Mammoth Networks says it has completed a major native Ethernet upgrade to its backbone, boosting capacity throughout its Western territory by five-fold. The upgrade covers nine key sites and a dozen markets, including Albuquerque, Billings, and Spokane. [Read more →]
Friday Catchup: DukeNet, CenturyLink, Hibernia Atlantic, FiberMedia
August 24th, 2012
And I do mean catchup – I’ve been on the road for the last 36 hours, and so I apologize for falling a bit behind! Here’s a quick look at some news to close out the week from DukeNet, CenturyLink, Hibernia Atlantic, and FiberMedia: [Read more →]
FCC Suspends Special Access Flexibility
August 24th, 2012
Yesterday, just after I left on a trip (naturally), the FCC made a very important but still inconclusive regulatory move. In a party line 3-2 vote, the agency suspended the rules passed in 1999 that allowed incumbent providers flexibility in special access pricing. [Read more →]
The Future of the Internet
August 23rd, 2012
This article was authored by John C. Tanner, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.
As you no doubt know, the ITU has plans to update its International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs), which were last updated in 1988, and have since become badly outdated. At the time, most [Read more →]
Calix Buys Ericsson’s GPON Assets
August 23rd, 2012
In a bid for faster international growth, Calix Networks (NYSE:CALX, news, filings) has made a deal with the much larger vendor Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC, news, filings). They have agreed to acquire the fiber access business of from the Swedish giant, including its GPON solution which is the main focus. [Read more →]
NTT Boosts Oceania Connectivity to 500Gbps
August 23rd, 2012
The Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Communications (NYSE:NTT, news, filings) has been very vocal about the expansion of its IP backbone over the past few years. Yesterday they announced they have passed 500Gbps between Asia and Oceania. That compares not so unfavorably with [Read more →]
Wednesday Bytes: TWC Business, Telx, Global Capacity, Sea Fibre
August 22nd, 2012
The end of August tends to be a slow time when it comes to big news, but there’s still interesting stuff to find if you look hard enough: [Read more →]
Int’l Roundup: PCCW, Equinix, Rackspace, Phoenix NAP, Level 3
August 22nd, 2012
Some quick catchup with news from overseas — Rackspace down under, Equinix in southeast Asia, and PCCW in the Middle East: [Read more →]
Cloud Roundup: Equinix, Savvis, Limelight, iomart
August 21st, 2012
Here’s a quick roundup of some cloud/colo news with items from Equinix, Savvis, Limelight, and iomart: [Read more →]
$28B for Google Fiber? I Doubt That
August 21st, 2012
That’s what an article in Forbes says this morning, quoting a financial model put together by analysts critical of the effort. It seems crazy to think that Google has any intention of spending that much money on this demonstration, but the fact is that we still don’t really know how much skin they’re really putting into the game. [Read more →]
Level 3 Launches CDN Across Latin America, Signs Grupo Z
August 21st, 2012
This morning Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) formally launched its CDN services across South and Central America. The Chilean online streaming company Grupo Z has already signed on for the delivery of its diet of [Read more →]
ViaWest Acquires CoreLink’s Vegas Facility
August 20th, 2012
Colocation and cloud services provider Viawest (news) [a subsidiary of Shaw Communications (news)] isn’t kidding around with its expansion in Las Vegas. Today they announced the acquisition of CoreLink’s downtown Las Vegas data center, a move that reflects the company’s aggressive footing as described by CEO Roy Dimoff in an interview here on Ramblings last month. [Read more →]
An Upgrade to My Competitive Telecom Trends Pages
August 20th, 2012
I have updated my competitive telecom trends pages with both new data (for Q2 and a few additional companies) and several charts that I have been working on over time. Along with the Net-Debt/EBITDA plot, the collection now includes a Revenue/Employee and EBITDA/Employee plots, although the number of data points is relatively sparse still for both. You can always find these pages in the Resources section, but here’s links to all eight: [Read more →]
Badgeville goes to Equinix for AWS Direct Connect
August 20th, 2012
The behavioral platform and gamification specialist Badgeville is now accessing its public cloud infrastructure via Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX, news, filings). Deploying initially in the carrier neutral giant’s DC6 IBX in Ashburn, Badgeville is taking advantage of the direct fiber connectivity to the public cloud, which in this case means they’re using AWS Direct Connect. [Read more →]
New London Data Center For Level 3
August 20th, 2012
In a sign of the company’s growing confidence in its cash flows, Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) this morning announced the addition of a new data center facility to its London footprint. The new facility is located in Hayes, West London, strategically located to serve the financial vertical, amongst others. [Read more →]
Ramblings Jobs: Lightower
August 17th, 2012
In this economy there’s no such thing as too many job listings, and we have another new one on the Ramblings’ Jobs board this week from Lightower Fiber Networks. Lightower is looking for an [Read more →]
Friday Roundup: Integra, Fairpoint, EdgeCast
August 17th, 2012
TGIF everybody. Before you go off to enjoy the weekend, here’s a few more quick looks at other news this week from across the sector: [Read more →]
Verizon’s Spectrum Grab Enters Home Stretch as Dish Simmers
August 17th, 2012
While the media has been getting ahead of itself in places, Verizon Wireless does seem to have overcome the last hurdle to its $3.6B acquisition of AWS spectrum from the cable MSOs. The Department of Justice approved the deal yesterday, with a condition or two attached, and now they’re just waiting for the [Read more →]
Wi-Fi is killing mobile advertising
August 16th, 2012
This article was authored by John C. Tanner, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.
Operators are increasingly enthusiastic about the prospects of Wi-Fi offload in their 4G roadmaps. But that’s going to be bad news for mobile advertising – at least until Facebook steps in to save the day. [Read more →]
Zayo Buys the Rest of USCarrier
August 16th, 2012
In an M&A move that substantially expands the breadth of the company’s Southeastern footprint, Zayo finally cleaned up its relationship with US Carrier by agreeing to purchase the 50% they didn’t already own. The deal adds some 3,700 miles of regional fiber primarily in Georgia with connectivity into Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama. [Read more →]
Colo Bytes: CoreSite, Interxion, Telx, Savvis, Level 3, KDDI
August 16th, 2012
Here’s a quick roundup of news from the colo and cloud sector, including items from CoreSite, Interxion, Telx, Savvis, Level 3, and KDDI: [Read more →]
Cisco Kicks a Little Fiscal Q4 Butt
August 15th, 2012
Networking equipment giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO, news, filings) cruised through its fiscal fourth quarter according to the company’s release this afternoon. Revenues of $11.7B and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.47 were each one notch above analyst expectations. Guidance for their fiscal Q1 was [Read more →]
Beyond Broadview: Other Targets for Icahn and XO
August 15th, 2012
On Monday we learned that Carl Icahn made a bid for Broadview Networks, the northeastern CLEC with several hundred on-net buildings. The initial approach was rebuffed, although it could easily be followed up on. But if not, what other telecom assets might Icahn be interested in buying? [Read more →]