A renewed M&A attempt, a new partnership, a new PoP, and a new data center project: [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Vast, Comcast, ExteNet, GTT
October 20th, 2020
Here are a few items to catch up on, mostly from over the weekend: [Read more →]
More Tuesday Bytes: Seaborn, RETN, Epsilon, Bluebird
October 20th, 2020
Now some news from this morning from around the world: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Windstream Wholesale’s Joe Scattareggia Returns
October 19th, 2020
It has been quite a ride for Windstream over the last year or two, even more so than for the rest of us. With restructuring now behind them, the company’s wholesale division is looking to put its newly national network and next generation technology to work in a big way. With us today to talk about Windstream’s new look, its plans for the wholesale marketplace, and the ongoing effects of the pandemic on both the company and the industry as a whole is Joe Scattareggia, EVP of Wholesale Solutions. Joe was with us here for a spotlight a couple years ago, and is back for another round. [Read more →]
GTT Pulls the Trigger, Sells Infrastructure to I Squared
October 16th, 2020
The wait is over, GTT has made its deal to sell its fiber and data center infrastructure division. They have signed a definitive purchase agreement with I Squared Capital for $2.15B. [Read more →]
InstarAGF to Acquire LS Networks
October 16th, 2020
There was a bit of fiber M&A out in the Pacific Northwest announced yesterday. InstarAGF has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LS Networks. [Read more →]
Accelerating Transformation – Why Rethinking the Network is Critical
October 16th, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Kailem Anderson, VP of Portfolio and Engineering, Blue Planet, a division of Ciena
The shift to remote working and our increasing reliance on the cloud and digital services have fueled significant changes in the way enterprises demand connectivity and consume bandwidth. More businesses across a [Read more →]
Int’l Roundup: Tampnet, Bulk, Epsilon, Interxion, Colt
October 15th, 2020
Plenty of infrastructure news from around the world to keep busy with this week: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: ZenFi, Wave, OTTC, LOGIX
October 14th, 2020
There have been multiple interesting partnerships announced in the metro fiber market this week worth keeping an eye on: [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Virtus, AT&T, Chayora, Nokia
October 13th, 2020
Four interesting items from around the industry and across three continents to catch up on: [Read more →]
EQT Setting Its Sights on KPN?
October 12th, 2020
EQT has another big purchase in mind, if they can convince the right people. A Bloomberg report came out over the weekend detailing the Swedish private equity firm’s plans to make a bid for the Dutch incumbent. The company’s current market value of about $11B is at low ebb, making the idea increasingly alluring. [Read more →]
Friday Roundup: Sparkle, American Tower, Colt, South Reach
October 9th, 2020
Also new in the news this week: more interconnection, another edge data center, some backhaul, and a new hire: [Read more →]
Understanding Common Misconceptions and Historical Pitfalls About Cloud Telecom
October 9th, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was contributed by Darach Beirne, Vice President of Customer Success at Flowroute, now part of Intrado
The adoption of SaaS-based cloud communication services has been steadily on the rise – propelled forward by the sudden shift to remote work in early 2020. Teams across industries and countries turned to [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: Ciena, Seaborn, T5 Data Centers, Orange Business
October 8th, 2020
Two contract wins, a new CEO, and a new data center, not necessarily in that order: [Read more →]
Expereo Buys Globalinternet
October 7th, 2020
There has been a bit of interesting M&A in the managed services world. Amsterdam-based Expereo has announced the acquisition of Globalinternet. [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: STACK, DE-CIX, LzLabs, ADTRAN
October 7th, 2020
A couple infrastructure expansion projects and a couple of partnerships at midweek: [Read more →]
Stonecourt Acquires 365 Data Centers
October 6th, 2020
Along with today’s Telia deal, there was some interesting M&A in the data center world. 365 Data Centers announced this morning that Stonecourt Capital LP has acquired the company. [Read more →]
Telia to Sell Telia Carrier
October 6th, 2020
In a major announcement for the European telecommunications business, Telia Company today announced an agreement to sell its international carrier division. Polhem Infra will be buying Telia Carrier for SEK9.4B, or $1.06B, on a cash and debt free basis. [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: NetIX, Hurricane Electric, Comcast, Sungard
October 6th, 2020
Two global network expansions, some regional fiber expansion plans, and a sale/leaseback deal worth noting: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Render Networks’ Sam Pratt on the Acceleration of Large-Scale FTTx and Wireless Network Deployments
October 5th, 2020
As more and more fiber gets rolled out to towers and homes around the country to accommodate the race to 5G, satisfy heightened consumer demand from COVID-19, and connect under-served communities, the logistics of large-scale projects can get complex. With us today to talk about the company’s technology and its approach to addressing these challenges is Render Networks CEO, Sam Pratt. [Read more →]
Equinix Polishes Off BCE Data Center Deal
October 2nd, 2020
Equinix announced yesterday the closing of a major expansion north of the border. In a deal I managed to miss entirely when it was announced back in June, Equinix has acquired 13 data centers from BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Canada. [Read more →]
Making “Future Proof” Affordable: Leveraging Hybrid Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide
October 2nd, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by GeoLinks’ Melissa Slawson
We’ve all heard the term “future proof” – the concept of building something unlikely to become obsolete. In the broadband world, a future-proof network is one that can accommodate the ever-changing needs of an ever-growing, ever-more-bandwidth-hungry society. While no one knows what network technologies await us, “future proof” has become synonymous with “fiber only.” However, promoting projects that exclude any technology except fiber makes the promise of a “future-proof” network more costly, more time consuming and much more difficult to deliver. [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: DC BLOX, DE-CIX, EdgeMicro, KevlinX, AMS-IX
October 1st, 2020
Some metro and regional deployments, product enhancements, and an IX: [Read more →]