Telecom Ramblings

With all the M&A going on, all the new automation capabilities, and new  technologies like 5G, AI, and more on the horizon, the telecommunications and internet infrastructure sector is never sitting still.  Companies in any sector must manage change, but in this sector keeping up is a never-ending project with no vacations.  With us today to talk about handling the next wave of challenges wrought by digital transformation is Jason Serotta, Media, Entertainment, & Communications Global Thought Leader at the management consulting firm North Highland. [Read more →]

The rise of the edge has been with us for a while, and CenturyLink has until now let others do something about it. But this morning the company announced a significant new plan to invest in its own edge infrastructure. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Sharif Fotouh, CEO of Compass EdgePoint

When a new concept or technology is introduced in the marketplace, it’s often difficult to cut through the hype to get the information you need to know. If you’re thinking about implementing an edge computing solution, you know what I’m talking about. Too often, the industry’s discussion about the edge is focused on questions that seem highly philosophical, leading to debates that tend to go in circles [Read more →]

Two bits of international news and one federal contract: [Read more →]

An organization gets a new member, some AI tech gets bought, and a vendor wins the favor of two mobile operators and one satellite TV provider: [Read more →]

Zayo has begun construction on a new, unique intercity fiber route. The path will stretch from Zayo’s home turf in the Denver metro area, up into and through the Rockies, and over to Salt Lake City. [Read more →]

Four items of metro and regional infrastructure news from midweek, three customer wins and one M&A closing: [Read more →]

Macquarie Group has found some new infrastructure to invest capital in. The investment company’s Macquarie Capital group will be putting £10m now and up to £30m over time into the UK fixed wireless provider Voneus. [Read more →]

Some news from different corners of the industry to start the week: [Read more →]

A few more news items worth noting before heading home for the weekend: [Read more →]

A few items from around the industry and the world to keep up with: [Read more →]

Along with its earnings announcement yesterday, Digital Realty revealed a couple of very interesting international expansion projects. [Read more →]

An expansion, two product enhancements, and a contract win to note at mid-week: [Read more →]

A few interesting items worth keeping track of: [Read more →]

As expected, on Friday regulators at the Department of Justice agreed to let the juggernaut T-Mobile/Sprint deal go through after the companies agreed to sell off pieces to Dish. Dish will apparently become the #4 player in the market, leveraging the spectrum it has been sitting on plus the Boost Mobile business and some supporting agreements. Now what? [Read more →]

Some expansion, some funding for expansion, and some consolidation with the funding folks: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was contributed by Fernando Rojas of Claro Enterprise Solutions

UCaaS technology has helped many businesses enhance collaboration and agility and reduce costs. The plug-and-play functionality of basic UCaaS benefits small organizations with minimal existing infrastructure. For large, global enterprises, customized UCaaS solutions support rationalization and digital transformation initiatives. [Read more →]

Apparently Dish was not the only option on the table recently when it came for T-Mobile and Sprint to find a buyer for Boost Mobile and other assets they would divest to gain approval for their deal. Reuters has reported that Charter Communications also submitted a proposal to the DoJ as well. [Read more →]

According to reports out this morning, there is a new deal on the table to let T-Mobile and Sprint Merge while keeping a fourth mobile operator in the market. Dish Network has agreed to a $5B deal under which it would buy wireless assets from the two companies. [Read more →]

A few bits and pieces from midweek: [Read more →]

In a bit of follow-on data center M&A news, Agile Data Sites today announced a partnership with Lincoln Rackhouse. Lincoln Rackhouse just acquired ByteGrid back in May, adding data centers in the Seattle, Chicago, and DC metro areas to its portfolio. Agile is taking on some of that space and the customers within it. [Read more →]

CenturyLink formally announced today something I’ve been hearing about through other channels for a few months. They are, at long last, pulling lots of new fiber through all those extra conduits, effectively putting a new intercity fiber network in place for a tiny fraction of what it would cost to dig. [Read more →]

Over in the UK, an alternative provider is preparing for a possible M&A spree after raising a war chest of cash from private equity. Hampshire-based Onecom has taken in £100m in cash from LDC and credit funds managed by Ares. [Read more →]