Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by BK Smith (Head of Self Serve Solutions) and Nesia Dotson (Associate Director, Product Marketing), First Orion

Branded calling tools—verified identity, call-display customization, and advanced analytics—were first shaped by innovators working with large enterprises that had the resources for complex deployments. Small and midsize businesses (SMBs), however, have faced the steepest consequences of missed connections despite relying on fast, direct customer outreach.​ [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Steve Douglas, Head of Market Strategy at Spirent, now part of Keysight

We spend a lot of time in this industry hypothesizing what the world will look like in 10 years. But when technology moves this fast, looking that far out is just prediction. Looking two or three years out? That is engineering. [Read more →]

Three bits of data center news and a couple vendor items: [Read more →]

An M&A, a lease, and a couple of network upgrades: [Read more →]

Today we have a visit from another participant in the national FTTH buildout party we have all been watching the last few years.  Ezee Fiber got started on a metro footprint in Houston, but has quickly moved into New Mexico, Washington, and Illinois, with perhaps more to come.  With us today to talk about the company’s approach and plans for the future is CEO Matthew Marino. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by David Idle, Bigleaf Networks CPO

For most of the last decade, enterprise satellite strategy has revolved around Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. In the background, though, High Earth Orbit (HEO) systems—typically highly elliptical, high-apogee orbits such as Molniya and Tundra—are moving into serious consideration as another layer in the enterprise underlay. [Read more →]

One M&A and three other bits of news to catch up with in the last mile: [Read more →]

That’s the rumor that emerged a few days ago. The Japanese telco and technology giant Softbank is said to be in talks to acquire the infrastructure investment company DigitalBridge, although details of any potential deal have not trickled out. But the Japanese telco and investment giant is thought to be looking to jump into the AI infrastructure world. [Read more →]

Fraud has been a part of the telecom landscape since, well, forever.  But the landscape has never shifted as quickly as it is now with the rise of artificial intelligence. Both threats and solutions have new, evolving tools available to them. With us today to talk about how things are changing and where they are going is Nadejda Papernaia, founder and CEO of AB Handshake. AB Handshake is moving to leverage predictive AI, collaboration, and regulation to shift the balance of power toward the defense of the network. [Read more →]

Five interesting bits of infrastructure news from around the world: [Read more →]

Four fiber infrastructure announcements of regional interest around the US: [Read more →]

Four items of data center news and related technology to catch up with this week: [Read more →]

Five interesting items to catch up with: [Read more →]

With AI driving so much infrastructure investment in the data center space, sometimes the regional and middle mile fiber space seems to get less love.  But it too is flush with opportunity in today’s market for those with the expertise.  eX², a division of Vivacity Infrastructure Group, has a unique approach to such projects.  With us today to talk about Vivacity and eX²’s unique approach to the fiber infrastructure marketplace is industry veteran and Vivacity CEO Christopher Rabii. [Read more →]

Five infrastructure projects to catch up with: [Read more →]

Four interesting global deployments to catch up with: [Read more →]

Five bits of network news, three from the US and two from across the pond. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Laura Lehman, Director of Digital Experience Product Management, GTT

The way enterprises manage their networks is seeing a major shift. For the past two decades, network operations were manual, hardware-centric – and most notably, reactive. Managing a network was often about finding and fixing issues as (or after) they happen, which relied as much on human oversight as on data. Now, enterprises have a powerful opportunity to completely transform the ways of the past by leveraging the power of AI intelligence and insight. [Read more →]

One new subsea cable and three bits of data center news: [Read more →]

Three network expansions and a data center. [Read more →]

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

While AI is on everyone’s mind right now, quantum computing may not be far behind, at least when it comes to cryptography.  Networks are only as secure as the RSA algorithms, and when quantum arrives that will likely be the first target.  That means we will need post quantum security in place sooner than ever.  QuSecure has long been on the forefront of post quantum security when it comes to networks and communication.  With us today is the company’s founder and field CTO, Dave Krauthamer, to talk about the upcoming shift to post quantum security. [Read more →]

Five interesting projects, four from around the US and one from Europe: [Read more →]