Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Abhilash Kunnatoor Margabandu, VP of Infrastructure Engineering, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure

As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for compute, the definition of what makes a data center “future-proof” is changing rapidly. Three years ago, racks ran at roughly 15-50 kW, yet today, deployments regularly reach 130 kW – with some projections suggesting densities may exceed 600 kW per rack by 2028. Given today’s speed of innovation, AI is compressing a decade of infrastructure evolution into just a few years, and to mend the gap between legacy facility designs and modern compute workloads, data centers must fundamentally change from a design and operational standpoint. [Read more →]

A new edge data center, a new FTTH market, a bit of M&A, and some subsea action. [Read more →]

Three bits of data center news and one inorganic move: [Read more →]

Two bits of M&A news and a strategic partnership: [Read more →]

Buildouts of fiber-to-the-home infrastructure are happening in markets all over the country now, and it’s happening due to the entrepreneurship of small groups, not large companies.  One such rising FTTx star is Ripple Fiber, which has been adding new markets and homes passed at a prodigious rate.  With us today is Founder and CEO Greg Wilson to talk about how they are doing it and how they view the last mile business overall. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by David Hicks, Chief Strategy Officer at Render Networks

As we head into 2026, telcos are entering a period of accelerated technological change, particularly in network construction. While AI has captured attention across many domains, its most consequential impact is emerging where execution has historically struggled. Construction remains one of the last large-scale, capital-intensive activities to fully modernize, and that is beginning to change. [Read more →]

As years go, 2025 has been quite a trip. And I mean that entirely in the sense of an LSD trip. But in telecom and internet infrastructure all the craziness has kind of washed over a granite base of organic buildouts backed by real money. Everyone is too busy for the nuttiness that has enveloped politics, trade, immigration, and the like. It feels like we’d rather it all just go away while we do what we gotta do, and this year it mostly has. Will that continue in 2026? Well, yes and no. Prognosticating is hard these days, but I’ll give it a go. [Read more →]

Two expansions and a spinoff: [Read more →]

There was a bit of M&A in the fiberoptic cable space as we finish off 2025. The cable infrastructure provider Prysmian and the shipbuilder group Fincantieri have formed a joint venture to acquire Xtera from H.I.G Capital. The deal gives Prysmian a greater presence in the subsea telecommunications space. [Read more →]

Three bits of FTTH investment and an E-Rate project to check out from the past few days. [Read more →]

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 →]