Lightpath’s geographical expansion reached outside the northeastern US for the first time yesterday. The company has announced an entrance into an entirely different metro fiber marketplace: Miami, Florida. [Read more →]
Lumen and Colt Make a Deal
November 2nd, 2022
But it’s the opposite of the one that years ago I thought was most likely to happen with Level 3. That’s right, Colt is buying Lumen’s EMEA business. The two have entered into an agreement under which Lumen will divest the division for $1.8B. [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: AMS-IX, HGC, IGC, Padtec, Zanecom, GBI, RETN
November 2nd, 2022
A few items from around the world: [Read more →]
DISA Taps Lumen for $1.5B Contract
November 2nd, 2022
A federal contract here, a federal contract there, an eventually it adds up to real money. Or, you can just do the one Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) deal as Lumen did yesterday. They have been awarded such a contract worth as much as $1.5B. [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Datalec, EXFO, DataBank
November 1st, 2022
A bit of M&A, some federal funding, and a product launch: [Read more →]
Another Acquisition for LS Networks
November 1st, 2022
LS Networks has made another inorganic move out in the Pacific Northwest. The regional fiber operator has announced the acquisition of Commstructure Consulting, boosting their capabilities as they move to expand their fiber footprint across the region. [Read more →]
Monday Bytes: Archtop, Stonepeak, CoreSite, NEC, Teraco
October 31st, 2022
Some regional FTTH, a private equity investment, and a technology deployment: [Read more →]
Friday Bytes: Versa, Nokia, Vodafone, Bluebird
October 28th, 2022
Some equity funding, two technology deployments, and one network build: [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: Toptana, LOGIX, Ciena, euNetworks, FirstLight
October 27th, 2022
A new CLS, a technology deployment, a channel partner, and a buildout update: [Read more →]
Far North Fiber Formed to Tackle Arctic Cable Project
October 26th, 2022
The ongoing attempts to build subsea fiber through the Arctic Ocean have reached a new stage. Finland’s Cinia Oy, Alaska’s Far North Digital, and Japan’s ARTERIA Networks have teamed up to form a joint development corporation to drive the project forward. [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Zayo, FirstLight, LightRiver, Arelion, Cisco
October 25th, 2022
An expansion on the border, an interconnection in the Big Apple, a NaaS upgrade, and a successful trial: [Read more →]
Monday Roundup: RETN, Telxius, NJFX, Colt, Verne Global
October 24th, 2022
Four international infrastructure items from late last week worth noting: [Read more →]
WHY THE GLOBAL MOBILE INDUSTRY NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO AFRICA
October 21st, 2022
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Waheed Adam, Mobile Ecosystem Forum
Mobile industry insights company Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) predicts that Africa will have 120 million new mobile subscribers by 2025, taking the total number of subscribers to 615 million (50 per cent of the region’s population). While the continent as a whole has been behind the technology adoption curve, the advent of cheap mobile devices has allowed Africans to transition straight into a mobile-first economy. [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: Dobson, GPC, EdgeConneX, Ninja-IX, DRFortress
October 20th, 2022
On the metro front, some FTTH news, an IX partnership, and a data center expansion project: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Vitria’s Chris Menier on the Increasing Value of Next Gen AIOps for Telcos and MSOs
October 19th, 2022
In today’s hyperconnected world, consumers rely on telcos and multiple system operators (MSOs) for just about everything. They serve as a lifeline for healthcare, providing telehealth to communicate with the chronically ill. They act as the primary enabler of home schoolers, accessing the curriculum and collaborating with teachers and other students not enrolled in traditional school. And the entertainment and connection to friends and family that MSOs provide is critical to the quality of life. Telco and MSOs are technology intensive businesses that generate revenue by providing service to a diverse population of consumers. Success depends on simple formula – [Read more →]
Infinera Wins Deals with Angola Cables, Algar Telecom
October 18th, 2022
Infinera announced two customer wins so far this week, with subsea deals helping two consortium partners on the same cable system to better connect North and South America. [Read more →]
Nokia’s Busy Week: Windstream, Reliance Jio, LightSpan, AIS, Ottawa
October 18th, 2022
Nokia certainly started off this week with a bang with news coming in from five different fronts, each worth noting individually: [Read more →]
Monday Bytes: Nokia, GBI, Calix, Alianza, DE-CIX, Firstcolo
October 17th, 2022
An optical upgrade, a technology partnership, a new IX, and some data center M&A: [Read more →]
Friday Roundup: MetTel, Comcast, Ribbon, Zayo
October 14th, 2022
Three contract wins and a new product launch before you go home for the weekend: [Read more →]
Stepping up automation, security, and monetization to make 5G a success for CSPs
October 14th, 2022
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Andy Burrell, Head of Portfolio Marketing, CNS Business Applications, Nokia
Before it was even available, Communication service providers (CSPs) crowned 5G as a game-changer for delivering a new network experience and new services to their customers. Praised for its ultra-low latency networks and high speeds, 5G would enable service providers to facilitate more than just connectivity. Some of the new services included offerings such as private wireless networks with industrial apps, dedicated 5G slices, new data insights and plug-and-play APIs — to name a few. [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: RETN, Equinix, Aligned
October 13th, 2022
Three expansion projects on three continents worth keeping up with: [Read more →]
Uniti Adds a Pair of Longhaul Routes
October 13th, 2022
Uniti Group is investing in its intercity fiber network with two new lit routes. The plans call for 100G and 400G wavelength services as well as spectrum services on the new Dallas-Atlanta and Atlanta/Ashburn routes. [Read more →]
ESnet6 Upgrades, Leverages Ciena Gear to Hit 46Tbps
October 12th, 2022
ESnet has launched the latest iteration of its next-generation network backbone. ESnet6 is the U.S. Department of Energy’s research & development network and is headquartered at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It connects up all the national laboratories, supercomputing centers, researches, and instruments, enabling the processing and sharing of massive data sets. [Read more →]