Telecom Ramblings

CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL, news, filings) says it is expanding the Gigabit fiber pilot it began in Nebraska out into Nevada. They plan to bring FTTH technology to selected neighborhoods in Las Vegas starting this fall. [Read more →]

The consumer VoIP protagonist of the last decade is back in the headlines with a significant M&A and a bid to regain some of its growth mojo. Vonage (NYSE:VG, news, filings) has announced an agreement to acquire Vocalocity for $130M.  [Read more →]

As the US contemplates its government’s navel, all the action in internet infrastructure today seems to be over in Europe.  There we have the acquisition of a key internet hub in Germany by none other than Equinix.  The Californian-based data center powerhouse is buying Kleyer 90 in Frankfurt. [Read more →]

Well, technically they never went away of course. But following the purchase of the VTL WaveNet assets in May, Digiweb has relaunched the business with the addition of an Irish fiber network to its reach. [Read more →]

Time for a quick roundup of news from the European theater, of which there has been a bunch already this week: [Read more →]

Here are several tidbits from regional network operators around the US this week that are worth a quick look: [Read more →]

Back at the start of summer, Alcatel-Lucent and its new CEO Michel Combes painted a few broad strokes of the recovery landscape the company was aiming for, calling it The Shift Plan. Today’s further strokes were of a more somber variety, as they announced the intention to slim down to the tune of 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years.  [Read more →]

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has selected another landing spot for its invasion of the Northern Virginia interconnection market. CoreSite Realty will host a piece of LINX’s NoVA peering exchange within its data center campus, which includes facilities both in Reston and in Washington DC itself. [Read more →]

DukeNet has found a buyer and it’s not one that was high on any of my lists.  Time Warner Cable today announced a definitive agreement to purchase the North Carolina-based regional and metro fiber operator from its energy utility parent and Alinda Capital, which bought in a few years back.   [Read more →]

The fiber saw another bit of consolidation this morning, as Zayo Group struck again with an announcement of its acquisition of the MidWestern dark fiber operator FiberLink LLC.  [Read more →]

Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) added another dimension to its enterprise offerings this morning with a new SIP voice package. Featuring geographically independent numbers and a native PRI handoff, it’s a blend of leveraging the new and better integration with the old. [Read more →]

This article was authored by Michael J Carroll, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is warning of a global internet divide where the world’s poorest countries are left behind by developed nations, which are enjoying steady rises in broadband access. [Read more →]

This guest article was written by Sam Melton, who blogs at sammeltontalks.blogspot.com.  Please feel free to reach out to Sam with any questions.

In the United States Internet speeds are becoming faster and faster with the help of new Internet options that are popping up. From Google Fiber to gigabit Ethernet, the common Internet user now has incredible speed right at their fingertips – and it’s changing how we view and use the Internet. [Read more →]

Here’s a Friday look at some of the network news from around the world: [Read more →]

The metro fiber builder and operator FiberLight has secured some new long term financing. The move will give the company the resources with which to continue its building campaign, and may quiet a few of the more persistent consolidation rumors out there – or perhaps start a few new ones. [Read more →]

Here’s a quick look at some of the news from the industry this week: [Read more →]

Comcast Business picked up another sporting venue contract for its metro Ethernet business. The Oakland Athetics have selected the cable MSO’s Business Ethernet services to bring high speed internet to the O.co Coliseum for the first time. [Read more →]

As one of the busiest consolidators in the industry, Birch Communications has spent its share of time with the bankers. Yesterday they took the wraps off a new refinancing that will pad their cash balance by $25M.  [Read more →]

The Japanese telecommunications giant NTT is expanding its IP network once again. They’ve added two new points of presence in Jakarta, giving them a foothold in Indonesia. [Read more →]

Two operators in Russia have announced 100G deployments so far this week, one in the longhaul and the other in the metro. [Read more →]

Seeking to enable big bandwidth at the edges of the network, Ciena (NASDAQ:CIEN, news, filings) added two new boxes to their Ethernet portfolio this morning.  Ciena has been having a big year on the growth front, and further traction for its Ethernet portfolio could help them keep up the momentum. [Read more →]

Zayo added another aspect to its bandwidth business with the launch of a professional services product suite. Their new zTech offerings will take all that network build and operations expertise and give it another outlet. [Read more →]

The response to Google’s Kansas City gambit is gaining steam, as both AT&T and CenturyLink are making strides toward actual 1Gbps FTTH offerings, each in a single market of course. [Read more →]