Telecom Ramblings

STACK Infrastructure has unveiled new plans for a major colocation campus in the Frankfurt metro area. The data center builder and operator is preparing to develop a 17-acre property 20km west of downtown Frankfurt am Main into its first data center in this key European data marketplace. [Read more →]

Telenor, the incumbent provider of Norway, has announced a transaction that will create a new fiber provider. The deal will see a consortium led by the private equity group KKR and including the life insurance company and pension fund Oslo Pensjonsforsikring take a 30% stake in the newly established Telenor Fiber AS. [Read more →]

A few bits of network news from around the globe to close out the week: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Bala Vasanth Murugan, Associate Directory – Deliver at Prodapt Solutions

The demand for broadband communication services has soared, with an increased focus on fiber internet connectivity. Major countries around the globe are aiming to deliver full-fiber broadband to millions of premises in the next 5-10 years. Also, the global pandemic has changed the way we work and live, and fiber networks have never been so vital in unlocking our digital futures. [Read more →]

The edge data center specialists at EdgeConneX have found a new global market to enter. Yesterday they announced the formation of a new joint venture with Aboitiz InfraCapital, the infrastructure arm of the eponymous Philippine conglomerate. The JV will look to built out data centers in the Philippines. [Read more →]

A couple expansion projects, and upgrade, and a new solution: [Read more →]

Three global data center projects of interest and one M&A completion. [Read more →]

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2022, here is a quick roundup of some of the news from the weekend and late last week to wrap things up for Q3: [Read more →]

The Fiber-to-the-Home opportunity has led to a bit of consolidation up in the Pacific Northwest. The regional provider LS Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire the residential service provider PocketiNet Communications. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Greg Elliott, VP of 1623 Farnam

Over the past couple of years, discussions around how 5G networks will influence entertainment, and specifically the music industry, largely centered around the ins and outs of virtual events. This was for good reason: crowd limit mandates and quarantine restrictions made live concerts disappear. Instead, artists performed streaming shows and festivals through online platforms. In regard to testing the limits of 5G networks [Read more →]

Evocative has closed a significant deal for a bundle of assets from INAP. The deal significantly expands Evocative’s data center footprint while adding a few network assets as well as talent. [Read more →]

Zayo is taking its network to the southern hemisphere, or more specifically into South America. The company has expanded its lit network options with a new route down to São Paulo, Brazil. [Read more →]

Two data center expansions, a subsea upgrade, and a couple new PoPs: [Read more →]

Some partnerships in EMEA, and an expansion and some growth results in the US: [Read more →]

Two bits of Icelandic-related data center consolidation, and two technology integrations: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Edwin Bentley, Technical Expert and Product Manager, Titania

The telecoms industry is not immune to cyber security breaches. It is more susceptible than ever. A dependence on telecommunications products and services due to remote working during the pandemic, and more has produced an increasingly connected world that significantly relies [Read more →]

Several significant expansion projects, three in the southern central US region and one over in Scandinavia: [Read more →]

Lumen has added in a major chunk of new transatlantic capacity to its portfolio. The global network operator has invested in an entire fiber pair on the Grace Hopper cable, and says it is now taking orders on the system and will be delivering on those orders sometime in October. [Read more →]

Following up on its initial deployments of hollowcore fiber in London over the last year and a half, euNetworks has announced the deployment of a new route out to Basildon. The new 45km route is a hybrid of hollowcore and regular single mode fiber, cutting 10% off the latency on the route. [Read more →]

One year after the company’s launch, EXA Infrastructure is looking to put more resources to work across its footprint. Today they have revealed projects that will add 8,400 route kilometers of fiber, which adds to the 7,000 they put on the table in May. [Read more →]

Some FTTH, a new data center, and some 5G innovation: [Read more →]

This sponsored thought leadership article was authored by Chris Menier, General Manager – VIA AIOPS for Vitria Technology

Telecommunications, a technology intensive business, generates revenue by providing service to a diverse population of consumers. Their success depends on a quite simple formula  – grow the business by offering more connections with exceptional service at the lowest price point. While the formula is simple, consistent delivery of exceptional service is challenging. [Read more →]

Tampnet Carrier has officially launched a new express fiber route between the Nordic region and western Europe. By leveraging its unique subsea footprint, the company has developed a uniquely diverse, low latency route between Stockholm and Amsterdam, something they talked about in this interview here on Telecom Ramblings last year. [Read more →]