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• EXA Buys GCN September 6, 2024
  In addition to the big Verizon/Frontier deal, there was an interesting infrastructure M&A deal yesterday over in southeastern Europe. EXA Infrastructure has agreed to acquire Global Communications Net AD (GCN). … [visit site to read more]
• Verizon Takes Out Frontier September 6, 2024
  There was a major bit of fiber M&A yesterday of course, among what we once called incumbent telcos. Verizon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Frontier. The purchase will combine Verizon’s FIOS footprint with the FTTH that Frontier has been building out as well. … [visit site to read more]
• Mega Events: The Importance of High-Performance Connectivity September 6, 2024
  This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Luis Coton, Allied Telesis As we come down from the excitement of the Paris Olympics, America is deep in the process of readying for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA. When these “mega events” happen, there are countless layers of logistics that go into building, preparing, securing, and […]
• 1547, Harrison Street Acquire South Bend Carrier Hotel September 5, 2024
  There was a bit of M&A in the data center space yesterday out in the Midwest. fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty and the investment management firm Harrison Street have teamed up to acquire the Union Station Data Center out in South Bend, Indiana. … [visit site to read more]
• SummitIG, Neutral Networks Team Up for Mexico Dark Fiber September 5, 2024
  There is a new JV taking aim at the dark fiber market down in Mexico. SummitIG is teaming up with Neutral Networks to do something similar south of the border. The two have formed a joint venture called SierraIG that will focus first on connectivity within and between Querétaro and Monterrey. … [visit site to […]
• Uniti Nabs Hyperscale Contract For New Alabama Fiber September 4, 2024
  Uniti Group has picked up a significant 20-year contract with an unnamed hyperscale customer down in Alabama. Building upon an existing relationship, Uniti will be enabling connectivity between data centers optimized for ‘Generative AI’ while adding to its own reach in the state. … [visit site to read more]
• Tuesday Roundup: AT&T, Nokia, GlobalNet, Speed Connect Austria, Kontron, NetIX September 3, 2024
  Four connectivity expansions and upgrades to catch up with: … [visit site to read more]
• Friday Bytes: Arelion, Ciena, NetIX, Hurricane Electric, Scala August 30, 2024
  Four bits of news from around the world before the start of Labor Day weekend here in the US: … [visit site to read more]
• Thursday Bytes: Windstream, GTT, T5, MCNC August 29, 2024
  Four projects from local to global to catch up with: … [visit site to read more]
• Wednesday Roundup: euNetworks, Sabey, BDx Indonesia, NeutraDC, HGC August 28, 2024
  One financial move and three bits of data center ecosystem development: … [visit site to read more]