With PTC going on out in Hawaii this week, there’s lots of news under the waves plus some more European M&A action to consider: [Read more →]
The encryption genie is already out of the bottle
January 20th, 2015
This article was authored by Don Sambandaraksa, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.
The world has declared open season on encryption and civil liberties. In one week Thailand announced its draft Cyber Security bill, Iran’s highest court banned encrypted messaging apps and now the United Kingdom has announced its own war on privacy in the wake of the French terror attacks. [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: Level 3, NJFX, Telstra, Teliasonera, Infinera
January 19th, 2015
It’s MLK day in the USA, which means at least some of you get the day off. But around the world, lots is happening this morning. [Read more →]
Zayo, EdgeConneX Team Up
January 19th, 2015
In what looks like a natural partnership, Zayo and EdgeConneX are working together to bring more fiber to the edge. This morning the two announced that Zayo will be deploying fiber to EdgeConnex facilities across the country, which are strategically positioned near network provider aggregation points like cable head ends and such. [Read more →]
A Metro Fiber and On-Net Building Update
January 19th, 2015
Several readers kindly noted over the holidays that it had been over a year since I’d updated my metro fiber and on-net building statistics page. So I’ve been collecting data over the last few weeks, and it’s now time put out the new stats. They’re on their usual page of course, but here’s a copy sorted by on-net building count: [Read more →]
Zayo Plans New Longhaul Dark Fiber Route
January 16th, 2015
Zayo has another longhaul build planned for 2015. While they’ve already got a project building new infrastructure between Omaha and Dallas, this new buildout will connect Salt Lake City and Sacramento via a new diverse route. [Read more →]
Amerimar, Hunter Newby Launch Netrality
January 16th, 2015
After a couple years of working together on multiple colocation and meet-me-room projects, Amerimar Enterprises and industry icon Hunter Newby have finally made it official. They’ve launched Netrality Properties, which will bring those various properties under one roof with plans to buy more of them. [Read more →]
A Look At Those 2015 M&A Polls
January 16th, 2015
The last two Fridays we had our annual M&A polls, checking which operators Telecom Ramblings readers think will be the consolidators or consolidatees in the year ahead. Now let’s take a quick look at those results and see what you had to say (and my own thoughts). [Read more →]
Hibernia Networks Adds Some More Fiber, Lights It With Ciena
January 15th, 2015
Hibernia Networks said this morning that it has completed a significant network expansion project in the northeastern US. They’ve added new dark fiber on six new longhaul routes and lit it with Ciena’s 6500 packet-optical gear. [Read more →]
Axiom Networks Launches, Takes On New York City
January 15th, 2015
The Big Apple has one more dark fiber operator than it did yesterday, pushing back against the prevailing winds of consolidation. Axiom Fiber Networks has formally launched in Manhattan under the leadership of industry veteran Felipe J. Alvarez, formerly of Sidera and RCN Metro and one of this website’s earliest interviewees. [Read more →]
Zayo Makes a Big Data Center Deal
January 14th, 2015
In its largest inorganic move in the data center world so far, Zayo today announced an agreement to acquire Latisys. The price tag of $675M makes this the company’s biggest move since the acquisition of AboveNet two and a half years ago. It takes Zayo much deeper into the data center market than it has gone with its zColo division thus far. [Read more →]
Verizon Aims to Unload Yet More Copper
January 14th, 2015
According to Verizon’s CEO the other day at a Citi conference, the telecom giant is looking at ridding itself of even more of its wireline network assets: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Level 3, UPN, Earthlink, FirstLight, Birch
January 14th, 2015
Time for a roundup of news from the metro: [Read more →]
Integra Reignites Electric Lightwave
January 13th, 2015
A brand from the past is back with us today out west. Integra has moved to reorganize its business units to tailor its approach to different customer types. And in doing so it is bringing back a familiar face: Electric Lightwave. [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: Verne Global, TI Sparkle, Earthlink, America Movil
January 13th, 2015
Here’s some interesting news from around the world: [Read more →]
BroadSoft Buys Leonid
January 13th, 2015
The unified communications wing of the cloud saw a bit more consolidation late yesterday, as BroadSoft went on the inorganic offensive. The longtime VoIP software and services platform provider has purchased one of its partners, Leonid Systems. [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Wilcon’s Jon DeLuca Talks California Fiber
January 12th, 2015
If one had to name a major US metro infrastructure market that might be justified in feeling that it hasn’t gotten its fair share of coverage on this site over the years, it would be southern California. Part of that has been the relative paucity of independent network operators with a particular focus on the region. But with the purchase of Freedom in 2014 and the lighting of all that dark fiber just last quarter, Wilcon has emerged as a new regional network power. With us today to talk about where Wilcon is headed next is President and CEO Jon DeLuca. [Read more →]
IoT: believe the hype, just don’t confuse it with reality
January 12th, 2015
This article was authored by John C. Tanner, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.
Some people will tell you that one of the most overhyped technology trends of 2014 is the Internet of Things. And they’re probably right. That said, there’s admittedly a lot to get excited about – at least if you’re a fan of science-fiction gadgetry like me. [Read more →]
Who Are the Most Likely Buyers of US Networks in 2015? (Choose up to 3)
January 9th, 2015
It’s time for the other half of our annual poll! Last week we looked at who the likely consolidation targets were, this week it’s the most likely buyers. Who out there is most likely to be buying US network assets this year? Vote now (choose up to 3): [Read more →]
Sonus Adds an SDN Angle
January 8th, 2015
Sonus Networks made three announcements for the price of one this morning. The first was of the inorganic variety, and the other two were of the financial variety. [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: HGC, WOW, Broadsoft, Vonage, Champion ONE
January 8th, 2015
Here’s a quick roundup of some industry news over the past 24 hours or so that’s worth a quick look: [Read more →]
GCX Helps GTT Boost Atlantic Bandwidth
January 8th, 2015
GTT is expanding its transatlantic bandwidth portfolio with some help from Global Cloud Xchange. They’re purchasing 100 Gigabit Ethernet circuits from GCX on FA-1 North and South. [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: Cyan, Lumos, CoreSite
January 7th, 2015
As we all continue to recover from the holidays, here’s a quick roundup of news from this week that’s worth a look. [Read more →]