Telecom Ramblings

In an announcement that brings back memories from a quarter century ago, Lumen has unveiled expanded plans for a buildout of new fiber infrastructure across the US. But this time, the demand is no longer theoretical as the AI economy is rising faster than ever. [Read more →]

News from the fiber, colo, and international networking segments to close out the week: [Read more →]

Some intercity fiber news, a data center infrastructure acquisition, and some international voice security: [Read more →]

Four interesting items of regional interest, two domestic and two international: [Read more →]

Several interesting regional fiber and edge items of interest in recent days: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Chris Brill, Field CTO at Myriad360

The telecommunications and data center industries are confronting an unprecedented infrastructure challenge. AI workloads have shattered the fundamental assumptions that have guided facility design and capacity planning for decades, creating a crisis that goes far beyond incremental upgrades.

The evidence is stark: companies are now exploring ocean-floor data center deployments and racing to secure Arctic locations for natural cooling. These aren’t experimental ventures—they’re desperate responses to the reality that conventional infrastructure approaches have reached their limits. [Read more →]

Some interesting network news from around the world to catch up with: [Read more →]

Five items of metro and regional interest to catch up with: [Read more →]

A few infrastructure items from around the world: [Read more →]

In one of the summer’s most interesting fiber infrastructure acquisitions, Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure acquired South Reach Networks to go with its existing portfolio company Dark Fiber & Infrastructure.  South Reach operates fiber along the east coast of Florida as well as in the metros of Miami and Boca Raton.  Just what do they have in mind?  With us today are CEO Scott Bergs and CRO Mike Sevret to talk about the acquisition and the company’s plans for the future. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Todd Mussman, GTT Product Manager

Managing the ill effects of extreme weather events has unfortunately become a recurring part of network operations. Yet many enterprises plan as if such events are rare, leaving critical systems exposed when major disruptions occur. According to a recent S&P Global report, only one in five have a formal climate change adaptation plan, and fewer than half of those plan to act on it within the next decade. [Read more →]

Three items of regional interest from different corners of the country: [Read more →]

Arelion has announced a major upgrade to its network infrastructure in its home turf of Scandinavia. The international network provider that was once the international arm of Teliasonera will be adding more intercity fiber to its diet. [Read more →]

There was a significant bit of M&A this morning in the wholesale voice business. iBasis says it has signed an agreement to acquire the wholesale voice, mobile, and messaging assets of Telstra International. [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure news from four continents around the industry: [Read more →]

Two big projects in the southwest, plus two last mile fiber updates: [Read more →]

Four network projects to catch up with before Labor Day weekend here in the US: [Read more →]

A new data center project, two interconnection expansions, and a new PoP: [Read more →]

Data centers, AI, and interconnection: [Read more →]

Four buildout projects to catch up with as we close out August: [Read more →]

This Industry Spotlight was authored by Ohad Peled, Product Marketing Manager at Sony Semiconductor Israel

Fleet tracking has moved from operational nice-to-have to boardroom priority. According to Allied Market Research, the global commercial telematics market will surge from US $16.9 billion in 2020 to US $64 billion by 2030, a 14.3 % CAGR, underscoring why telematics is moving from pilot project to board-level priority. [Read more →]

Four metro projects from the Midwest and eastern seaboard to catch up with: [Read more →]

In the AI data center arms race, the projects just keep getting bigger. Yesterday Vantage Data Centers raised the ante again by announcing plans for a $25B investment out in Shackelford County, Texas. The result will be their Frontier campus, which will look to meet the voracious demand for AI infrastructure. [Read more →]