this week spanning CDNs, last mile, and cloud communications: [Read more →]

Global network operators have been busy this week on a number of projects, here’s a quick survey: [Read more →]

CityFibre’s appetite for new markets continues to grow, and the newest item on the menu is the Reading.  The alternative UK metro provider has announced the city of Reading to be its next Gigabit City project. [Read more →]

A data center/IX partnership, fiber to the airport, and a deal closing: [Read more →]