A few more items worth noting this Christmas Eve. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas too all! [Read more →]
Cinturion Unveils Plans to Build Trans Europe Asia System
December 23rd, 2020
Cinturion Corp has officially begun work on a new solution to an old problem: connecting western Europe with India and beyond with fiber. The most successful of such solutions have taken a mostly subsea route through Egypt and the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean to India and on to Singapore. A few others have tried piecing together terrestrial fiber across Russia and central Asia. Cinturion is taking a new hybrid approach that has been historically [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: FirstLight, WANRack, Infinera
December 22nd, 2020
Three bits of metro/regional infrastructure news to keep track of in the days before Christmas: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: DartPoints CEO Scott Willis Takes Aim at the Edge
December 21st, 2020
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What we call the edge continues to evolve, and so do the industry players looking to take advantage of the opportunities there. One interesting player that has begun deploying its vision both organically and inorganically this past year has been DartPoints. With us today to talk about DartPoints’ approach and its viewpoint on the market today is CEO Scott Willis, who took the helm earlier this year.
End-to-End Telecom Software Testing in Action
December 21st, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Erik Fogg, Chief Operating Officer at ProdPerfect.
Telecom software is relied on by millions of companies and individuals around the globe and is expected to handle large loads of bandwidth at a rapid pace while maintaining data integrity. Telecommunication networks form an integral part of [Read more →]
Friday Bytes: Telxius, EdgeConneX, BandwidthIG, BDx, Cogent, Windstream
December 18th, 2020
7 days left until Christmas, but first let’s finish off with some of the rest of the news from around the world this week. [Read more →]
Top SD-WAN Use Cases for 2021
December 18th, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dennis Thankachan, co-founder and CEO of LightYear
Enterprises have always been interested in cost-effective WAN architectures that are reliable, flexible, scalable, secure, and easier to manage. So, what’s the difference between the past and today? [Read more →]
DE-CIX Opens Two New US Exchanges
December 17th, 2020
DE-CIX has found two new North American markets to expand its internet exchange business into. The global IX operator has expanded to Chicago, Illinois and Richmond, Virginia, doubling their geographical reach to close out 2020 and complementing their established footprint in New York City and Dallas. [Read more →]
Wednesday Bytes: Windstream, LightRiver, AT&T, KDDI, Everstream
December 16th, 2020
Plenty of interesting items out there still as we drift toward Christmas. [Read more →]
DataBank, Zayo Finalize zColo Deal
December 16th, 2020
DataBank and Zayo have completed the bigger part of their deal for the zColo data center business. Yesterday the two companies announced the finalization of DataBank’s acquisition of zColo’s business and assets in the US and the UK. The last remaining bit is zColo’s footprint in France, which won’t close until Q1/2021. [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: NTT, DZS, PacketFabric, ADVA, Fatbeam
December 15th, 2020
A few items to catch up on from around the world before the snow hits me later this week: [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Kaloom’s Laurent Marchand Takes Aim at Powering 5G
December 14th, 2020
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As we edge our way into the 5G era, the entire industry is trying to find ways to better scale and automate virtually every component. One company that has taken a big swing at its own piece of the puzzle is Montreal-based Kaloom. With us today to talk about its technology and its approach to the problems ahead is Kaloom CEO Laurent Marchand. [Read more →]
10 tips for selecting a sustainable data center partner
December 14th, 2020
This thought leadership article was sponsored by QTS and authored by Travis Wright, VP of Energy and Sustainability
Regardless of industry, environmental sustainability has become an undeniable business imperative and power hungry data centers are becoming the role models. [Read more →]
Friday Bytes: Comcast Business, TPx, 1623 Farnam, HE, H5
December 11th, 2020
Three network expansion projects and a portfolio expansion. [Read more →]
Carrier Transformation in 2021: Adapting and Innovating in a New Market Landscape
December 11th, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Mahesh Jaishankar, CEO of Arc
2020 has been a year of uncertainty. Beyond the direct disruption caused by COVID-19, there have been major shifts in business strategy. In the face of adversity, businesses have responded to the situation with desire for [Read more →]
Int’l Byte: Orange Business, Colt, Equinix, Interxion, Africa
December 10th, 2020
A few items from around the world to note from this week: [Read more →]
Metro Bytes: IFN, BandwidthIG, CTS, ADTRAN, Consolidated
December 9th, 2020
Four bits of regional and metro infrastructure news worth noting from around the US: [Read more →]
Juniper to Acquire Apstra
December 8th, 2020
Some interesting inorganic news on the software side of the vendor space landed yesterday. Juniper Networks has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apstra. [Read more →]
Monday Roundup: FD-IX, Cologix, EdgeConneX, Iron Mountain, Lumen
December 7th, 2020
Three bits of interconnection news, one sale/leaseback, and a partnership to catch up on as we start the week: [Read more →]
Fixed Wireless Access Delivering Broadband When Fiber Isn’t Available
December 4th, 2020
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Michael Kletchko, Head of Market Development, ADTRAN
Globally, the average broadband speed requirement continues to rise and fiber access remains the first choice for high bandwidth performance, low latency, low maintenance and durability. However, unique times demand unique solutions, and where [Read more →]
Arcadian Infracom Raises Another Round, Accelerates Buildout Plans
December 3rd, 2020
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A few days after achieving CLEC certification in Arizona, Arcadian Infrastructure has raised more of the cash it needs to start doing something with it. They have raised $1.45m in a new round of funding led by a group of senior executives in the industry. [Read more →]
Thursday Roundup: Lumen, Epsilon, Bulk, Everstream, MEF
December 3rd, 2020
A variety of new services, partners, and certifications from around the world to keep up with: [Read more →]
Int’l Bytes: HGC, Tampnet, SSE, Infinera, Colt
December 2nd, 2020
Two regional submarine cables and a couple of upgrade projects in both Europe and Asia: [Read more →]