Telecom Ramblings

In an M&A move that I somehow missed during the election chaos, BCE through its Bell Canada subsidiary has announced plans to acquire Ziply Fiber for about C$7B including assumed debt. The move by Bell will give it a significant foothold in the US fiber marketplace. [Read more →]

While the US votes, here are four bits of news from three parts of the world — one of the M&A variety, albeit a small one. [Read more →]

With all the focus on AI and FTTx and 5G, it’s easy to forget about the other side of the digital divide and the service providers who straddle it.  Fixed wireless services have long been with us, and the underlying technology continues to evolve.  New ways to connect more and more places are a key piece of the infrastructure puzzle, and that means opportunity for those with the spectrum and a fresh approach.  With us today to talk about the next generation of the fixed wireless opportunity is Eric Watko, CEO of BroadbandOne. [Read more →]

Four items to catch up with before the whole US election thing comes to a head over the next few days: [Read more →]

The pan-European infrastructure provider euNetworks has built another intercity fiber route and added to its list of Super Highways. This time they have overbuilt Frankfurt to Paris, another of the core FLAP-D legs, with diverse, modern infrastructure. [Read more →]

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

Four technology deployments by global operators to catch up with: [Read more →]

Over the past decade, we have seen infrastructure investments in Latin America growing rapidly but with most of it going into data centers and subsea cables.  But markets across the continent are maturing, and EdgeUno sees an opportunity.  The infrastructure and cloud provider plans to leverage its footprint across the continent as it builds out diverse, new, longhaul terrestrial fiber between the markets it serves.  With us today to talk about their approach and the opportunity they see is CEO Mehmet Akcin. [Read more →]

One bit of M&A and three organic expansion moves from around the industry to finish off the week: [Read more →]

How progressive digital approaches are helping telcos resolve five of their biggest supply chain headaches

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by SAP’s Gary Pan [Read more →]

Five bits of last mile news: [Read more →]

Infrastructure news from around the world at midweek: [Read more →]

Some FTTx, some fixed wireless, some data center development, and some funding: [Read more →]

The data center business is not a monolithic collection of servers and power, there are many types of facilities out there making up the broader infrastructure ecosystem. One of the longest running but too often neglected in the AI era is that of the carrier hotel and interconnection hub. With us today is John Bonczek, CRO at 1547 Critical Systems Realty. Early on in 1547 CSR’s development we had the company’s CEO and Managing Director J. Todd Raymond here for a chat about their plans. Let’s find out what the company has been up to since. [Read more →]

Four significant infrastructure moves we will have to keep an eye on from this week’s news: [Read more →]

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 →]