Here’s a quick rundown on some news from late last week plus a new data center launch from this morning: [Read more →]
Stonepeak Buys Astound from TPG
November 6th, 2020
This one slipped past me somehow when it came out over the weekend, but better late than never. Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Astound Broadband from TPG Capital and Patriot Media Management for $8.1B. [Read more →]
The Growing Need for a Risk-Adjusted Connectivity Ecosystem
November 6th, 2020
This thought leadership article was sponsored by QTS
An interesting transformation is taking place in the world of connectivity for enterprises of all types. [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: Ciena, DE-CIX, BringCom, ADVA
November 5th, 2020
The US may still be holding its breath, but the rest of the world is at least still going through the motions. Here are two vendor wins, one NNI, and a traffic milestone: [Read more →]
Wednesday Bytes: Macquarie, Interxion, Blackstone, HGC
November 4th, 2020
The votes are still being counted, yada yada yada. Meanwhile, here are three data center deals and a IaaS expansion worth not missing in the meantime: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Sean Baillie on QTS’s Growth Trajectory
November 4th, 2020

The rest of the world may be in chaos, but the internet infrastructure world has been steady and strong. And the data center provider QTS has been particularly solid, with Q3 revenues and FFO both exceeding analyst expectations. The company has been on a nearly three year winning streak with the markets, gaining revenue momentum steadily. With us today to update us on QTS’s status and future plans for the sector is Sean Baillie, Chief Marketing Officer. [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: Vantage, AMS-IX, Ericsson, Bandwidth
November 3rd, 2020
It’s election day in the US, and in terms of news few here are likely to try to compete with that. Luckily there is the rest of the world to look at, so here’s a quick look at some news from Europe worth noting from the start of this week: [Read more →]
St Helena Taps Telecom Egypt for Subsea Connectivity Via Equiano
November 2nd, 2020
One of the more remote spots in the world is a step closer to getting its own subsea fiber connection. The St Helena Government and Telecom Egypt have signed an agreement that will give the island in the South Atlantic that will connect Telecom Egypt’s network across a planned new branch of the Equiano system. [Read more →]
Friday Roundup: Lincoln Rackhouse, Schneider Electric, Telarus, ADTRAN
October 30th, 2020
An inorganic data center move, an edge partnership, some channel news, and some XGS-PON: [Read more →]
Raise the Bar
October 30th, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Venkatesh Murthy, Executive Director Engineering at VCTI
Most successful business leaders and organizations are in a constant pursuit of excellence. They know that the world has become more competitive and that customers are more demanding. Frictionless, digital experiences, always on-always available-always high performing service and support, product information attune to individual preferences…these have become [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: Ciena, Windstream, Bluebird, Orange Business, maincubes, ITRenew, Circle B
October 29th, 2020
A couple infrastructure upgrades, a win in the cloud, and a new sustainability effort: [Read more →]
Chayora Hits the On Button
October 29th, 2020

Chayora has finally gone live over in the Beijing/Tianjin metro area in mainland China. After a long buildup, the developer and operator of hyperscale infrastructure has officially commenced live operations at its first facility. [Read more →]
Data Center M&A: DartPoints Buys Metro
October 28th, 2020
There was a bit of consolidation in the data center sector today out in the Midwest. DartPoints has announced the acquisition of Metro Data Centers. [Read more →]
ESnet Taps Infinera for 600G/800G
October 28th, 2020

The US Deparment of Energy is upgrading its next generation science network with some help from Infinera. They will be building the next version of ESnet leveraging Infinera’s gear and software. [Read more →]
Network Bytes: Hurricane Electric, Crown Castle, Telia Carrier, RETN
October 27th, 2020
Here’s a set of network expansion quick takes from early this week and late last week that are worth noting. [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight – Blackfoot’s Todd Twete Talks Rural 5G
October 26th, 2020

In the world of telecommunications and internet infrastructure, we spend much of our time looking at Tier 1 markets, and most of the rest not too far away. But there are also service providers doing the same work out where the biggest corporations are not to be found. Blackfoot Communications is one such regional provider, serving markets across western Montana and eastern Idaho and reaching into the surrounding states. With us today to talk about its unique position in the industry is Todd Twete, Blackfoot Carrier Services’ Director of Carrier Services. [Read more →]
DataBank Invests in EdgePresence
October 23rd, 2020
Fresh off last month’s announcement of a deal to buy zColo from Zayo, DataBank has made another inorganic move. This week they revealed a $30M strategic investment in EdgePresence. [Read more →]
New CEO at Zayo
October 23rd, 2020
The drama of the last two years over at Zayo has led a change in leadership. After a 13 year run as CEO, Dan Caruso is stepping back into a director role, passing the baton to the company’s new leader: Steve Smith. [Read more →]
Startup Mentality: Five concepts to help you innovate for 5G
October 23rd, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Zoltan Varnai, Cloud Native Core Marketing Manager at Nokia
Start-ups can make established companies uncomfortable. While they typically have lower resources and budgets, these newcomers are armed with innovative ideas and an enthusiasm to take over the market. Now that the fast evolving world of 5G is upon us, telco companies could [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: Avelacom, EllaLink, Equinix, Comcast, Ciena, Verizon
October 22nd, 2020
Some low latency news and some remote connectivity solutions for workers and for students: [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: Cogeco, LightRiver, DE-CIX, Prime
October 21st, 2020
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 →]