Telecom Ramblings

This article was authored by Joseph Waring, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Slowing revenue growth (pegged at just 3% this year) and a continued decline in ARPUs (down 14% since 2010) across Asia Pacific are having a knock-on effect on telecom equipment vendors. [Read more →]

AT&T has freed up a few spare billion dollars with the assistance of Crown Castle. The two companies announced a wireless tower transaction yesterday that will put $4.85B in cash into AT&T’s coffers. [Read more →]

Ok, I’ve tried this before with mixed results but I think this time that the technology is up to the task. Up in the top menu you will see a Forums button, which will take you to the Ramblings Community Forums. This is intended simply as a place for reader-initiated discussions, so you folks don’t need to wait for me to write an article in order to have your say in the comments. [Read more →]

We have two new job listings on the Ramblings Jobs board this week, one from Walker and Associates and the other a new one from Logix Communications: [Read more →]

Here’s an end-of-week roundup of news from this week that’s worth a look: [Read more →]

The Amazon region hasn’t generally been one of the better connected parts of the world, but according to this morning’s announcement it’s at least got a 100G backbone now. TIM Brasil has deployed a 100G network across 2,400km in northern Brazil, powered by gear from Xtera. [Read more →]

One of the more rapidly developing corners of the bandwidth market is direct connectivity to cloud resources for enterprises. Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) yesterday unveiled its own approach to this rapidly developing market niche with the launch of its Cloud Connect Solutions portfolio. They’re offering private network connectivity between enterprises and the major cloud vendors out there, bringing dedicated bandwidth to the cloud applications many enterprises are moving to, or thinking about moving to as the case may be.  [Read more →]

With the government shutdown showdown finally behind us, all we needed is a bit of good news to wipe away a bit of the gloom. Verizon did its part, kicking off earning season with a better than expected quarter despite the distracting overhang of the pending Vodafone deal. [Read more →]

So much for the KPN buyout. América Móvil and Carlos Slim have decided to take their ball and go home rather than give in to the demands of the Dutch foundation standing in the way of its bid. [Read more →]

Last week Canadian regulators rejected the proposed purchase of Allstream by Accelero, a vehicle of the Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris on national security grounds. When Verizon looked into entering the market there, they were faced with immediate and vocal objections before backing off after the Vodafone deal. So despite the supposed relaxation of foreign ownership requirements in the Great White North last year, the question now is [Read more →]

On tap today: new data center in the Midwest, an NNI with PCCW, bundling LTE for businesses, and the return of Bill LaPerch to the fiber business. [Read more →]

It’s a busy Tuesday for the vendors.  Juniper Networks (NASDAQ:JNPR, news, filings) today unveiled an upgrade to its MX router portfolio. The MX Series 3D Universal Edge Router now has additional capacity, subscriber bandwidth, and service performance via new [Read more →]

Here are a series of quick-takes on news from the international front: [Read more →]

We don’t get enough news about government money that is spent well, so today’s news from Mid-Atlantic Broadband is quite welcome. MBC has finished up its BTOP buildout program, coming in on time and under budget. [Read more →]

Carriers around the world have been rolling out 100G in their core networks and even in the metro. But how many enterprises need a dedicated 100Gbps connection? Well, as of today CenturyLink has found at least one: DigitalGlobe. [Read more →]

A few years ago, there was a bit of a cold war going on between Netflix and the larger cable MSOs that flared up with that interconnection dispute between Level 3 and Comcast. That particular argument was resolved publicly a few months back, but now reports over the weekend have Netflix in negotiations with cable MSOs of a very different sort that suggests a rapidly shifting terrain. [Read more →]

This article was authored by Joseph Waring, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Telecom operators are getting hit from all sides. Voice revenue has been in steady decline for years. But over the past 18 months SMS income has been sliding rapidly (Ovum says telcos will lose $32 billion this year to the social messaging players) and now the word is [Read more →]

Wyoming-based Mammoth Networks is stretching its reach into the Pacific Northwest. They’ve established an NNI with Wave Broadband up in Seattle, giving them more options in Washington, Oregon and California while also helping Wave reach out beyond its own footprint. [Read more →]

We have three new job listings on the Ramblings Jobs board this week, two from Lightower on the Northeast corridor and another from Logix Communications down in Texas and Oklahoma. [Read more →]

Here’s a set of Friday quick-takes on other news from this week that I didn’t get to at the time. [Read more →]

Ok, so the week started off with a bang in the competitive fiber world as Time Warner Cable emerged as the winning buyer for DukeNet’s Carolinas footprint. The dust has settled a bit, so here’s a quick look at a few thoughts. [Read more →]

We seem to get a PR for every city that gets LTE, but we don’t often get data points on the fiber buildouts by incumbent providers. This morning though AT&T did offer up the latter, as the telecommunications giant announced its progress bringing fiber to buildings down in Florida. [Read more →]