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Zayo’s fiber to the tower network reaches 2,000 towers

Published on February 1, 2012 By Don

Zayo’s aggressive deployment continues to resonate with the wireless service provider community looking for alternative backhaul solutions; the wholesaler’s fiber to the tower (FTT) network now reaches 2,000 cell towers.
Offering over 100G in overall b…

BT goes live with wholesale optical spectrum access service

Published on January 31, 2012 By Don

BT (NYSE: BT) Openreach has officially lit up its new Optical Spectrum Access (OSA) service for wholesale customers delivering optical services to UK business.

ADVA’s new FSP 3000 platform

As part of Openreach’s Optical Spectrum Servic…

Telefonica employs Deutsche Telekom for fiber-based wireless backhaul

Published on January 13, 2012 By Don

Telefonica Germany’s (NYSE: TEF) latest agreement to get fiber-based backhaul services from its main rival Deutsche Telekom (XETRA: DTE.DE) illustrates the idea that wireless operators need multiple sources for their backhaul needs. In this deployment,…

ADVA helps Hawaii’s Wavecom Solutions to advance enterprise services drive

Published on January 11, 2012 By Don

Wavecom Solutions, a Hawaiian-based service provider focused on the business market, has employed ADVA Optical (XETRA: ADV.DE) to increase the efficiency of its network and add new cloud and UC (unified communications) services to its growing service p…

Zayo extends presence into the data center market with Green House Data agreement

Published on December 20, 2011 By Don

Zayo Group’s completion of a fiber build to Wyoming-based data center provider Green House Data illustrates how the data center business is fast becoming a new profitable target for wireline wholesale carriers.
Coupled with the fiber connection, Zayo i…

Zayo acquires 360networks

Published on December 14, 2011 By Don

Deal size: $319 million
Why it’s relevant? With its $319 million acquisition of 360networks, Zayo instantly increases its fiber and service footprint with more than 44,000 route miles and nearly two million fiber miles.
In making this purchase, Zayo ad…

Syringa Networks lights up new optical route with ADVA

Published on December 7, 2011 By Don

Syringa Networks, a regional wholesale service provider, is upping the ante of its optical network by employing ADVA’s (XETRA: ADV.DE) FSP 3000 platform across its network.

ADVA’s FSP 3000 platform

In addition to its own independent te…

Google scraps its renewable energy technology plan

Published on November 23, 2011 By Don

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has a lot on its plate deal with this year and next, including its pending acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) and an ambitious wholesale Fiber to the Home (FTTH) project, but its renewable energy project is one that i…

Taking a new look at wireless backhaul with Ron Mudry of Tower Cloud

Published on November 15, 2011 By Don

Ron Mudry, President and CEO, Tower Cloud

Mudry

Having just raised $49 million during what has been a challenging economic time, Ron Mudry, President and CEO of wireless backhaul specialist Tower Cloud, is confident he’s got what he ne…

Tower Cloud takes a fresh approach to wireless backhaul

Published on November 15, 2011 By Don

In this week’s Hot Seat interview, FierceTelecom talks to Ron Mudry, President and CEO of Tower Cloud about the company’s hybrid fiber/microwave approach to wireless backhaul and the bevy of opportunities that exist in secondary and tertiary markets. M…