Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dr. Mike Flaxman, Product Manager at HEAVY.AI

Telco providers face several challenges in network planning.  New technologies require many more antennas to be more precisely placed and configured than ever before.   For example, this requires delivering 17 million microcells and towers by 2025  – an order of magnitude more than historic deployments.  While the demand for data and the growth of connected devices continues to create a need for more [Read more →]

A subsea deployment, two data center buildouts, and some Ethernet for AI: [Read more →]

There was a bit of consolidation in the last mile yesterday in the northeast. Archtop Fiber says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with Momentum Telecom to acquire Warwick Valley Telephone (WVT), continuing their regional expansion in upstate New York. [Read more →]

Lots of interesting items going on around the world this week: [Read more →]

Four interesting international items from four separate continents: [Read more →]

A few interesting news items before weeks’ end: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Anthony Goonetilleke, Group President of Technology & Head of Strategy, Amdocs

The past few years have shown us that humans can adapt to ever-changing conditions, even with the disruption to schools and workplaces, through ingenuity and resilience. Connectivity was one of the driving forces behind this transition, becoming integral in linking our homes with work and school. In some cases, it allows loved ones to share precious moments from behind a camera. [Read more →]

In a bit of consolidation news earlier this week, the cable operator Cox Communications announced plans to put its metro and regional fiber investments under one roof. To do that they will be acquiring that part of Unite Private Networks they don’t already own. [Read more →]

Several interesting bits of fiber news from around the globe: [Read more →]

EXA Infrastructure and EllaLink are teaming up for a new transatlantic service between South America and Europe. The two companies have complementary footprints, and by working together they have pieced together a diverse route between the two continents. [Read more →]

Multiple infrastructure items of regional interest this week: four from the eastern seaboard, and one from the mountain west: [Read more →]

There is a bit of consolidation going on in the cloud ecosystem that serves the infrastructure & connectivity world. Connectbase has announced a deal to purchase LastMileXchange, a London-based provider of access pricing solutions. [Read more →]

Some quick catchup on metro and regional network news from around the US and in this case Mexico too: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Steve Alexander, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Ciena

The telecom and networking industry is a foundation for the digital transformation of every critical business sector—from agriculture to manufacturing to finance and more. Essentially, telecom underpins every part of our lives, and as such has an increasingly vital [Read more →]

Two interesting expansion projects, a significant upgrade project, and some bit R&E bandwidth: [Read more →]

Three interconnection expansions, one new data center, and one restructuring financial move: [Read more →]

Two data center expansion projects, a big bandwidth trial, and some SASE. [Read more →]

The data center provider Prime is taking on a new market. They have unveiled expansion plans into the state of Arizona with a new data center campus in the Phoenix metro area, an infrastructure market whose star continues to rise. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Michael Bacon, Director of Enterprise Solutions Marketing, Accedian

Enterprises use service level agreements (SLAs) to define network service requirements and guide service assurance, but there is often a disconnect between the performance customers need and the performance a provider actually delivers and reports. This misalignment isn’t trivial. [Read more →]

The global network operator Arelion continues to invest in its North American footprint, adding diversity and depth to the company’s offerings. Yesterday they revealed plans to launch of a new fiber route between Denver and the San Francisco Bay Area. [Read more →]

A few new IXs, some partnership expansions, and a new market: [Read more →]

Some new metro fiber, some financing, an integration update, and a buildout update: [Read more →]

Yesterday we had a bit of consolidation out at the edge. DartPoints has acquired Venyu, a data center and cloud services provider based in Louisiana. [Read more →]