Telecom Ramblings

One M&A, an expansion project that won’t happen, one that did, and one that is in process now: [Read more →]

Telefonica has sold a major stake in its network infrastructure down in the Latin American nation of Colombia.  The global investors over at KKR have put together a joint venture that will establish the country’s first nationwide open access fiber network. [Read more →]

There was a bit of metro fiber M&A down in Latin America that came down on Friday.  UFINET has made a deal down in Brazil giving them an instant presence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The wholesale fiber infrastructure carrier says that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NB Telecom.   [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Prodapt

According to Gartner research, around 50% of initiatives for digital transformation fail and CIOs report that the main barrier is culture. A successful digital transformation must begin with an effective cultural transformation. As Communication Service Providers (CSPs) aim to compete with new digital businesses by adopting cloud-based technologies and agile development methods, they need to first start the transformation of their organizational culture, operational processes, and core business strategies. [Read more →]

A new PoP, a bunch of vendor wins, and a new data center down under: [Read more →]

Four regional items worth noting from around the US — two colo, one fiber, and one IX:  [Read more →]

Four expansion projects, one inorganic, one technology, and two geographical: [Read more →]

In the current infrastructure markets, there is a gap between the appetite and the capabilities of enterprise customers.  Into that gap we have seen the rise of a new breed of provider that specializes in solving the problems of the enterprise using all the resources and expertise they can round up. One such company is AQUABLUE, and with us today to share perspective is CEO Chris Marino.  Chris started out way back to the origins of MCI, went through the belly of the beast at WorldCom, experienced the highs and lows at Global Crossing, and helped build the metro footprint of Con Ed Communications.  He then went on to co- found Wall Street Networks, and after that company became part of GTT he assembled the team he leads today. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was contributed by Jamie Gibson, VP of Technology, Ribbon Communications

Robocalling is no small problem. These nuisance calls are the major source of consumer complaints, with some estimates suggesting that more than 22 billion robocalls have been made in 2021 alone – and we’re only halfway through the year. [Read more →]

I’m on the road the rest of this week, but one still needs to keep up with things.  Here are three bits of news to catch up on with: [Read more →]

Some new subsea upgrade work, a new hyperscale facility, a new XaaS acronym to remember, and a renewed chance for the cloud players to win big at the Pentagon. [Read more →]

For those who haven’t yet noticed, there is a change afoot for email subscriptions to Telecom Ramblings.  Google Feedburner is shutting down some services, and the daily email digest I have used for a decade is one of them.  Hence, I have shifted over to an alternative service: follow.it.  [Read more →]

Some major new fiber may get built in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the next few years. The pan-African provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies is teaming up with none other than Facebook to build out longhaul and metro fiber throughout the country. [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure teamwork to catch up on before heading home for the long weekend (at least here in the US). [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Darach Beirne, vice president of customer success at Flowroute, now part of Intrado

Voice calls have always had a role to play in powering connections between brands and customers. However, the rise of newer communication mediums such as instant messaging and video chat led some naysayers to question the relevance of traditional calling. [Read more →]

Three bits of interesting M&A news from three different corners of the industry, and an update from the MEF: [Read more →]

Fresh off its entrance into Boston via inorganic means, Lightpath is also taking on another borough of the big Apple. Yesterday the metro fiber operator announced plans for a significant fiber buildout in Queens NY. [Read more →]

Several network expansions and upgrades worth keeping up with, one in the US, and the others over in APAC. [Read more →]

A few more interesting expansions and partnerships worth catching up on: [Read more →]

Quantum Loophole and TPG Real Estate have some big plans for Frederick County, Maryland. The area lies just north and west of the data center clusters of Ashburn in Virginia and of course just upstream along the Potomac of DC itself. [Read more →]

The wireless infrastructure space saw some consolidation yesterday. BAI Communications says it has agreed to acquire Mobilitie, accelerating its efforts in US infrastructure markets. [Read more →]

Fresh out from under the umbrella of Reliance and clear of the bankruptcy process, Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has emerged as an independent force in the subsea and global managed services business.  With new leadership in place, the company has been reformulating its approach as it looks ahead despite the pandemic and all that goes with it.  With us today to talk about GCX’s plans for 2021 and beyond is Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer Jim Fagan.  We last talked to Jim eight years ago when he was at Pacnet, which later became part of Telstra. [Read more →]

Four regional projects on two continents worth making note of: [Read more →]