Telecom Ramblings

Zayo Plots New North Sea Cable

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:26:58 +0200

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. ... [visit site to read more]

Augmented Analytics: Unlocking the insights from your data

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:20:00 +0200

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: ... [visit site to read more]

Thursday Roundup: Southern Cross, VIAVI, Aligned, Comcast

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:27:24 +0200

Four other bits of news from around the industry worth catching up on: ... [visit site to read more]

Netrality Acquires Its Way Into Indianapolis

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:24:16 +0200

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. ... [visit site to read more]

Tuesday Bytes: GCX, Epsilon, Green Mountain, Frontier

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:28:12 +0200

One M&A, an expansion project that won't happen, one that did, and one that is in process now: ... [visit site to read more]

KKR Buys Into Telefonica’s Colombia Fiber

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:40:57 +0200

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. ... [visit site to read more]

UFINET Buys NB, Enters Rio

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:25:33 +0200

There was a bit of metro fiber M&A down in Latin America that came down on Friday. UFINET has made a deal down in Brazil giving them an instant presence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The wholesale fiber infrastructure carrier says that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NB Telecom. ... [visit site to read more]

Key Strategies for CSPs to Drive Effective Cultural Transformation

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:58:00 +0200

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Prodapt

According to Gartner research, around 50% of initiatives for digital transformation fail and CIOs report that the main barrier is culture. A successful digital transformation must begin with an effective cultural transformation. As Communication Service Providers (CSPs) aim to compete with new digital businesses by adopting cloud-based technologies and agile development methods, they need to first start the transformation of their organizational culture, operational processes, and core business strategies. ... [visit site to read more]

Thursday Updates: Hurricane Electric, ADTRAN, Ciena, Macquarie

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:45:25 +0200

A new PoP, a bunch of vendor wins, and a new data center down under: ... [visit site to read more]

Wednesday Roundup: Prime, DET-iX, DataBank, Everstream

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:30:37 +0200

Four regional items worth noting from around the US -- two colo, one fiber, and one IX: ... [visit site to read more]

Tuesday Bytes: Expereo, Sparkle, GPC, AMS-IX

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:23:35 +0200

Four expansion projects, one inorganic, one technology, and two geographical: ... [visit site to read more]

Industry Spotlight: AQUABLUE’s Chris Marino on the Evolving Infrastructure Marketplace

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:40:00 +0200

In the current infrastructure markets, there is a gap between the appetite and the capabilities of enterprise customers. Into that gap we have seen the rise of a new breed of provider that specializes in solving the problems of the enterprise using all the resources and expertise they can round up. One such company is AQUABLUE, and with us today to share perspective is CEO Chris Marino. Chris started out way back to the origins of MCI, went through the belly of the beast at WorldCom, experienced the highs and lows at Global Crossing, and helped build the metro footprint of Con Ed Communications. He then went on to co- found Wall Street Networks, and after that company became part of GTT he assembled the team he leads today. ... [visit site to read more]

Beyond the Mandate: Next Steps in the Fight to Combat Robocalls and Spoofing

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:14:00 +0200

This Industry Viewpoint was contributed by Jamie Gibson, VP of Technology, Ribbon Communications

Robocalling is no small problem. These nuisance calls are the major source of consumer complaints, with some estimates suggesting that more than 22 billion robocalls have been made in 2021 alone – and we’re only halfway through the year. ... [visit site to read more]

Thursday Roundup: Lumen, Microsoft, NorthC, NL-IX, Digital Bridge, Edgepoint, Telefonica

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:55:38 +0200

I'm on the road the rest of this week, but one still needs to keep up with things. Here are three bits of news to catch up on with: ... [visit site to read more]

Wednesday Roundup: Infinera, Seaborn, STT GDC, OQC, DoD

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:37:52 +0200

Some new subsea upgrade work, a new hyperscale facility, a new XaaS acronym to remember, and a renewed chance for the cloud players to win big at the Pentagon. ... [visit site to read more]

Email Subscriptions Update

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:54:12 +0200

For those who haven't yet noticed, there is a change afoot for email subscriptions to Telecom Ramblings. Google Feedburner is shutting down some services, and the daily email digest I have used for a decade is one of them. Hence, I have shifted over to an alternative service: follow.it. ... [visit site to read more]

Liquid and Facebook Team Up for Central Africa

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:33:44 +0200

Some major new fiber may get built in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the next few years. The pan-African provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies is teaming up with none other than Facebook to build out longhaul and metro fiber throughout the country. ... [visit site to read more]

Friday Bytes: Crosslake, Interxion, RETN, Equinix, LMX, IENTC, Zayo, T5

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:38:28 +0200

Four bits of infrastructure teamwork to catch up on before heading home for the long weekend (at least here in the US). ... [visit site to read more]

Voice Calling is a Non-Negotiable Business Communication Tool

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:53:00 +0200

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Darach Beirne, vice president of customer success at Flowroute, now part of Intrado

Voice calls have always had a role to play in powering connections between brands and customers. However, the rise of newer communication mediums such as instant messaging and video chat led some naysayers to question the relevance of traditional calling. ... [visit site to read more]

Thursday Roundup: Cogeco, Conterra, Cisco, MEF

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:44:37 +0200

Three bits of interesting M&A news from three different corners of the industry, and an update from the MEF: ... [visit site to read more]