Some intercity fiber news, a data center infrastructure acquisition, and some international voice security: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Gigabit Fiber, Duos, Cogeco, Citynet, RtBrick
September 17th, 2025
Four interesting items of regional interest, two domestic and two international: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Great Plains, LSC, Brightspeed, Duos
September 16th, 2025
Several interesting regional fiber and edge items of interest in recent days: [Read more →]
The Infrastructure Physics Problem Behind AI’s Data Center Crisis
September 12th, 2025

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Chris Brill, Field CTO at Myriad360
The telecommunications and data center industries are confronting an unprecedented infrastructure challenge. AI workloads have shattered the fundamental assumptions that have guided facility design and capacity planning for decades, creating a crisis that goes far beyond incremental upgrades.
The evidence is stark: companies are now exploring ocean-floor data center deployments and racing to secure Arctic locations for natural cooling. These aren’t experimental ventures—they’re desperate responses to the reality that conventional infrastructure approaches have reached their limits. [Read more →]
Network Bytes: Lumen, SG.GS, Ciena, Gold Data, MDC
September 11th, 2025
Some interesting network news from around the world to catch up with: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: HydraVault, Thrive, Ripple, Nokia, Comcast Business
September 10th, 2025
Five items of metro and regional interest to catch up with: [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: DE-CIX, BDx, EXA, Nokia, iWay, Altibox, Ciena
September 9th, 2025
A few infrastructure items from around the world: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Blue Owl Takes the Helm at South Reach Networks
September 8th, 2025

In one of the summer’s most interesting fiber infrastructure acquisitions, Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure acquired South Reach Networks to go with its existing portfolio company Dark Fiber & Infrastructure. South Reach operates fiber along the east coast of Florida as well as in the metros of Miami and Boca Raton. Just what do they have in mind? With us today are CEO Scott Bergs and CRO Mike Sevret to talk about the acquisition and the company’s plans for the future. [Read more →]
Building a Network for the New Era of Endless Disruption
September 5th, 2025

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Todd Mussman, GTT Product Manager
Managing the ill effects of extreme weather events has unfortunately become a recurring part of network operations. Yet many enterprises plan as if such events are rare, leaving critical systems exposed when major disruptions occur. According to a recent S&P Global report, only one in five have a formal climate change adaptation plan, and fewer than half of those plan to act on it within the next decade. [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Cityside, Granite State, CHR, NGN, Ribbon
September 4th, 2025
Three items of regional interest from different corners of the country: [Read more →]
Arelion Upgrades Its Scandinavian Fiber
September 3rd, 2025
Arelion has announced a major upgrade to its network infrastructure in its home turf of Scandinavia. The international network provider that was once the international arm of Teliasonera will be adding more intercity fiber to its diet. [Read more →]
iBasis Buys Telstra’s Wholesale Voice Biz
September 3rd, 2025
There was a significant bit of M&A this morning in the wholesale voice business. iBasis says it has signed an agreement to acquire the wholesale voice, mobile, and messaging assets of Telstra International. [Read more →]
Tuesday Roundup: Djibouti Telecom, VOX Solutions, Applied Digital, CoreWeave, DE-CIX
September 2nd, 2025
Four bits of infrastructure news from four continents around the industry: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: GlobeLink, STACK, Gigapower, Brightspeed
August 29th, 2025
Two big projects in the southwest, plus two last mile fiber updates: [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: Lightpath, Sparkle, Lumen, Consolidated
August 28th, 2025
Four network projects to catch up with before Labor Day weekend here in the US: [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: EdgeConneX, Community IX, ValorC3, Megaport, GNM
August 27th, 2025
A new data center project, two interconnection expansions, and a new PoP: [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Digital Realty, Crusoe, atNorth, Nokia, Ericsson
August 26th, 2025
Data centers, AI, and interconnection: [Read more →]
Monday Roundup: EdgeConneX, Boldyn, DartPoints, Lumen
August 25th, 2025
Four buildout projects to catch up with as we close out August: [Read more →]
Global Logistics and the Rise of Telematics
August 22nd, 2025

This Industry Spotlight was authored by Ohad Peled, Product Marketing Manager at Sony Semiconductor Israel
Fleet tracking has moved from operational nice-to-have to boardroom priority. According to Allied Market Research, the global commercial telematics market will surge from US $16.9 billion in 2020 to US $64 billion by 2030, a 14.3 % CAGR, underscoring why telematics is moving from pilot project to board-level priority. [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: Boldyn, Mediacom, Ripple Fiber, 123NET
August 21st, 2025
Four metro projects from the Midwest and eastern seaboard to catch up with: [Read more →]
Vantage to Build Frontier in Texas
August 20th, 2025
In the AI data center arms race, the projects just keep getting bigger. Yesterday Vantage Data Centers raised the ante again by announcing plans for a $25B investment out in Shackelford County, Texas. The result will be their Frontier campus, which will look to meet the voracious demand for AI infrastructure. [Read more →]
Tuesday Roundup: Yondr, Applied Digital, Wyyerd, Hurricane Electric
August 19th, 2025
Two new data center campuses, some FTTx, and a new PoP: [Read more →]
Monday Bytes: ODATA, Spirent, OQ, Lumen, euNetworks
August 18th, 2025
A quick catchup on news from around the sector and the world: [Read more →]