Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Stephen M. Kowal, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Nextivity

Any successful collaboration at work relies on readily available connectivity. The surge of remote and hybrid work necessitates virtual collaboration, meaning teams cannot function properly without internet connectivity. Nowadays, connectivity dictates how we work, how quickly we are able to get things done, and impacts the quality of our interactions. [Read more →]

Three partnerships and a new division, all with an international connection. [Read more →]

Here’s a set of regional and metro upgrade and expansion project news to keep up with this week: [Read more →]

Three bits of network news from Europe and a colo upgrade project rather further away: [Read more →]

Anticipating Key Trends in the Industry for 2024

Michael Flannery is President of the Enterprise business unit at Windstream. A seasoned business leader with more than 24 years of industry experience, he oversees all components of Windstream Enterprise and transformative initiatives within the enterprise world.  We spoke with Michael to get his perspectives on trends he believes will shape business strategies in the telecommunications sector this year. He shares [Read more →]

A couple of financial moves, some new optical gear, and a mobile launch in the MSO world: [Read more →]

Over in the UK there has been a bit of consolidation in the FTTx space. The national fiber builder and operator CityFibre has announced the acquisition of the provider Lit Fibre, an alternative fiber network currently owned by Newlight Partners. [Read more →]

Light Source Communications has won some backing for a new dark fiber route out in Arizona. With an unnamed global hyperscale anchor tenant in place, they have begun building a 140 mile route in the Phoenix metro area. [Read more →]

Three network expansion projects and some data center funding: [Read more →]

A couple of managed services upgrades and a balance sheet move. [Read more →]

Several vendor items and infrastructure for a major sports event: [Read more →]

Some data center, fixed wireless, and IX news to end the week.  [Read more →]

One M&A, one contract win, one technology partnership, and a leadership change: [Read more →]

There was a significant bit of consolidation among testing and assurance vendors yesterday. Viavi Solutions has agreed to acquire Spirent in an all cash deal. Both companies focus on testing and assurance products and services, enabling network operators around the world to better manage their infrastructure and serve customers. [Read more →]

Some new leadership, a couple of rollout updates, and a new partnership: [Read more →]

Two data center projects, some subsea news, and a network expansion: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Manoj Krishna Mohan, Technical Architect, Salesforce Practice, Prodapt Solutions

In the highly competitive Connectedness industry, seamless ordering and fulfilment processes are crucial for service providers to build customer loyalty and gain competitive edge. The challenges in order management such as inadequate service assurance, complex order workflows, and the risk of lost orders have significant implications. Implementing a modern and unified Order Management System (OMS) is essential to address these challenges. By leveraging a unified [Read more →]

Two infrastructure news items from Latin America, and two regional items in the US: [Read more →]

Some interesting news items from three global network service providers: [Read more →]

EXA Infrastructure said today that it plans to introduce a new hybrid route across the Atlantic. The move will give them a new, lower latency path between New York and London. [Read more →]

FiberLight this week announced two new paths from Dallas down into northern Mexico. Working with partners MDC Data Centers and NeuLink, they are offering fiber routes connecting Dallas with both Querétaro and Monterrey. [Read more →]

With MWC underway, a whole bunch of collaboration is being announced.  Here is one bit of consolidation and a series of technology partnerships from different parts of the globe to keep up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Vinai Sirkay, Vice President, IP Routing at Nokia

If, like me, you have been in the telecommunications field for some time, you will remember that networks were traditionally architected to deliver to a service level. We used complex calculations to derive measurements such as 99.999 percent or “five nines” availability, which became the basis for [Read more →]