Telecom Ramblings

As the entire infrastructure business looks to automate everything that can be automated, a new generation of cloud-based software platforms has risen up to meet those needs.  Today we have a return visit from one of those pioneers, Connected2Fiber’s Founder and CEO Ben Edmond.  Connected2Fiber recognized early on the intersection of location and price data was fundamental to the planning and buildout of network infrastructure, and set out to automate it before the idea was cool.  Since we last talked in 2018, Connected2Fiber has seen substantial growth and the market now seems to be catching up with the original vision. [Read more →]

GTT’s sale of its infrastructure division is now a done deal. I Squared Capital has closed its purchase of the assets, and now we know something of their plans. They have re-launched the division under the name EXA Infrastructure. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Boominathan S and Abhay Goyal of Prodapt

Inefficiencies in the field service are a major challenge for most Digital Service Providers (DSPs). Delay in providing fixes impacts customer experience leading to significant customer churn and revenue loss affecting profit margin for DSPs. [Read more →]

Two bits of submarine cable news, one new data center, and some SASE in the southwest: [Read more →]

Some IX and vendor news, plus a data center M&A: [Read more →]

The Northern and Western European fiber operator GlobalConnect has unveiled a major new infrastructure project through the heart of its footprint.  The plans call for the deployment of a ‘mega capacity fiber cable’ stretching from the far northern Sweden down to the German capital of Berlin. [Read more →]

One M&A, one new data center, three new fiber markets, and a partnership overseas: [Read more →]

There was a bit of surprise M&A in the international interconnection world late last week. The South Korean telecommunications giant KT Corp. has announced the acquisition of Singapore-based Epsilon Telecommunications. [Read more →]

Vantage Data Centers is taking on some new territory via two acquisitions. They have announced deals for both Agile Data Centers and the data center portfolio of PCCW. Vantage’s current owners, led by DigitalBridge, are contributing the financial power for the transactions, putting another $1.5B of equity capital into Vantage. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Michele Szabocsik, VP of Marketing, BlueConic

Traditional telecommunications companies are at a critical crossroads. While coverage and speed are improving with investments in 5G, the rise of new mobile tech, messaging apps, and over-the-top services offered by nimbler digitally native companies have eroded legacy revenue streams and diminished subscriber growth. At the same time, the industry is struggling to [Read more →]

Western Europe has another path to get data between England and the Netherlands. And path may not be the right word given the amount of potential bandwidth euNetworks has built out. The western European bandwidth infrastructure provider has announced the completion of a new infrastructure project with both a subsea and terrestrial component between the two countries. [Read more →]

Four expansions in four global markets, two network and two data center: [Read more →]

Late last week we got an update from GTT on its restructuring plans.  The global network operator has arranged a trip through a pre-planned chapter 11 process for its US-based units following the completion of its infrastructure division sale. [Read more →]

For those in the US, welcome back from the long weekend and whatever August vacations you might have gotten up to in these odd times.  Now it’s time to catch up with a few items from last week that slipped past my nets.  [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dheeraj Remella, Chief Product Officer at VoltDB

5G is a $13 trillion opportunity for industries as diverse as manufacturing, ICT, ecommerce, public services, and real estate. For telcos, it’s a $1 trillion investment that needs to generate the necessary ROI. To make that happen, every player in the 5G ecosystem—including operators, partners, and industrial/enterprise customers—needs to rethink how they create and capture value in the network. [Read more →]

Four items of data center news from around the industry: [Read more →]

There was a bit of interesting regional fiber M&A yesterday out in the Midwest. Horizon has announced the acquisition of the commercial fiber business of Consolidated Cooperative. [Read more →]

Over in Europe, Colt has plans for a new fiber route under the English Channel that doesn’t involve getting wet. They have signed a 25-year contract with Getlink for the rights to pull new fiber through the Channel Tunnel between England and France. [Read more →]

Yesterday there was a major M&A move over in the vendor space. ADTRAN and ADVA have announced plans to combine their businesses in an all stock transaction that pays a 22% premium to ADVA’s stock price averaged over the last three months. [Read more →]

This thought leadership article was sponsored by QTS Data Centers and was authored by Sean Baillie, EVP Connectivity

Digital Transformation Driving Large Enterprises Off Premise and into Mega Scale Third Party Data Centers [Read more →]

Three expansion projects and some IX teamwork to catch up with as we start the week before Labor Day here in the US. ITW is of course underway this week. [Read more →]

Four interesting items from around the sector and the world: [Read more →]

Yesterday there was a very interesting M&A. Comcast Business has announced an agreement to acquire the managed services and cloud services operator Masergy. The move will enable Comcast Business to take on a wider swath of potential customers by expanding its influence with larger enterprises. [Read more →]