Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Mark Daley, Director, Digital Strategy and Business Development at Epsilon

The digital experience continues to redefine how people work, communicate, access services and engage in productivity worldwide. Whether through real-time collaboration, AI-led automation or cloud innovation, businesses and end-users alike now expect fast, reliable application and systems performance as standard. Underpinning these expectations is the network. [Read more →]

News from around the US to catch up with: [Read more →]

News from around the US to catch up with: [Read more →]

Some key Florida fiber infrastructure is changing hands. South Reach Networks announced yesterday that it has been acquired by a fund managed by Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure. That’s not a household name yet, but it’s interesting what else Blue Owl has been up to. [Read more →]

Central Pennsylvania may be getting a giant new AI-focused data center hub. Powerhouse Data Centers and Pennsylvania Data Center Partners have announced a joint venture with plans for a $15B project on 700-acres in Cumberland County, specifically in Carlisle about 20 miles west of Harrisburg and just off the PA turnpike. [Read more →]

Four items of metro and last mile interest, three from the southeastern US, and one from the UK. [Read more →]

EXA Infrastructure says it has deployed a new high-capacity fiber route connecting four of western Europe’s key network nodes. The connection spans 1,200km between London and Frankfurt, connecting key sites in Amsterdam and Brussels along the way. [Read more →]

Time to catch up on some interesting network and vendor news from around the world: [Read more →]

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When federal grants under the Digital Equity Act were rescinded in mid-May, it removed more than $1 billion that had already been incorporated into state planning.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 →]