Telecom Ramblings

In the five short years since its founding, ZenFi Networks has built out one of the densest networks out there.  The company’s plans for a C-RAN network design targeted at very dense metro connectivity seem quite prescient now as the entire internet infrastructure sector braces for the arrival of 5G.  The LinkNYC deal gave them an anchor customer to deploy an innovative network across all 5 boroughs of New York, and their merger with Cross River Fiber has taken them far out into Northern New Jersey.  With us today to talk about ZenFi Network’s ongoing buildouts, their “horizontal tower model” and future projects is CEO and co-founder Ray LaChance.  [Read more →]

Three bits of colo expansion news, each at a different stage of the process: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Mattias Fridström, Chief Evangelist at Telia Carrier

Last fall, IBM cemented the legitimacy of hybrid cloud when it announced a record $34 billion deal to acquire Red Hat in the largest software acquisition ever, and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty projected that revenue for the hybrid cloud could reach $1 trillion by 2020. Now that hybrid cloud and multi-cloud strategies are here to stay, what does this mean for the wholesale carriers, cloud and communication service providers that provide connectivity to their customers and, ultimately, the end users of these environments? [Read more →]

A few bytes of news worth catching up on: [Read more →]

Lots of news this week, here’s a quick look at several significant events worth keeping an eye on: [Read more →]

The Digital Realty dropped a consolidation bomb yesterday along with its quarterly earnings. The giant data center REIT will be merging with the European data center provider Interxion in an all stock deal. [Read more →]

The Midwestern fiber network provider Everstream is expanding into a new market. This morning they followed through on their promise of a substantial new network build throughout Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Read more →]

Telia Carrier has added a new fiber route to its US network, adding some unique diversity on a core leg. The international arm of the Swedish giant has put together a new option between the key nodes of Atlanta and Ashburn that takes a western route through the Appalachians and the markets of Chattanooga, Knoxville, Roanoke, and Charlottesville. [Read more →]

Here’s a quick look at some news from late last week and the start of this one from around the world worth noting: [Read more →]

Software Defined Networking has taken the infrastructure world by storm, and its most public face has been SD-WAN.  But beyond merely replacing legacy MPLS networks, SD-WAN is being called upon to handle new challenges from technologies like IoT.  With us today to talk about this intersection of new technologies is Martin Bosshardt, Founding Partner of Open Systems.  Open Systems is an SD-WAN provider based in Zurich and Silicon Valley that focuses on delivering end-to-end, fully integrated SD-WAN to the global enterprise market. [Read more →]

Another submarine cable system is in the works on a route that has never been attempted before. SUB.CO announced yesterday that it has picked Subcom to to build a new cable system between Australia and Oman. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Dean Bogdanovic, Founder and CEO of Volta Networks

5G brings a significant leap forward in capacity and performance over 4G and will launch us into the age of “everything connected,” with IoT, connected cars, virtual reality, automated factories and more. However, these applications don’t tolerate delay – they are low latency and bandwidth-hungry. [Read more →]

Several interesting global infrastructure items have hit the wires this week, here’s a quick look: [Read more →]

Three bits of data center news and one network expansion: [Read more →]

One of the more unique recent fiber buildouts is now complete. Crosslake Fibre announced this morning that its Toronto-New York cable is now live, adding diversity on a route that hasn’t seen anything new in decades while cutting latency. [Read more →]

A new longhaul fiber builder has come out of stealth in the Rockies and Southwestern US. Arcadian Infracom announced late last week that it has raised its first round of funding for its plans to build out several longhaul fiber routes. [Read more →]

One contract win in Europe, one in India, and two bits of regional government success in the US: [Read more →]

The UCaaS space has been a lively one in recent years, as business increasingly embrace the technology and leave behind those legacy PBXs and such.  The ongoing shift has brought new names into the space, replacing many more traditional telecommunications names on lists like Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.  One such name that is holding strong is Windstream Enterprise, despite the financial headwinds at its parent company.  With us today to talk about Windstream’s approach to UCaaS is Cardi Prinzi, CMO and EVP at Windstream Enterprise.  Cardi joined Windstream earlier the year. [Read more →]

There is another infrastructure player in the mix as of this week. South Reach Networks has formally launched with a combination of metro and longhaul connectivity plus colocation down in Miami. South Reach is led by Michael Sevret, former EVP and Chief Strategy Officer for Cross River Fiber in New Jersey. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was written by Hayley Hughes and Wes Faulkenberry

The way we generally refer to UCaaS has significantly changed from its early beginnings of basic voice-only communications. Today, we believe UCaaS has evolved into “Integrated Enterprise Collaboration” with the acceleration of API integrations, CPaaS, customer engagement and collaboration tools. [Read more →]

A few news items worth keeping up with: [Read more →]

Somehow I didn’t see this one from over the weekend. Rumors are suggesting that EQT is in the market for some new infrastructure, engaging in talks with the edge data center provider EdgeConneX about a buyout. [Read more →]

A few deployments and contract wins from around the industry at midweek: [Read more →]