Telecom Ramblings

The western Caribbean could be getting some new subsea fiber infrastructure soon. Sparkle has joined Gold Data and Liberty Networks to construct and commercialize the MANTA regional system. [Read more →]

A set of interesting global investments and customer wins: [Read more →]

Here is a set of regional infrastructure news to catch up with: [Read more →]

Four bits of expansion news from Europe and Asia to keep up with: [Read more →]

Three industry leaders teamed up for some big bandwidth between continents. Nokia, Windstream Wholesale, and Colt Technology Services recently put the latest technology to work in an 800GbE trial between continents. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Richard Brandon, VP of Strategy at RtBrick

The 2024 Trump vs. Harris election presents numerous polarizing issues that teeter headlines daily, including how federal spending should be allocated. Funding within the telecom and broadband space has been an issue of contention for years, most recently playing out in political moves like Trump’s rip-and-replace program, which aimed to eliminate outdated systems, and Biden’s BEAD program, meant to aid the digital divide. [Read more →]

Four projects of regional and metro scope to talk about today: [Read more →]

Four bits of teamwork from around the world putting next generation infrastructure to work: [Read more →]

Some items of regional interest worth keeping up with: [Read more →]

Four bits of last mile news, three from the northeast and one from the southeast: [Read more →]

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

Each year, the digital world grows more advanced, allowing enterprises to connect to services, partners, and customers across the globe within seconds. Network as a Service (NaaS) plays an essential role in enabling this digital ecosystem, with Mordor Intelligence predicting the market to grow from $14.46 billion in 2024 to $78.38 billion in 2029, with a CAGR of over 32%. [Read more →]

The pan-European bandwidth infrastructure company euNetworks has been busy. They have lifted the curtains on a new ‘Super Highway’ route that takes on one of the most data-intensive infrastructure corridors in the world: Amsterdam to Frankfurt. [Read more →]

The news is alite with the possibility that Crown Castle might sell off its fiber and small cell business. Supposedly competing in the process are Zayo Group (backed by EQT and DigitalBridge) and TPG, and the price tag attached to the rumor is in the $10B neighborhood. A deal might not happen, but we know enough about this sort of thing now to be able to tell that there likely is fire under that smoke. [Read more →]

A nice chunk of fiber infrastructure has changed hands out in the Midwest. Yesterday, Segra and Everstream announced the acquisition of Everstream’s St. Louis footprint by Segra, which is owned by Cox Communications. [Read more →]

A few items from around the world: [Read more →]

Four items on four continents to start the week: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jeff Miller, President and CEO of Synchronoss Technologies

In today’s hyper-connected world, the importance of data security cannot be overstated. In Appdome’s 2024 Mobile Consumer Security Survey, 58% of consumers named mobile fraud their primary worry today, especially with AI-based scams on the rise. Deloitte’s 2023 Connected Consumer Survey found similar results, with 67% of mobile users reporting concerns about data security and privacy on their smartphones and 62% of smart home users reporting anxiety [Read more →]

Four bits of regional connectivity from this week’s infrastructure news: [Read more →]

Several international bits of news from the middle of this week to catch up with: [Read more →]

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

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

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dario Betti, CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum

The UK government wants to crackdown on “snatch thefts” of smartphones; an estimated 78,000 Brits had their phones stolen on the streets in the year up to March 2024 – a rise of over 150% compared to the previous 12 months. The government wants a technology solution, but technology by itself might not be able to address the root cause. [Read more →]

Four bits of expansion news, two domestic and two international: [Read more →]