Telecom Ramblings

Late last week there was a major deal in the communications world, specifically the cable side of things. Charter and Cox have announced a definitive agreement to merge their businesses in a deal that values the privately held Cox at $34.5B. The deal follows a previously announced purchase of Liberty Broadband. [Read more →]

In an announcement yesterday, DE-CIX and Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points celebrated the groundbreaking of an IXP. The new interconnection point will on the Innovation Campus of Wichita State University and could be a blueprint of things to come. The new infrastructure aims to reduce latency and enable next generation AI infrastructure down the line. [Read more →]

One data center campus and three vendor deployments: [Read more →]

Two bits of colo funding, one routing deployment, and one FTTH expansion to catch up with. [Read more →]

News of metro interest from the infrastructure space, three FTTx and two wireless: [Read more →]

Two from Europe, one from Latin America, and one from Southeast Asia. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by James Martin, SVJP of Engineering for Wilson Connectivity

In the rapidly evolving landscape of emergency response, connectivity, reliability, and security are paramount. Private 5G networks are emerging as a transformative force, providing first responders across the United States with unprecedented communication capabilities. [Read more →]

Network news on 5 fronts from around the world. [Read more →]

Four metro fiber expansion projects and one new edge data center to catch up with: [Read more →]

With ITW underway, yesterday Ciena announced two trials and an upgrade with three network operators, one in the eastern US, one on the Mexican border, and one down in Brazil. [Read more →]

Two data center items and three items from metro fiber providers: [Read more →]

A new subsea cable, two network upgrade projects, and a data center buildout: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Sean Varley, Chief Evangelist at Ampere Computing

To deploy AI at the edge, telcos must rethink compute efficiency from the silicon up

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming the cornerstone of innovation in the telecommunications industry. From intelligent network operations and predictive maintenance to [Read more →]

Three bits of regional and metro news from the US, and one from across the pond: [Read more →]

One infrastructure M&A, and three deployment/upgrade projects from around the US: [Read more →]

A couple interesting announcements plus a major power outage: [Read more →]

A bit of vendor M&A, some quantum, some FTTx, and some WiFi: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jay Cadman, SVP Americas, IQGeo

Over the last few months, we’ve seen a number of major corporations scale back their sustainability initiatives, citing economic pressures. From cutting investment in renewables to rolling back commitments on plastic reduction, environmental priorities are being sidelined in favor of short-term financial stability. [Read more →]

Network news from the US, Mexico, and the Middle East to catch up with: [Read more →]

Network news from the US, Mexico, and the Middle East to catch up with: [Read more →]

A new CEO, a new data center, a backoffice upgrade, and some new tech: [Read more →]

Two data center projects, some 5G SA progress, and a bit of caution: [Read more →]

Eight bits of last mile news from five companies to catch up on from around the US last week: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jamie Dobson, founder of Container Solutions and author of ‘The Cloud Native Attitude’

While the telecoms sector can’t know when it will need to deal with curve balls such as the next pandemic, one thing is sure – new technology needs to be watched closely. AI is never far from the headlines, triggering both concern and excitement; some fear for the future of the human workforce while others see a bright future where we’re all prompt engineers. But are we getting caught up in the hype, or are we failing to see the bigger picture? [Read more →]