Recent Articles

• Epsilon’s Bold Gambit: Leading Telecoms to a Global Wholesale Partner Ecosystem — interview with Carl Roberts — A Global Wholesale Partnering Ecosystem is designed to be a universal connectivity solution for telecoms on all continents.  A leading builder of such an ecosystem reports on his company’s progress.
• The Meet Me Point: Queen Bee of the Wholesale Networking Hive — interview with Hunter Newby — Telecom meet me points (or carrier hotels) are the most valuable per-square-foot properties in wholesale ecosystems.  Learn the strategies and deal-making principles essential to creating successful meet me points.
• DE-CIX’s Smash-Hit on Broadway: Peering Network Recast as a “Multi-Talented” Data-Center-Neutral Interconnect Platform — interview with Ed d'Agostino — The common internet peering exchange has been transformed into a data-center-neutral interconnect platform for ISPs, enterprises, and anyone connecting to the cloud.
• Masergy: The Magic of Home-Grown SDN, Hybrid Networks, and Build-It-Your-Way Flexibility — interview with Paul Ruelas — A successful managed network service provider explains how they deliver home-grown and software-defined networking with cutting edge capabilities.
• The Rise of Data Centers at the Network Edge: From Cable Content Cache to Cloud Enabler — interview with Phill Lawson-Shanks — Edge Data Centers have evolved to meet the insatiable demand for low-cost and low-latency content distribution and cloud.  Here is an in-depth history of the traditional Data Centers, the Edge Data Center and related technology.
• Why Hybrid Access Networks and SD-WAN will Drive Wireline Telecom’s Future — interview with Mary Stanhope — Why combining SD-WAN visibility and control with wholesale access is revolutionizing the enterprise WAN.
• FiberLight, the Black Knight of Dark Fiber, Leads the Way with Cloud Connect, Construction Smarts & Flexible Deals — interview with Don MacNeil — A metro fiber CEO discusses North American market opportunities in dark fiber, mobile’s small cell future, construction programs and flexible wholesale contracts.
• How to Maximize Value & Reduce Risks in Billing Projects and Operations — interview with Kirill Rechter — A 20-year veteran billing solution executive discusses strategies on how to drive billing process improvements that will bring in new, expanded business at telecom, energy, and gaming service providers.
• Megaport’s SDN Bypasses Best-effort Connectivity; Boosts Adoption & Elasticity of Enterprise Clouds — interview with Eric Troyer — A global network-as-a-service SDN service is growing as it’s championed by leading cloud providers.  Learn how NaaS SDN simplifies the direct  connection and control of global clouds for enterprises and through wholesale partners such as data centers and telecoms.
• Intenna Systems: Designing, Deploying & Optimizing Enterprise “Bring-Your-Own” DAS Solutions — by Jeff Reale — For years, enterprises with large buildings and campuses have relied on carrier-supplied Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) to close the wireless gap.  But today, enterprises increasingly choose to own and maintain their own DAS infrastructure.  A DAS expert explains this paradigm shift.
• GTT Reinvents the Business Model for Global, Enterprise-Serving Telcos — interview with Gina Nomellini — GTT is an up-and-coming global telecom firm and innovator in the enterprise and wholesale space.  This interview reveals the firm’s competitive strategy and gives details on its systems and corporate culture.
• Filling Mobile Coverage Holes: The Wilson Electronics Plan to Boost Passive DAS to 98% of US Commercial Buildings — interview with Jeff Gudewicz — Cellular signal repeaters systems boost voice and data to locations cell towers can‘t reach alone.  An expert covers: the pros/cons of Active versus Passive DAS, the regulatory scene, the virtues of over-the-air and self-tuning repeaters, and the opportunity to push DAS solutions to small business commercial buildings.
• Aqua Comms Reports on the State-of-the-Business and Future of Wholesale Submarine Cable — interview with Nigel Bayliff — Neutral submarine cable providers have brought a welcome sea change to global communications.  A leading provider gives an in-depth report on the successes, benefits, and future direction of the wholeale submarine business.
• Epsilon Pioneers a Global, Portal-Driven, Wholesale Ecosystem that Partners can White Label as Their Own — interview with Carl Roberts — A global wholesaler explains the key role of its white-label-enabling partner portal, its on-the-fly connectivity platform, and its expansion goals in the US market.
• Builder of Diverse Carrier Hotels: Infomart Powers Connectivity, Sustainability and Customer Design Flexibility — interview with Scott Mitchell — The virtues of connectivity, sustainability and design flexibility in two Infomart carrier hotels: the 1.6 million-square-foot mega hotel in Dallas and its Hillsboro counterpart,  hosting LinkedIn’s super-efficient, super compute-dense suite.