Telecom Ramblings

Regional Roundup: Duos, ValorC3, Race, Boldyn

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:52:11 +0200

Four expansion products of regional interest to catch up with: … [visit site to read more]

The Foundation: Why Fiber Isn’t the Future – It’s the Present

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:36:00 +0200

This sponsored viewpoint was authored by Bryan Lamphere, Senior Vice President of Network Planning and Engineering, Fidium

Legacy networks still function. That’s exactly the problem.

The move toward fiber-first infrastructure is already underway and accelerating. Still, some assume that because legacy networks continue to function, there is no urgency to move away from them. From an operator’s perspective, that assumption is getting harder to defend. … [visit site to read more]

Thursday Roundup: Macquarie Data Centers, Coravel, MCNC, Lightpath

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:23:33 +0200

Two data center projects and two regional fiber buildouts: … [visit site to read more]

Wednesday Roundup: Lumen, Flexential, Harbor Link, Ripple Fiber

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:30:46 +0200

Four interesting network items from around the US: … [visit site to read more]

Tuesday Bytes: Zayo, QTS, Connectbase, Allo Fiber, ECL, PowerCell

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:35:08 +0200

A few interesting items from around the US to catch up with: … [visit site to read more]

Monday Roundup: Infoblox, Kentik, Sabey, Intrepid, Ubiquity

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:19:22 +0200

Two bits of M&A and a minority stake: … [visit site to read more]

AI Detection Makes Telecom Security More High Stakes

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:07:00 +0200

This Industry Viewpoint was written by Todd Humphreys, WEI GTM Cybersecurity GTM Leader

AI is now embedded across modern security tools and systems that help telecom operators detect vulnerabilities and threats faster and at a greater scale. Security processes that once took weeks of manual analysis can now be completed in just minutes, dramatically increasing visibility across distributed Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure, core networks and virtualized environments. … [visit site to read more]

Fiber Bytes: euNetworks, Lightpath, Kirkwood IG

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:08:10 +0200

Three interesting new regional fiber projects, one by a new name: … [visit site to read more]

Infra Bytes: VFE, DE-CIX, South Front, Duos, Lumen

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:40:44 +0200

Three metro expansion projects and one bit of M&A news: … [visit site to read more]

Tuesday Roundup: RETN, Nokia, DE-CIX, Nscale

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:37:24 +0200

A few items from around the world: … [visit site to read more]

Fiber M&A: SummitIG Buys DF&I

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:21:05 +0200

There was some interesting fiber M&A in one of the biggest infrastructure markets in the world the other day. SummitIG has announced the acquisition of Dark Fiber & Infrastructure. SummitIG is majority owned by SDC Capital Partners, while DF&I was part of the portfolio at Blue Owl Capital, and the two both have substantial assets in northern Virginia. … [visit site to read more]

The grid is becoming telecom’s problem, and its opportunity

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:01:05 +0200

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Stephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy, Spirent, a Keysight company

Most of the energy conversation in our industry right now is about consumption. How much power AI data centers will pull, where the chips go, whether the models can run cheaper. Fair questions. But there’s a quieter shift underneath them that I think matters more for telecom operators, and it has nothing to do with how much energy they use. It’s about energy they could supply. … [visit site to read more]

Int’l Bytes: Elea, DE-CIX, Tata, Epsilon, ESpanix

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:31:59 +0200

Four expansion projects in four parts of the world to catch up with. … [visit site to read more]

BT, Verizon Team Up For International Enterprise

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:30:57 +0200

This week we have some high profile consolidation in the networking business, specifically in the international enterprise arena. BT Group and Verizon have decided to create a 50/50 joint venture, combining BT International and Verizon’s international enterprise wireline going forward. … [visit site to read more]

Monday Roundup: Wyyerd, Colt, Extreme, MatSing, Shentel, GOCare

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:40:11 +0200

A few items to catch up with: … [visit site to read more]

Thursday Roundup: Ripple Fiber, Blue Planet, Nokia, Telefonica, Databricks

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:31:41 +0200

A bit of FTTx and a bunch of AI: … [visit site to read more]

Wednesday Bytes: RETN, Race, NetIX

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:29:23 +0200

Two network expansions and a bit of non-commercial support: … [visit site to read more]

Tuesday Roundup: Lightcurve, Netnod, SmartOptics, CityFibre, VodafoneThree, MGX, DayOne

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:08:08 +0200

Some last mile news, an intercity optical buildout, and some possible M&A: … [visit site to read more]

Flipping the Script on the PSTN: How the FCC’s Identity Mandates Will Commoditize Trust and Shatter Branded Calling Premiums

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200

Why colos are moving up the stack into bare metal and GPUaaS

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:14:00 +0200