Telecom Ramblings

A new minority investment, an analytics upgrade, and some 400G: [Read more →]

A couple of funding moves, a cloud communications upgrade, and a new midwestern PoP: [Read more →]

A leadership change, an NaaS partnership, some 400G, and some interesting fiber M&A activity: [Read more →]

Lumen has finally made its move into the Network-as-a-Service space with a new flagship platform. The fiber and data infrastructure giant’s is starting off with Internet on-Demand, enabling scalable dedicated capacity via a digital portal or via an API and with consumption-based billing. [Read more →]

Four interesting items from around the industry to keep up with as July comes to a close: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jonathan Nelson, Director of Product Management at Hiya.

The voice call remains the preferred means of communication among consumers, professionals, and businesses alike. [Read more →]

Four expansion projects in four geographies in support of four different opportunities: [Read more →]

Multiple interesting items from around the sector: interconnection, FTTP, fixed wireless, and quantum networking. [Read more →]

Uniti Group has picked up a key longhaul dark fiber customer. An unnamed ‘prominent global internet provider’ has signed on for two routes covering 7,000 fiber strand miles in order to bolster an existing national footprint with increased diversity and capacity. [Read more →]

One subsea cable, one DAS deployment, one SASE expansion, and one IoT M&A: [Read more →]

The optical industry’s job is never done, as there is always a need for more speed and bandwidth. I remember clearly when Infinera burst onto the scene in the mid-2000s with new Indium Phosphide technology and photonic integrated circuits to challenge the status quo. There’s been a lot of change since then, and plenty more still to come.  With us today to talk about Infinera’s viewpoint on where we are and where we are going in the world of optics and bandwidth is Robert Maher, CTO of Infinera’s Optical Modules and Coherent Solutions. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Ellen Velickovska, Co-Founder & Managing Director at telXira

An increasing number of enterprises are using Short Messaging Services (SMS) and Over-The-Top (OTT) messaging apps for customer communications. Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging is predicted to grow from $66.84 billion in 2022 to $96.73 billion by 2030 according to Research and Markets. [Read more →]

New PoPs, new fiber buildouts, new vendor deployments, and some hybrid 5G: [Read more →]

Four interesting infrastructure items of regional interest to keep up with: [Read more →]

What do you get when you pair an edge data center platform with a cable operator’s depth? Well, we may find out before long as Vapor IO and Comcast are teaming up in two major metro areas to demonstrate the possibilities. [Read more →]

Some FTTH, managed services, and some data center M&A: [Read more →]

There was a bit of inorganic activity in the global Communication Platform as a Service space today. Belgium-based Proximus Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in India-based Route Mobile, making its second significant investment in the space alongside US-based Telesign. Proximus plans to [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by René d’Avezac de Moran, Fugro Singapore Marine

There’s no denying that the region is undergoing a technological renaissance. There are an estimated 460 million internet users across six markets spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Combined, these markets play an instrumental role in powering Southeast Asia’s digital economy, which is [Read more →]

Two facility expansion projects, one product launch, and some interesting regional M&A in the managed services world. [Read more →]

A series of FTTH projects worth keeping an eye on, from both sides of the Atlantic. [Read more →]

This sponsored article was authored by Tag Greason, Chief Growth Officer for QTS Datacenters

Digital transformation continues its unrelenting march with massive data digitization initiatives in full swing. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are enabling new applications and services once thought to be beyond the reach of computing technology. Hyperscale and mega-scale internet businesses such as Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Uber, and social media platforms are now an integral part of our lives and exemplify a new global digital economy. [Read more →]

Several new routes and a significant clean power purchase from western Europe: [Read more →]

euNetworks revealed a continent-wide transport win over in Europe this morning, taking advantage of the reach they have steadily built themselves over the last decade. Inter.link will be leveraging their infrastructure in a big way as it ramps up its international presence, starting with Europe. [Read more →]