Telecom Ramblings

The edge is where much of the action was last year, and where even more action will surely be in 2021.  One of the earliest proponents of building out data center space at the edge was EdgeConneX.  EdgeConneX was recently purchased by EQT and is entering into a new phase of growth, and just last week extended its presence to Asia for the first time via a new joint venture.  With us today to talk about the company’s outlook, the nature of the edge, and the effects of the pandemic on the industry is the company’s chief marketing officer, Phillip Marangella. [Read more →]

A few interesting items on the metro and regional fiber front to close out the week, and who knows, maybe the winter too? We can hope. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Ken Kremer, Chief Technical Officer, Data Center Strategy at Involta

The cloud as the data center’s demise is a hypothetical assertion that technology and telecom are no stranger to. It’s an attention-grabbing claim that seems to underscore the massive migration to the cloud that has characterized much of the digital landscape in recent years. The popularity of cloud computing can’t be [Read more →]

Four interesting items from around the world to check up on from this week: [Read more →]

Four interesting bits of news worth catching up on at midweek: [Read more →]

Down in the southwestern US, Windstream Wholesale has been putting some new gear through its paces. Today they revealed a successful trial of Acacia’s ZR+ digital coherent optics technology, and as a result will incorporate the gear into its deployment plans. [Read more →]

EdgeConneX is getting started on a fourth continent via a key new partnership. They have formed a 50:50 joint venture with Adani Enterprises, an infrastructure specialist in India. The new JV will be called AdaniConneX and will take aim at data center opportunities across the country. [Read more →]

Four bits of news from late last week that we need to catch up on before handling this week’s news — some SD-WAN, a new IX, and a big rumor: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Tony Kourlas, Director, IP Product Marketing for Nokia

Sir Isaac Newton once observed that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. Set something in motion to fulfill a purpose but be prepared for the pushback this action will create. This comes as sage advice for mobile providers preparing their [Read more →]

Colt Technology Services has had a busy week, with three interesting bits of news in three different corners of the industry, a new cloud telephony partnership with Solvion in Europe, new voice markets in the Far East and North America, and a quantum-secured transport trial with some help from ADVA. [Read more →]

Four bits of metro and regional network news to catch up with at midweek: [Read more →]

There was a bit of fiber consolidation announced in the southeastern US yesterday. Cable One has announced a deal to purchase Hargray Communications, or more precisely the 85% of the company they didn’t already own. They have been a minority shareholder in the company since last summer, when they contributed a cable system in Anniston, Alabama in exchange for a stake. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by David W Wang

To date, SD-WAN has come up with some great values and offers to the enterprise market. Cost savings for branches, application-aware routing, embedded security or SASE, optimized cloud connectivity, provisioning agility, and enhanced application and performance visibility, just to [Read more →]

Two bits of metro news, one M&A, and an outsourcing upgrade: [Read more →]

The Australian entrepreneur Bevan Slattery is at it again, shaking things up down under with another new high profile venture. This time he has launched HyperOne, which plans to build a new 20,000km+ fiber backbone across and around Australia. [Read more →]

Sanjay Bhatia, Vice President of Strategy and Solutions Marketing, Ribbon

At its inception, 5G was hyped as the new service enabler, promising to revolutionize society and enable everything from IoT and Industry 4.0 to smart cities and beyond. However, up until now, most 5G launches are primarily enhanced mobile broadband in nature. And while more and more carriers are [Read more →]

A few news items to catch up on from midweek: [Read more →]

A whole bunch of interesting partnerships were announced in international markets this week: [Read more →]

The Belgian-based international network operator BICS and its subsidiary now have two fewer owners. Proximus Group has announced a deal under which it has purchased the stakes of MTN and Swisscom, taking full control of the company. [Read more →]

Ciena revealed yesterday that two key subsea cable systems on opposite sides of the globe are leveraging the vendor’s optical gear and supporting systems.  Both deployments will aim to support the world’s ever growing demand for international bandwidth. [Read more →]

Three interesting internet infrastructure investments on three continents worth keeping an eye on: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Kailem Anderson, VP of Portfolio and Engineering, Blue Planet, a division of Ciena

There’s been a lot of buzz and excitement about 5G – and for good reason. 5G networks offer significantly lower latency and higher throughput than existing mobile connectivity options. It’s more reliable. In fact, the [Read more →]

Four bits of news from Europe: two M&As, one agency contract, and that new submarine cable: [Read more →]