Telecom Ramblings

Lightpath’s plans for the Boston metro area continue to grow. The metro fiber provider has unveiled a 75-mile buildout to the west of the city, bringing their network to key suburban markets all the way out to the outer I-495 beltway. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Bill Versen, President, Communications Market and Chief Marketing Officer of Transaction Network Services (TNS)

In the interest of not burying the lead, let’s state the obvious: robocalls are not going to disappear anytime soon. Americans received nearly 79 billion robocalls in 2021, down 26% compared to the 106.9 billion robocalls Americans received at the pre-pandemic peak in 2019 but undeniably a mind-numbing total that cannot simply be unwound overnight. [Read more →]

Some subsea and longhaul items worth checking out from this week: [Read more →]

Verizon has won some very high profile federal business. The telecommunications giant has won three task orders worth as much as $966.5M to modernize network infrastructure for the US Department of Defense in and around Washington DC. [Read more →]

We got a bit of color for an RDOF project down in Texas this week via two announcements from Pampa-based Resound Networks. The company is bringing both fiber and fixed wireless to bear on the problem, expanding its reach into new markets across the state of Texas. [Read more →]

A few more interesting items at midweek worth noting: [Read more →]

A new data center project, a private 5G network for a mine, and a backoffice upgrade: [Read more →]

Arelion has lined up a partner to help it take on Latin America. They have teamed up with Gold Data to expand their reach into Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Specifically mentioned were Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure and ecosystem expansion from around the world from last week worth catching up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Amit Kumar Dash, Chief Architect in CTO Office, Core Networks Technology & Platform, Nokia Cloud and Network Services

In 2021, the building out of 5G networks across the globe saw a significant acceleration. That said, the telecoms industry promises many other significant developments that will make this year just as, if not more important. I have been having many conversations over the past many months with decision-makers at communications service providers (CSPs) and other industry partners. From these discussions, here are five developments below worth tracking in 2022 and beyond. [Read more →]

From around the US this week come a couple of expansion moves, a couple of federal grants, and a green commitment: [Read more →]

A few interesting network and gear announcements from around the industry this week: [Read more →]

Over in the UK, euNetworks has made a move to further lower latency on its network infrastructure in support of the financial vertical. The western European infrastructure operator has deployed another 7km of Lumensity’s CoreSmart hollowcore fiber, following up with the route they put in place last April. [Read more →]

The CDN industry has been sailing along in the background for a while, letting 5G and other new technology take the headlines. But yesterday an interesting M&A deal was announced that looks like it will shake things up a bit. [Read more →]

I’ve been on the road for the weekend, so here’s some quick catchup of some news from the end of last week before we get started on the new one: [Read more →]

This week saw a bit of network M&A, as Zayo has made its second acquisition of 2022. The Boulder-based fiber operator has announced a definitive agreement to buy Education Networks of America, or ENA, from the private equity group ZMC. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Prashantkumar Maloo – Technical Architect, Prodapt Solutions

Today, most Digital Service Providers (DSPs) use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in several vital processes like network fault prediction, personalized offer simulation, streamlined customer services, etc. But despite spending on the AI initiatives, DSPs continue to face numerous ML operational challenges. Some major challenges encountered by the DSPs in their ML pipeline and operations are as below: [Read more →]

If I could go a decade or two without having headlines from the rest of the world intrude upon the infrastructure space again, it’d be really nice. But with the pandemic perhaps waning, now it’s war. Russia is moving to stop OneWeb’s latest launch of LEO satellites in response to the sanctions levied against it. [Read more →]

A couple bits of data center expansion, a new hire, and some new tech in the field: [Read more →]

Some quick catch up from around the industry this week that doesn’t have to do with invasions, pandemics, or politics: [Read more →]

Over the last year or two, Windstream Wholesale has been reinventing itself, building out new network, establishing a leadership position in optical technology and pushing to the forefront of the infrastructure business.  The division has both expanded to the West Coast as well as added density across its existing footprint, all while deploying a new generation of technology and a wider range of solutions in the marketplace. With us today to talk about their approach is Windstream’s Chief Network Officer, Buddy Bayer. [Read more →]

A few more interesting bits of news from this week to catch up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Rick Hamilton, Senior Vice President, Blue Planet Software

Where is ‘the edge’? It may sound obvious: the network edge is at the edge of the network. But where this is in relation to other network components — and how it will interact with this infrastructure, which vendors should be used for the kit, which technologies it’ll require, and what use cases it will enable — are open to debate. [Read more →]