Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Spotlight was authored by Ohad Peled, Product Marketing Manager at Sony Semiconductor Israel

Fleet tracking has moved from operational nice-to-have to boardroom priority. According to Allied Market Research, the global commercial telematics market will surge from US $16.9 billion in 2020 to US $64 billion by 2030, a 14.3 % CAGR, underscoring why telematics is moving from pilot project to board-level priority. [Read more →]

Four metro projects from the Midwest and eastern seaboard to catch up with: [Read more →]

In the AI data center arms race, the projects just keep getting bigger. Yesterday Vantage Data Centers raised the ante again by announcing plans for a $25B investment out in Shackelford County, Texas. The result will be their Frontier campus, which will look to meet the voracious demand for AI infrastructure. [Read more →]

Two new data center campuses, some FTTx, and a new PoP: [Read more →]

A quick catchup on news from around the sector and the world: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Sami Saru, VP and Head of Patent Portfolio, Nokia

Infrastructure is discussed a lot in the world of telecoms, from cell towers to fiber networks, cloud-native cores to Open RAN deployments. What we don’t talk about as much are the invisible forces powering our industry (ideas, patents, and standards), turning raw creativity into the technology we use every day. [Read more →]

South America has a new IX option, as DE-CIX has moved into the Brazilian market of São Paulo. With a presence already in Rio de Janeiro, this will be their second market in South America overall. São Paulo is the biggest data center market on the continent, of course. [Read more →]

A couple data centers, some FTTx, a cloud collaboration, and a network upgrade: [Read more →]

A regulatory shift, some data center funding, a DWDM vendor win, and some state-funded last mile funding: [Read more →]

Some AI and three bits of FTTx expansion news: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Accenture’s Dan Rice.

It’s not easy being a small and medium-sized business. [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure news of regional and metro interest to catch up with: [Read more →]

A federal contract, a couple vendor wins, a bit of M&A, some interconnection, and some, umm, cement. [Read more →]

An equity investment, and upgrade, and three bits of M&A news: [Read more →]

Three new data center infrastructure projects, and one M&A on the engineering side of things: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Markus Persson, Global Industry Director of Telecoms at IFS

The U.S. telecommunications industry is at a critical crossroads. The rollout of 5G networks promised ultra-fast speeds, low latency, and high reliability, yet, unlike previous network iterations such as 3G and 4G, consumers are seeing very little difference in their service. Major U.S. telecom operators now face a $28 billion free cash flow gap to reach their [Read more →]

Three FTTx updates, from west to east. [Read more →]

News from around the industry and the world to catch up on as July winds down: [Read more →]

Two items from the data center infrastructure space, a subsea vendor win, and more FTTx: [Read more →]

Four bits of infrastructure news from Europe, Asia, and Africa to catch up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Anthony Goonetilleke, Group President of Technology & Head of Strategy at Amdocs

How does Swiftie Mobile sound to you? Or, better yet, how many subscribers do you think they’ll capture on day one after guaranteeing two concert tickets for every year a user maintains their subscription? [Read more →]

One new fiber route, two data center financings, and some cooling technology: [Read more →]

Four bits of network news, three from the US and one from northeastern Europe. [Read more →]