Telecom Ramblings

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

“M-Pesa is a great example of how money goes to the mobile, and telcos have a great opportunity to be banks in the emerging economies.” “Telcos are going to challenge banks in the emerging markets when services go to the mobile.” I have heard these sentences many times [Read more →]

A year and a quarter after DE-CIX and Interwire formed a joint venture to build an IX in Mumbai. Today that JV revealed plans to expand to other major Indian markets, hoping to build upon the company’s success at Mumbai IX. [Read more →]

The UK-based data center provider VIRTUS has announced some big new expansion plans this week. Over the next two years the company intends to build not just one or two new data centers, and not three or four either, but five new facilities in the London metro area. [Read more →]

Four bits of colo and related news worth noting from the start of the week: [Read more →]

Three interesting bits of regional infrastructure news that are worth noting: [Read more →]

With one move late last week and another over the weekend, Windstream Wholesale has moved to augment the company’s connectivity beyond the USA. New nodes on its core network were added reaching north into Canada and on submarine cable routes heading east and south from Virginia. [Read more →]

This week a new multi-market data center provider launched. STACK INFRASTRUCTURE, which apparently is allied with the gremlins trying to wear out my caps lock key, is the brainchild of IPI Partners. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by AJ Byers, CEO of ROOT Data Center

It’s no secret that the foundation for any good data center starts with where it is built. As data hosting facilitates grow in number across the globe, the search for newer, more strategic locations has become paramount. The Canadian data center market has been emerging [Read more →]

Here’s some of this week’s news from around the world to catch up on: [Read more →]

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

NEC has completed a proof-of-concept demonstration of a 5G-based facial recognition system that can be temporarily deployed at event venues without the need for new cable installation. [Read more →]

Some colo and network news from the metro, including an M&A: [Read more →]

The close of the markets today brought news of a significant fiber M&A out in the Midwest. The infrastructure investment fund Macquarie Infrastructure Partners has announced an agreement to buy Bluebird Network. Uniti Fiber will be helping make the deal happen by acquiring Bluebird’s fiber and leasing it back to Bluebird, with Uniti’s other Midwestern fiber and operations going along for the ride. [Read more →]

The enteprise division of Windstream has been busily tuning its approach to the market, and today they lifted the curtain on a new portal, WE Connect. [Read more →]

The eastern seaboard has a new regional infrastructure name to remember. Lumos Networks and Spirit Communications have announced a rebranding under the name Segra. [Read more →]

Some of the newer fiber in Virginia is changing private equity hands. Late last week SummitIG and SDC Capital Partners did a deal that will see SDC take a majority interest in the company. [Read more →]

Some fiber, some managed support, and some AI-enabled data center gear: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Hamza Seqqat, Director of Solutions Architecture, Apcela

SD-WAN is starting to see a high rate of adoption among enterprises. For most companies, however, it’s still early days of their SD-WAN implementation. Most are focused on getting the “Day One” [Read more →]

Some other catch-up from this week: two enterprise solutions, some submarine cable progress, and a customer contract: [Read more →]

Chayora’s effort to bring modern hyperscale data center design to China has passed a big milestone. The Hong Kong-based infrastructure company has completed the buildout of primary infrastructure, support buildings, and the first data hall of the first phase of its TJ1 facility in northern Tianjin. [Read more →]

Two IoT solutions in progress, one IP backbone expansion, and a submarine upgrade: [Read more →]

I’ve been travelling for the past week, so there’s plenty to catch up on.  Here are quick takes on two purchases, a JV, and an enterprise colo deal. [Read more →]

A substantial chunk of data center space has changed hands outside of Chicago. Element Critical announced this morning the acquisition of two facilities in the Chicago Suburbs, adding 195,000 square feet of space to the company’s portfolio and entering a new market. [Read more →]

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

Japan’s NTT Communications has expanded its North American footprint with the establishment of a new point of presence in [Read more →]