Data center earnings highlight backlogs
Four data center companies recently reported earnings results showing that, for most, the business is growing rapidly, with backlogs at...
Terrestrial Connectivity
Rakuten outlines global cloud ambitions in trio of announcements
Japan-based Rakuten announced Aug. 4 a key cloud acquisition, a new platform and a major customer. The company plans to...
U.S. tower REITs reduce debt as virtualization challenge arrives
The tower sector is balancing upbeat trends including increased demand for leases as it faces high debt. But virtualization is...
Apollo Global Management acquires Lumen operations in 20 U.S. states for $7.5B
Lumen announced Aug. 3 that it has agreed to sell its incumbent local exchange carrier business in 20 states to funds...
Three U.S. cable companies, three strategies
The three companies have contrasting coverage areas, debt strategies and content plans. One is a serial acquirer of fiber. But...
Spain writedown dampens earnings at Orange
France-based Orange wrote-down 3.7 billion euros ($4.4 billion) of goodwill in Spain on July 29. Orange continues to invest in...
Investor interest points to potential for consolidation in fiber connectivity
As U.S.-based fiber network provider Everstream prepares for a sale led by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), fiber deals are growing, with...
Prudence and profit drive preparation for disaster through satellite, terrestrial connectivity
Satellite operators are sharpening their approach to disaster connectivity as analysis shows that preparation for these events carries a higher...
Platforms face crackdowns as network operators anticipate government cash
Big tech companies face government scrutiny worldwide, including at home. In the US, all levels of government are geared to...
Subsea cable to boom amid capacity constraints with big tech and infrastructure fund interest
With a projected USD8bn in investments in subsea cables over the next three years, the cable-laying industry will face capacity...
