Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Andreas H.F. Olsen, vice president of platform operations, Unacast

For many years, telecommunications companies have played a significant role in society. How did we communicate with one another before social media and over-the-top solutions like WhatsApp, Zoom, etc. ? We made a phone call and, more recently, sent an SMS (better known as a text message) –  both of which are telecommunications services. For years, telco companies had the market cornered, experiencing years of revenue growth with little actual competition. [Read more →]

News items worth noting from three global network backbones and two IX giants: [Read more →]

Four items from the data center front to catch up with at midweek so far: [Read more →]

Zayo has made two interesting announcements this week, one on a broad network upgrade and the other on the financial front. [Read more →]

DC BLOX is building something new down on the coast of South Carolina. The Southeastern data center operator is constructing a new cable landing station at the International Technology and Aerospace Park in the sandy resort town of Myrtle Beach . [Read more →]

Multiple interesting bits of regional fiber network news from around the US to catch up on this week: [Read more →]

The LinkNYC project is entering a new phase, and ZenFi will be rolling out new infrastructure to support it. The company revealed a few details about those expansion plans today as it takes aim at the parts of New York City that don’t have the connectivity most probably think they do. [Read more →]

There was some interesting M&A in the managed network services business this morning. Unitas Global has announced the acquisition of INAP’s Network business assets, expanding its own portfolio while expanding its customer list. [Read more →]

The data center space is a very dynamic place to invest these days, with space being sold as quickly as it can be developed, whether it is at the core or the edge.  In Europe, the ecosystem is even more complex than usual right now due to the events in Ukraine and its effects on the energy sector.  But it is against that backdrop that Serverfarm is looking to expand its footprint in the region.  With us today to talk about Serverfarm’s viewpoint on the European marketplace and the company’s plans for expansion is Jochem Steman, VP of Colocation Europe. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Noah Rafalko, founder and CEO of TSG Global

And the robocalls keep on coming.

The STIR/SHAKEN legislation enacted last year that was supposed to save Americans from a pandemic of obnoxious robocalls has officially been declared a failure. Apparently, giving the government mandate a catchy name [Read more →]

Some network expansion and upgrade news to catch up on: [Read more →]

A tech trial, a deal closing, a strategic alliance, and a new fiber operator: [Read more →]

EXA Infrastructure continues to invest in its infrastructure on the southeastern flank of Europe. The infrastructure operator is teaming up in a JV with Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) to develop a new connectivity option across the region. [Read more →]

Michigan will soon have a new fiber option aiming to the north of Detroit. The regional provider 123NET has unveiled plans to build new infrastructure between Southfield in the Detroit metro area up to Bay City on the shore of Lake Huron. [Read more →]

There was a bit of consolidation in the cloud software vendor space yesterday. DZS has announced an agreement to acquire specific core assets of Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA), expanding its own portfolio and talent pool inorganically. [Read more →]

Four interesting international expansion projects to catch up from last week that managed to evade me for a few days: [Read more →]

EdgeConneX’s international expansion continues as the company made a move yesterday into Indonesia. The edge data center specialist has announced the acquisition of Jakarta-based GTN, which is a JV between Mitsui and Lippo Group’s PT Multipolar Technology. [Read more →]

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

Over time, superfast broadband has gone from being seen as a luxury to an essential service for social wellbeing and economic prosperity. The pandemic created an increased need for this level of connectivity as workforces became dispersed, and with discussions surrounding the ‘sixth generation’ of broadband cellular networks increasing, it is clear that it will continue to be a key priority for society. [Read more →]

A new data center, a sports vertical win, some Ethernet, and some SD-WAN: [Read more →]

Two bits of M&A and two network expansions: [Read more →]

This morning the cloud communications platform provider Alianza picked up its first Tier 1 customer win. Lumen Technologies will be using their cloud-native platform to add Lumen Cloud Communications to its portfolio, which will take aim at business customers migrating from legacy technologies. [Read more →]

Four interesting global infrastructure partnership efforts have hit the wires in the past few days, here’s a quick rundown: [Read more →]

The data center marketplace remains a dynamic place, with lots of resources being poured into the infrastructure that powers today’s internet and cloud applications.  One provider that has been on the rise lately is Element Critical, which bought Skybox in Houston last year and is expanding rapidly in Texas, Virginia, Chicago, and California.  With us today to talk about Element Critical’s plans in Texas and beyond is COO Shane Menking.  Shane joined Element Critical last year, moving over from Data Foundry after its sale to Switch.  We actually had Shane here for a spotlight way back in 2010. [Read more →]