News - Fiber, Backhaul & Transport
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Amazon strikes multibillion-dollar optical fiber deal with Corning, touts 1,000 new jobs
The agreement is termed as a multi-year deal to provide connectivity to Amazon data centers
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DE-CIX upgrades Mexico-Dallas pathway ahead of World Cup
Mexican ISPs gain a low-latency edge
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Broadcom balloons PON, Wi-Fi 8 networking portfolio; taps Samsung for FWA expansion
The standard has a fast-moving train to catch
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'World first' hollow core fiber test deployed in Japan
Lightera powers HCF deployment with Oki
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AT&T CEO John Stankey exudes quiet network confidence to serve hyperscale connectivity
But remains uncertain on edge compute
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Biznet taps Ciena for Indonesian island backbone upgrade
ISP bolsters connectivity across Java, Sumatra, and Bangka Islands
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Google lands Nuvem subsea cable in South Carolina
First landing point of search company’s latest TransAtlantic system
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NEC hands completed East Micronesia Cable System to regional telecom operators
The EMCS completion marks a major infrastructure upgrade for several Pacific island communities
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Arelion amps AI workloads with Ethernet touch
EVPL sees vendor join the scale-across fray
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Verizon sees fiber expansion limit, AI-revenue opportunities
And CEO wants more opex cuts
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Lumen expands northern US reach with new route
Northline link to connect Seattle with Minneapolis
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Nokia unleashes agentic AI to revolutionize fixed networks and broadband efficiency
Vendor’s latest agentic push promises 50% reduction in field service visits and helpdesk resolution rate boosts
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Verizon continues mass layoffs with hundreds more jobs on the chopping block
CEO Dan Schulman continues drive to make Verizon leaner with fresh job cuts
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Lumen splashes $475M on Alkira to become the one network to rule them all
Cash-flush firm sees software vendor key to stitching together its north-south and east-west ambitions
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Neos Networks to link ‘microscaler' workloads for StonesThro micro-edge sites
Cornerstone, StonesThro's tower-side mini data centers get a backbone partner familiar with existing infrastructure play
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Crown Castle completes $8.5B sale of fiber and small cells assets
As company sets sights on 'pure-play' tower focus
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Broadcom doubles down on Wi-Fi 8, with PON chip to boot
Chip giant aims to spur global broadband markets
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Verizon CEO teases more fiber appetite, multibillion-dollar AI revenue opportunity
And that’s it’s through cutting 13,000 jobs
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AT&T keen to scale Lumen assets as carrier continues fiber push
The telco reported revenue growth of 2.9% for the quarter
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Arelion enhances Danish network to strengthen Nordic connections
Nørre Nebel cable landing station in upgrade from Swedish telecom carrier
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DE-CIX expands its Big Apple footprint with 'quantum-enabled' interconnect
QKD and GothamQ access expanded in the city that never sleeps
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Meta, CBRE to wire up new fiber workforce with free data center training
Free LevelUp Fiber Technician Pathway launched to tackle data center talent shortage
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Boldyn goes bold in ‘Bama, securing community college connectivity deal
Vendor set to roll tide with ACCS