Telia Carrier Taps Infinera to Upgrade Its Backbone

December 16th, 2021
 

Infinera has won a high profile internet backbone over to its ICE6 800G technology as of this morning. Telia Carrier has selected Infinera’s gear to help power its ongoing global network expansion, expanding upon the two companies’ existing relationship. [Read more →]

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11:11 Systems Strikes Again, to Acquire iland

December 16th, 2021
 

Yesterday there was another bit of consolidation in the IaaS space, as 11:11 continues to deliver on its promise of inorganic expansion. The managed infrastructure solutions provider has now signed a definitive agreement to acquire iland. [Read more →]

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Wednesday Bytes: Windstream, Serverfarm, DataBank, Alianza, Lumen

December 15th, 2021
 

Five more expansion projects worth noting from this week so far: [Read more →]

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HyperOne Kicks Off Construction

December 14th, 2021
 

Australia’s newest longhaul fiber network project is officially getting underway. HyperOne announced today that it has begun construction of its 20,000km hyperscale digital backbone. [Read more →]

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euNetworks Lights Its Way East

December 14th, 2021
 

In some network expansion news over in Europe, euNetworks is pushing deeper into Poland and Slovakia. The Western European fiber operator revealed a recent expansion of its longhaul infrastructure to Warsaw and Bratislava. [Read more →]

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Iron Mountain to Buy ITRenew

December 13th, 2021
 

Iron Mountain has made an interesting M&A. In a deal announced Friday, Iron Mountain revealed it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ITRenew from the private equity firm ZMC. [Read more →]

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Monday Roundup: Vexus, FD-IX, Wire 3, Digital 9

December 13th, 2021
 

Two FTTH moves, an IX expansion, and an M&A: [Read more →]

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Friday Bytes: Lumen, GTT, Calix, Zayo

December 10th, 2021
 

Three contract wins and a new metro fiber expansion: [Read more →]

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Thursday Roundup: euNetworks, Telia, Iron Mountain, Ribbon, Aryaka

December 9th, 2021
 

A few interesting items from around the world: a refinancing, three contracts, and a technology upgrade: [Read more →]

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Wednesday Roundup: Netrality, Crosslake, Windstream, Zayo

December 8th, 2021
 

Four bits of expansion news: one subsea cable, two new PoPs, and a new data center: [Read more →]

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Equinix Dives Into Africa, Buys MainOne

December 7th, 2021
 

The data center giant Equinix has made a surprising inorganic move into West Africa with the acquisition of MainOne. The $320M deal was announced this morning, giving Equinix not just a data center footprint on a new continent, but a stake in the subsea fiber business as well. [Read more →]

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Monday Bytes: Hurricane Electric, Vantage, Nokia

December 6th, 2021
 

Three interesting items from three continents to note as we start the week: [Read more →]

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Friday Bytes: GTT, EdgeConneX, PacketFabric, 11:11

December 3rd, 2021
 

A customer win, a new facility, a new cloud router, and an acquisition: [Read more →]

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How 5G experiences will go above and beyond in 2022

December 3rd, 2021
 

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Niall Norton, General Manager of Amdocs for 5G and Networks and CEO of Openet

Communication service providers (CSPs) are facing more pressure than ever to start generating new revenue streams and monetising their network assets. With rising demand for real time, data-rich services, telcos have had to invest in upgrading their networks, both in the core and increasingly at the edge, while simultaneously [Read more →]

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Thursday Bytes: Lumen, Verizon Business, Cisco, AT&T, Sparkle

December 2nd, 2021
 

Two manage services deployments, one managed security win, and some job markets collaboration: [Read more →]

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Wednesday Roundup: BDx, China Telecom, Windstream, Southern Cross, Atlantic Broadband

December 1st, 2021
 

Here are five interesting items to keep up with at midweek: [Read more →]

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DE-CIX to Launch Nordic IXs

November 30th, 2021
 

The internet exchange operator DE-CIX has found three new markets to expand its IX footprint into. The lucky destinations are just to the north of DE-CIX’s Frankfurt roots in the Nordics. [Read more →]

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Monday Roundup: RETN, EllaLink, Equinix, GlobalConnect

November 29th, 2021
 

With the US on its annual Thanksgiving hiatus, the rest of the world was of course still getting a few things done.  Here are three international infrastructure items from over the weekend to catch up on as we start the new week: [Read more →]

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Wednesday Roundup: Vantage, NYIIX, ADVA, Ciena

November 24th, 2021
 

Time to catch up on a few items before the long holiday weekend here in the USA.  [Read more →]

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Tuesday Roundup: RETN, Vexus, Bluebird, Ciena

November 23rd, 2021
 

Three network expansions and an upgrade, two domestic and two international: [Read more →]

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Ericsson to Take Out Vonage

November 22nd, 2021
 

This morning there was a significant inorganic shift in the cloud communications space. The Swedish vendor Ericsson has entered into an agreement to buy none other than Vonage. [Read more →]

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Telecom Industry Highly Vulnerable to Cybercrime—Here’s What It Can Do to Protect Data

November 19th, 2021
 

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Don Boxley, CEO and Co-Founder, DH2i (www.dh2i.com)

I like to use Cybersecurity Awareness Month—which we just observed in October—as a pulse check on data protection solutions for high-risk industries that are particularly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. One industry at the top of that list is telecommunications. Since every October offers a new chance to raise awareness of cybersecurity issues, it’s a perfect time to ensure that your telecom business is taking the necessary steps to shore up its data safety online. [Read more →]

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Int’l Roundup: BDx, Chayora, Orange Business, Alianza, Xplornet

November 18th, 2021
 

Two from China, one from Europe, and one from North America worth keeping up with: [Read more →]

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