Telecom Ramblings

Software Defined Networking has taken the infrastructure world by storm, and its most public face has been SD-WAN.  But beyond merely replacing legacy MPLS networks, SD-WAN is being called upon to handle new challenges from technologies like IoT.  With us today to talk about this intersection of new technologies is Martin Bosshardt, Founding Partner of Open Systems.  Open Systems is an SD-WAN provider based in Zurich and Silicon Valley that focuses on delivering end-to-end, fully integrated SD-WAN to the global enterprise market. [Read more →]

Another submarine cable system is in the works on a route that has never been attempted before. SUB.CO announced yesterday that it has picked Subcom to to build a new cable system between Australia and Oman. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dean Bogdanovic, Founder and CEO of Volta Networks

5G brings a significant leap forward in capacity and performance over 4G and will launch us into the age of “everything connected,” with IoT, connected cars, virtual reality, automated factories and more. However, these applications don’t tolerate delay – they are low latency and bandwidth-hungry. [Read more →]

Several interesting global infrastructure items have hit the wires this week, here’s a quick look: [Read more →]

Three bits of data center news and one network expansion: [Read more →]

One of the more unique recent fiber buildouts is now complete. Crosslake Fibre announced this morning that its Toronto-New York cable is now live, adding diversity on a route that hasn’t seen anything new in decades while cutting latency. [Read more →]

A new longhaul fiber builder has come out of stealth in the Rockies and Southwestern US. Arcadian Infracom announced late last week that it has raised its first round of funding for its plans to build out several longhaul fiber routes. [Read more →]

One contract win in Europe, one in India, and two bits of regional government success in the US: [Read more →]

The UCaaS space has been a lively one in recent years, as business increasingly embrace the technology and leave behind those legacy PBXs and such.  The ongoing shift has brought new names into the space, replacing many more traditional telecommunications names on lists like Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.  One such name that is holding strong is Windstream Enterprise, despite the financial headwinds at its parent company.  With us today to talk about Windstream’s approach to UCaaS is Cardi Prinzi, CMO and EVP at Windstream Enterprise.  Cardi joined Windstream earlier the year. [Read more →]

There is another infrastructure player in the mix as of this week. South Reach Networks has formally launched with a combination of metro and longhaul connectivity plus colocation down in Miami. South Reach is led by Michael Sevret, former EVP and Chief Strategy Officer for Cross River Fiber in New Jersey. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was written by Hayley Hughes and Wes Faulkenberry

The way we generally refer to UCaaS has significantly changed from its early beginnings of basic voice-only communications. Today, we believe UCaaS has evolved into “Integrated Enterprise Collaboration” with the acceleration of API integrations, CPaaS, customer engagement and collaboration tools. [Read more →]

A few news items worth keeping up with: [Read more →]

Somehow I didn’t see this one from over the weekend. Rumors are suggesting that EQT is in the market for some new infrastructure, engaging in talks with the edge data center provider EdgeConneX about a buyout. [Read more →]

A few deployments and contract wins from around the industry at midweek: [Read more →]

Two of the East Coast’s busiest cable landing stations have added a direct fiber connection between them. In an announcement with Windstream yesterday, NJFX and Telxius revealed the completion of a fiber link between Wall NJ and Virginia Beach VA. [Read more →]

A few items from around the sector to start off the week: [Read more →]

Interconnection, SDN, NFV, and a little M&A news: [Read more →]

This article was authored by C Omprakash, KS Dineshkumar, and A.B. Mogan of Prodapt Solutions

According to a McKinsey’s report, digital service providers (DSPs) have complex fundamental processes with multiple system integrations that are labor-intensive and highly expensive. TM Forum business process framework’s trouble to resolve (T2R) process provides a framework to deal with a trouble (issue) reported by the customer, then to diagnose the issue, to analyze, to identify the root cause of the problem, initiating resolution to meet customer satisfaction, monitoring progress and finally [Read more →]

Two deals and a war chest raised: [Read more →]

Here’s a midweek summary of some other news items worth noting: [Read more →]

Two of the networking world’s key organizations have joined forces to further advance SD-WAN. MEF and UNUG announced yesterday a collaboration aimed at accelerating development of MEF 3.0 standards and certification programs. [Read more →]

The upstart edge computing provider EdgeUno is teaming up with subsea cable operator Seaborn Networks. In an announcement yesterday, the two young companies expanded their relationship to delivering managed cloud services, deploying a unique virtualized cloud infrastructure starting in Brazil but aimed at the surrounding region as well. [Read more →]

Equinix has found a Latin American new market to get into, making an inorganic move across the Rio Grande into Mexico. At the end of last week the data center giant fulfilled rumors that had been circulating and announced plans to several data centers from the Mexican service provider Axtel. [Read more →]