Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Greg Davis, CEO at Bigleaf Networks

When federal grants under the Digital Equity Act were rescinded in mid-May, it removed more than $1 billion that had already been incorporated into state planning. Pennsylvania alone watched $35 million vanish overnight—money that local officials had earmarked for public Wi-Fi, digital-skills coaches, and devices for low-income families. [Read more →]

The North Atlantic will be getting another cable along the ocean floor, this time on a southerly path. Google says its latest transatlantic project, which it calls Sol, will connect Florida directly with Spain, with stops in Bermuda and the Azores. The new infrastructure will complement the Nuvem cable system, which should come online next year. [Read more →]

One fiber M&A, some municipal fiber, a data center project, and some environmental restoration: [Read more →]

Two inorganic moves, and two organic ones, with three from the same part of the world. [Read more →]

As we move past the long weekend and into the heat of summer, here’s a few items to catch up on: [Read more →]

Three network expansion projects and a cloud services deal from four continents: [Read more →]

Four bits of news at midweek before the long weekend here in the US: [Read more →]

Four bits of expansion news from Europe and the Americas to catch up with: [Read more →]

It may seem like the data center space is nothing but cavernous AI facilities these days, but the enterprise data center opportunity is still alive and well out there in the marketplace. ValorC3, which recently rebranded from Tonaquint, is one of the newer entrants assembling a portfolio in the space. With us today is ValorC3 CEO Jim Buie. Jim joined the company in October after holding leadership positions at Involta (now ark data centers), ViaWest (now Flexential), and Comcast. [Read more →]

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

Over the last few years, asset tracking has emerged as a critical business function, and is estimated to grow to a $34.5B market by 2032, according to Custom Market Insights. Whether businesses are monitoring a global supply chain or keeping tabs on expensive equipment, knowing where assets are [Read more →]

Four last mile and metro news, three from the US and one from across the pond: [Read more →]

Upgrades and expansions around the world to catch up with: [Read more →]

The global network operator Arelion is upgrading its network footprint on its home region of Scandinavia. The investments will target hyperscale data center connectivity and demand from the AI marketplace with the help of Ciena’s RLS technology. [Read more →]

“Three years ago, we covered the early planning behind New Mexico Fiber Network (NMFN), which aimed to unify rural, regional providers into a scalable, independent network.”  Today, NMFN is about to light up a stand alone midde-mile network to help serve the communications needs of the region. NMFN brings together a set of rural, regional providers to assemble an independent statewide network.  New Mexico itself has long been bypassed by most national infrastructure players.  But that is changing, and the state’s unique charms are starting to bring it some infrastructure attention.  To see where things are now and where they are headed, we had a chat with NMFN Chairman Jim Meyers, with some additional bits from CEO David Jimenez, and COO Jerimiah Cole. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dario Betti, Mobile Ecosystem Forum

Apple has quietly but decisively made two major announcements at its June 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that could reshape the role of identity in mobile services—including for operators, wholesalers, and enterprise service providers. These moves, while consumer-facing on the surface, will likely have wide-reaching implications for how [Read more →]

Two regional last mile projects and two data center infrastructure investments from southeast Asia: [Read more →]

Four bits of FTTx news from along the east coast of the US. [Read more →]

Interesting deals from around the globe: [Read more →]

Three items of regional interest from around the US: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Sarada Akshinthala, Associate Vice President – Telecom, Techwave

In boardrooms and strategy decks we often hear about spectrum, 5G and data centres. But if you are in the trenches of telecom, particularly on the wholesale or enterprise side, you know the real game is not just about speed or capacity. It is about how well we engineer the physical layer of telecom infrastructure. And more importantly, how seamlessly we can execute it. [Read more →]

One subsea cable, two data center financings/expansions, and a couple of technology partnerships: [Read more →]

A bit of FTTx M&A plus three expansion projects, two domestic and one international: [Read more →]

Three interesting bits of news from Europe and one from down under. [Read more →]