Telecom Ramblings

On tap today is a quick Q&A with Aqua Comms’ Nigel Bayliff.  We interviewed Nigel last winter soon after he took over as CEO of the carrier’s carrier and its AEConnect and CeltixConnect-1 submarine cable systems.  Aqua Comms has some network expansion projects in mind on both sides of the Atlantic, and I was able to sit down with him briefly for an update. [Read more →]

TGIF and goodbye to another summer.  Here’s a quick look at other news from this week that’s worth a quick read first though: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Jouko Ahvenainen, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Cybersecurity is seen as one of the biggest threats nowadays. It is linked to all our daily activities from electricity networks to bank accounts and daily work. It has been an unknown area for [Read more →]

Ciena has posted its fiscal Q3 numbers and again managed to stay slightly ahead of analyst expectations.  However, guidance for fiscal Q4 was more conservative than had been hoped for. [Read more →]

Yesterday rumors surfaced of another potential M&A in the cloud communications space.  BroadSoft is supposedly considering its strategic options, with Jefferies helping sift through options including a sale of the company. [Read more →]

Some metro Ethernet, some vendor news, and a minor tax dispute. [Read more →]

There will be at least one more cloud in Africa from here on out.  Liquid Telecom has unveiled a new partnership to bring Microsoft’s cloud products to the continent. [Read more →]

Here is some data center, cloud, vendor, and service provider news to peruse: [Read more →]

One of the few M&A rumors of 2017 that hadn’t come true did so this morning.  Birch Communications has found a buyer for the vast majority of its business and assets.  The cloud services provider Fusion has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Birch’s cloud and business services units. [Read more →]

After all the consolidation we’ve seen, you’d think that the tightly focused local and regional approach has been forgotten.  But there are many such companies still out there that continue to thrive.  One such operators is Michigan’s 123Net.  Starting out as a dialup ISP, they have navigated the industry’s storms for over 20 years and now operate some of the state’s key fiber, wireless, and data center infrastructure.  With us today to talk about 123Net’s approach to the Michigan market is Founder and CEO Dan Irvin. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Chris Checco, Managing Director, Advanced Analytics & Monetization Solutions, Synchronoss

When brands—large, small and in between—think of targeted advertising, Google or Facebook are likely the dominant go-tos. But the landscape is shifting. Mobile operators have a lot to gain by monetizing [Read more →]

Here’s news from four vendors plus a carrier: [Read more →]

We are nearing the end of August, and as usual not much is happening.  But there are a few items on the international front to look at: [Read more →]

Some mid-week news items to keep up with, plus one from late last week that I missed the first time around: [Read more →]

Cisco stretched its acquisition muscles yesterday, announcing its intent to purchase Springpath, Inc. for $320M in cash.   [Read more →]

Here’s some regional network news that’s worth a look to start this week: [Read more →]

Zayo posted its fiscal Q4 numbers, turning in revenues of $638.0M, which was pretty much inline with expectations, and earnings per share of $0.09 which were also after taking out four pennies or so that went toward costs of extinguishing debt.  Here are a few of Zayo’s numbers in some context: [Read more →]

Today for another industry spotlight we dive back into the optical vendor space.  While the boxes themselves get most of the headlines, lots of the work in lighting fiber and running networks gets done by components with a much lower public profile.  Integra Optics supplies transceivers and related products to service providers of all sizes, making inroads into a business dominated by much larger companies.  With us today to talk about Integra Optics and its approach to serving the industry is Founder and CEO Dave Prescott. [Read more →]

This article was authored by Stefan Hammond, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

I’ve been writing about 5G for years now, and it seems we’re making progress. More vendors are mentioning their interest in positioning themselves within the nascent 5G ecosystem. [Read more →]

As this wet August (here at least) drags on, here’s a quick roundup of some more news bytes from this week: [Read more →]

Here’s a quick look at some other news from this week that’s worth a look: [Read more →]

Two years ago, Equinix added a fuel cell option to its SV5 data center in Silicon Valley, via a lone deployment of technology from Bloom Energy.  They must have liked how it worked out, because yesterday they revealed an expansion of the project to twelve facilities on both coasts. [Read more →]

Over in Europe, euNetworks has added a new metro fiber market to its footprint.   The English city of Manchester is the target of the latest buildout, following the company’s initial expansion there in May of last year. [Read more →]