Telecom Ramblings

The Start Campus in Portugal has a major new hyperscale partner. None other than Microsoft has announced plans to spend nearly $10B on AI data center infrastructure in the country. [Read more →]

Two expansions, an upgrade, a neutral host network, and an interesting M&A move: [Read more →]

Four bits of colo, cloud, and AI news to catch up with: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Daria Batrakova, Director, Business Line Telecom Solutions, FNT Software

The health of an organization’s network infrastructure is directly tied to its ability to grow, innovate, and deliver services effectively. For telecommunications providers, data centers, and enterprises alike, network infrastructure management is a strategic enabler of operational excellence. [Read more →]

A federal contract, some regional waves, some FTTx expansion, and a bit of M&A. [Read more →]

Greenlight Networks has made another inorganic move. The Rochester-NY-based last mile operator has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pennsylvania-based FastBridge Fiber. [Read more →]

An expansion and three collaborations to keep an eye on: [Read more →]

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

The first wave of 5G technology revolutionized mobile connectivity, providing the groundwork for cloud-native, software-powered service delivery. However, although the speed, capacity, and flexibility of networks have soared, service innovation and monetization have not yet achieved their full potential. [Read more →]

A subsea branch, a network upgrade, and two data center project updates: [Read more →]

Four interesting network infrastructure projects from around the US in the last two days. [Read more →]

Four expansions and upgrades from around the world to catch up with: [Read more →]

Five last mile infrastructure projects from around the US. [Read more →]

There was a bit of interesting infrastructure M&A over in southeastern Europe in a market we don’t hear a lot from. EXA Infrastructure said yesterday that it has signed an agreement to acquire all the long-haul duct assets of Conexio doo Beograd. [Read more →]

An M&A, some leased capacity, some energy, and a new campus: [Read more →]

An infrastructure alliance, a new terrestrial route, and a new IX: [Read more →]

A new fiber route, an IX expansion, a subsea optical deployment, and a substantial BEAD award. [Read more →]

Some fiber, some interconnection, a data center, and some transit: [Read more →]

One data center campus, one new subsea cable, one new terrestrial route, and several upgrades: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Paul Wright, CRO at CBNG

Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how businesses operate; it’s redefining the very foundation of our digital infrastructure. Telco operators are sounding the alarm over AI-driven bandwidth demand overwhelming legacy networks. With 84% of networks already struggling, industry leaders warn of a potential “capacity black hole”. [Read more →]

A significant swath of data center capacity is changing hands. Yesterday a consortium of buyers announced a deal to acquire 100% of the equity in Aligned Data Centers. [Read more →]

The European telecommunications market is having a bit of an M&A drama moment. Yesterday, three of France’s largest telecommunications providers made a joint offer to buy their rival, Altice France. The three are Bougues Telecom, Free-iliad Group, and Orange, and the bid is said to be worth an enterprise value of €17B, or $19.72B. [Read more →]

Four bits of news from four corners of the networking space from around the world: [Read more →]

Four bits of global network and data center news to catch up with: [Read more →]