Telecom Ramblings

Three bits of expansion news, one fiber, one fixed wireless, and one colo: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Dylan Bushell-Embling, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

China is significantly outpacing the US in terms of spending on the infrastructure necessary to ensure 5G readiness, according to a new study by Deloitte. [Read more →]

GTT has announced new divisions over in Europe, putting the teams in place to take the company’s combined infrastructure to market. [Read more →]

Over the last two decades, the data center has become one of the core pillars of modern internet infrastructure.  Along that path has been a lot of construction, a lot of M&A, and a lot of  money well spent.  QTS Data Centers has been somewhat less active in the headlines than some of its REIT brethren, preferring a mostly organic route to its current $2.5B marketcap, but it has been a big part of the sector’s expansion.  With us today to talk about QTS’s unique approach to the data center space is Clint Heiden, who joined the company recently as Chief Revenue Officer.
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A few items from around the world to start the week: [Read more →]

A few more items worth noting before you head off for the first weekend of August, one undersea, one metro, and one job-related: [Read more →]

The team of CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty has a new project in its sights this week. The pair announced the acquisition of a property on the south side of Chicago that they intend to transform into a major data center facility. [Read more →]

Lots of earnings news from around the sector, here is a quick look at three of them from the competitive side of things: [Read more →]

Security is an everpresent concern when it comes to internet infrastructure, and hence it has been the focus of many an M&A move. Today, the industry giant Cisco made another move in this arena, announcing its intent to acquire Duo Security. [Read more →]

Two bits of cloud interconnection and two other bits of M&A worth a quick look from midweek: [Read more →]

Vonage is taking it voice and messaging platform into some new territory this summer. Today the company announced the purchase of San Francisco-based TokBox from Telefonica. [Read more →]

Yesterday Windstream added another leg to its western longhaul expansion. They will be adding more dark fiber to the company’s infrastructure between Phoenix and the west coast. [Read more →]

A bit of everything to keep an eye on for this Tuesday roundup: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Dylan Bushell-Embling, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net

The HKSAR government has proposed to allocate 5G spectrum to the market’s operators for no charge, to give them a competitive advantage in the race to 5G adoption. [Read more →]

With the realities of the Sprint deal still a long way off, T-Mobile US isn’t going to wait around to make its 5G rollout plans.  Today the ‘Uncarrier’ announced a substantial deal with Nokia to get the ball rolling. [Read more →]

On Friday, Zayo continued its string of wins with major cloud providers, albeit unnamed ones as usual.  The Boulder-based infrastructure provider announced a major expansion of its relationship with said cloud provider. [Read more →]

Telefonica has raised a few more euros this morning with the planned sale of a stake of Telxius to Pontegadea, a real estate investment company owned by the mega-billionaire Amancio Ortega.  Ortega owns the Spanish-based Zara, which is a power in the world of retail fashion. [Read more →]

Three bits of data center news from three countries and an MEF 3.0 certification to finish off the week: [Read more →]

Four bits of metro fiber news from the past few days that are worth a look: [Read more →]

Crown Castle unveiled plans to further invest in its fiber footprint in Los Angeles and the surrounding region yesterday.  They plan to enhance and supplement the company’s existing infrastructure with an expanded product suite. [Read more →]

euNetworks has put resources to work in the data center interconnection space this summer.  This morning the pan-European infrastructure provider revealed the completion of two projects expanding its dc connect solution into new markets. [Read more →]

This article was authored by Dylan Bushell-Embling, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

The global blockchain in telecom market is on track to grow from just $46.6 million this year to $993.8 million by 2023, representing a CAGR of 84.4%, according to Research and Markets. [Read more →]

Yesterday saw some interesting M&A news within the world of optical vendors. Infinera has announced an agreement to acquire Coriant for some $430M in cash and stock. [Read more →]