The Bear Has a Book: Bandwidth to Drop Soon!

We all know how we got to this modern world of infrastructure in 2025. Or do we? Most of the real stories behind the rise of the fiber business never make it into the public sphere. But in less than two weeks we’re going to be treated to a whole lot more of them when Dan Caruso’s new book drops.

“Bandwidth: The Untold Story of Ambition, Deception, and Innovation That Shaped the Internet Age and the Dot-Com Boom” will become available on February 4. Dan was in on the ground floor of everything during the first dot-com boom and bust at MFS, WorldCom and Level 3. And with the founding of Zayo he became one of the leading voices throughout the two-decade resurgence we have all enjoyed since then in the infrastructure sector.  If there are stories in the sector he doesn’t know personally, he certainly knows who does.  And I’m sure that he’s gathered them from many other names we all know.

As we enter this new age of investment and speculation in AI, quantum, and all the infrastructure needed to make them work, an insider’s look into how these cycles really happen at the personal level could tell us a lot. Because while technology moves on, people are still people. And lots of the people whose careers began during the dot-com boom, bust, and resurgence are the ones driving today’s infrastructure decisions.  A few insights are definitely in order here.  And Dan’s memoir may spark others to share their own experiences.

Whether  reading the story for the first time, reminiscing a bit, or just looking for the juicy details, how can we not put this book on our shelves? I have my pre-order in.

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