Telecom Ramblings

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 →]

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 →]

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 →]

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 →]

Some low latency news and some remote connectivity solutions for workers and for students: [Read more →]

A renewed M&A attempt, a new partnership, a new PoP, and a new data center project: [Read more →]

Here are a few items to catch up on, mostly from over the weekend: [Read more →]

Now some news from this morning from around the world: [Read more →]

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 →]

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 →]

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 →]

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 →]

Plenty of infrastructure news from around the world to keep busy with this week: [Read more →]

There have been multiple interesting partnerships announced in the metro fiber market this week worth keeping an eye on: [Read more →]

Four interesting items from around the industry and across three continents to catch up on: [Read more →]

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 →]

Also new in the news this week: more interconnection, another edge data center, some backhaul, and a new hire: [Read more →]

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 →]

Two contract wins, a new CEO, and a new data center, not necessarily in that order: [Read more →]

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 →]

A couple infrastructure expansion projects and a couple of partnerships at midweek: [Read more →]

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 →]

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 →]