Telecom Ramblings

A Reuters report a few days ago brought up a name I hadn’t heard in a while from the Arctic.  Russia has supposedly begun laying the Polar Express cable system along its northern coast, perhaps stepping into the gap left by delays at the Arctic Connect project. [Read more →]

Latin America’s subsea cable infrastructure is officially one cable richer as of this morning. According to Telxius, the Mistral cable system is now ready for service. [Read more →]

A few deals and deployments from late last week that I ought to have gotten to then before we handle anything new from this week: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Jay Cadman, Senior Vice President, Enterprise, at IQGeo

In the wake of the economic impact from COVID-19 restrictions, most enterprises see fiber and 5G networks as critical to their reinvention and recovery, providing the post-pandemic jumpstart the economy needs. It has the potential to turbocharge economic growth and deliver GDP growth of more than 40% by 2030 on some estimates. The 5G value chain alone [Read more →]

Three fiber expansion projects in three different geographies to keep up with: [Read more →]

Several items of vendor deployments and new product development worth keeping up with:  [Read more →]

In a major bit of telecommunications M&A after the markets closed, Lumen has announced a significant transaction with Apollo Funds. Apollo will be acquiring Lumen’s ILEC business in 20 Midwest and Southeastern states for $7.5B, a sum which includes the assumption of $1.4B in debt. [Read more →]

A subsea effort that almost slipped past me, some data center energy news, and a new PoP: [Read more →]

A couple of data center moves, a certification, and an M&A move over in Europe: [Read more →]

One subsea move, and three network expansion moves out in the rural US – one inorganic and two organic: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Angela Logothetis, CTO of Amdocs Open Network

Connectivity has played a critical role during the pandemic. Carriers across the globe have done an amazing job not only keeping us connected but delivering the resilience and quality of service we need to work, educate, shop, and stay in touch with each other from home during the pandemic. But in many homes, it has not been possible to [Read more →]

A new hire, two product launches, and an upgrade: [Read more →]

Three inorganic moves in the data center space and a vendor win for 400G ZR+: [Read more →]

One of the Pacific’s newer submarine cables has itself a new owner today. Hawaiki Submarine Cable Limited Partnership has announced the sale of 100% of the company to a subsidiary of BW Group Limited. [Read more →]

Two organic expansion plans, one international vendor deployment, and a bit of M&A I almost missed from last week: [Read more →]

There is some significant M&A news to report this morning, and the seller is none other than Lumen Technologies. Lumen has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Latin American business for $2.7B to the money guys over at Stonepeak. [Read more →]

All that infrastructure that is getting built for 5G will be doing more than transmitting cat videos and social media notifications. The many efforts around the world that fall under the umbrella of the ‘Smart City’ are preparing to put it all to the test. With us today to talk about the perspective of BT Wholesale on making the promises of those future Smart Cities into a reality is Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director.  Jamie joined BT back in 2017 after a 5 year stint at Ericsson.

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The connectivity between the UK and the rest of Europe has always been a key piece of global infrastructure, and Brexit hasn’t really changed anything in that regard. Zayo yesterday announced plans to add a whole bunch more capacity between the southwestern coast of England and the Netherlands. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Rohit Maheshwari, Head of Strategy and Product at Subex

Big Data is a big business and it’s getting bigger with each passing year. In fact, IDC predicts that data generated by connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices will grow from 13.6 zettabytes (ZB) in 2019 to 79.4 ZB by 2025. Although Big Data plays a key role in an organization’s ability to make effective business decisions, most companies struggle with being able to accurately interpret the insights held within that data. There are two reasons for this: [Read more →]

Four other bits of news from around the industry worth catching up on: [Read more →]

There was some interesting data center M&A yesterday. Netrality Data Centers has announced the acquisition of the Indy Telcom Center, a data center campus in Indianapolis. [Read more →]

One M&A, an expansion project that won’t happen, one that did, and one that is in process now: [Read more →]

Telefonica has sold a major stake in its network infrastructure down in the Latin American nation of Colombia.  The global investors over at KKR have put together a joint venture that will establish the country’s first nationwide open access fiber network. [Read more →]