Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was contributed by Hayim Porat, CTO, ECI

The discussion around the potential 5G business case is echoed time and again, and the industry at large understands the 5G business case is questionable to say the least. In the wake of the mobile industry’s biggest event of the year – Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona — 5G’s potential for ROI was truly under the proverbial microscope. [Read more →]

A customer win, a call delayed, and a software acquisition: [Read more →]

Two major European infrastructure players have inked a major network capacity agreement. Telia Carrier and Telxius have announced a deal that will pair up Telia’s global network with a major pile of transatlantic capacity on Telxius’s MAREA cable system. [Read more →]

A few news bytes on expansions, rollouts, and mergers on the international front: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Dylan Bushell-Embling, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Automated spectrum management databases and algorithms are an important public policy tool for meeting surging demand for low-cost high speed wireless broadband connectivity, according to a new report from the [Read more →]

Here are a few news bytes from around the world worth noting: [Read more →]

A few bits of news to start the week on: [Read more →]

The rise of SDN and network automation has created opportunities for growth and evolution among those who build and deploy networks behind the scenes.  In 2017, LightRiver made an inorganic move with the acquisition of UCS and its netFLEX® platform, and has since been working hard to meld those SDN capabilities into its business.  With us today to talk about its growing software business is Travis Ewert.  Travis took over as COO of LightRiver’s software division last year after a long career with a variety of service providers, including Level 3.  [Read more →]

A few bits of news from around the world worth noting before everyone heads out this Friday. [Read more →]

Earlier this week, Facebook announced in a blog post this week that it plans to sell excess capacity on the fiber routes it has built and plans to build on its own. Yep, Facebook is dipping its toes into the world of the wholesale network infrastructure provider. Do they really mean it? [Read more →]

Yesterday Zayo moved the Analyst Day it had planned for next Thursday onto the back burner. They have postponed the event ‘to allow time to explore’ strategic alternatives that may enhance shareholder value. The stock surged in response. [Read more →]

A couple items of international news, plus some 600G updates from OFC: [Read more →]

Juniper Networks has found itself a spring acquisition target. The routing and network software vendor has announced its intent to acquire Mist Systems. [Read more →]

Comcast has made an inorganic move to add depth to its security portfolio. Yesterday the cable giant announced the acquisition of BluVector, adding talent and technology in what is emerging as a key area for all network operators. [Read more →]

A few items to start the week on: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Jouko Ahvenainen, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Last year MWC was the time of minimum knowledge and maximum hype for blockchain. Now we have much less hype, but there are also much more real uses for blockchain. Edge has had much less [Read more →]

What’s a Friday without a contract win for Zayo with an unnamed customer, eh?  The Boulder-based infrastructure company announced this morning a deal with a ‘global fintech leader’ for wavelengths. [Read more →]

With its integration of Interoute ongoing, GTT posted fourth quarter sequential growth in both revenue and EBITDA.  Here’s a quick table of the company’s results in some context: [Read more →]

A few items worth keeping track of, both on the planet and off: [Read more →]

Yesterday saw some infrastructure M&A to the north in Canada. The global investment firm Digital Colony is acquiring Cogeco Peer 1 for C$720M, which works out to about $574M. [Read more →]

A few items from around the world to catch up on: [Read more →]

This article was authored by Jouko Ahvenainen, and was originally posted on telecomasia.net.

Simplicity is one important theme at MWC 2019. It is, of course, not a solution as such, but it a success factor for all solutions. This is nothing new, but it is becoming very relevant with 5G, IoT, data and security. Many parties can build technology, but [Read more →]

Four items from four corners of the infrastructure world worth keeping an eye on: [Read more →]