The smell of fall is in the air here in Central Indiana. As a result, the days are getting shorter. Less time for working outside and more time for working on the computer. If you find this newsletter helpful please subscribe. If you are feeling generous, consider becoming a Patreon. I have a $3 monthly tier that helps support this blog and newsletter. For the price of one bad gas station coffee, you can help support this site. Data Center News •Is Liquid...
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Packets Down Range #26:Cologix, broadband money, acquisitions
Welcome to Packets Down Range (PDR) where we aggregate some of the weekly news from the Data Center, Transport, Backbone, Internet Service Provider (ISP), and related tech topics. If you want to submit your company news or become a sponsor, reach out. Data Center News •ESnet launches new Cloud Connect Service.ESnet Launches Cloud Connect Service to Support Scientific and Enterprise Workloads •A look inside Equinix Ny5. More of a sales piece but has some interesting tidbits. •Cologix data hall at 511 carrier hotel...
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This week is a little light due to spending most waking hours trying to move my pole barn project along. Gearing up for a couple of editions next week. Data Center News •Datacenter energy costs and demand are expected to rise. ISP News •Petition to stop fiber deployment? One Utah town is facing this, possibly from the local cable company. •Great Plains expands 400 Gig fiber backbone. •The Association of American Railroads (AAR) seeks to void a Virginia bill streamlining railroad crossing requests for broadband...
Continue reading...Packets Down Range #24:broadband trends, frontier, reconnect program
It’s been a minute since I published a PDR. It is summer here in Indiana and I have been hard at work on a pole barn at the house. I also had a keyboard failure on my 2019 Macbook pro. Even an external keyboard was a PITA due to sticking keys. I was doing the bare minimum I could. Now I am back in action with a new M2 16″ MacBook. Thoughts on that coming in a blog post soon. Be sure to...
Continue reading...Packets Down Range #23:Events, new backbone routes, data center fire
Patreon Edition is available here Data Center News •Databank starts construction on ATL4. . The colocation facility will feature 200,000 square feet of raised floor space and four megawatts of power. •Don’t let a tree cause an outage for your Data Center. •DartPoints acquires Louisiana provider Venyu. Data center provider DartPoints has acquired Louisiana-based Venyu in a deal that combines two regional specialist. Dallas-based DartPoints will expand its portfolio to 11 data centers and 20 MWs of power across 10 U.S. markets. •Maxnod...
Continue reading...PDR #23: Patreon Edition. Python, BGP, ARIN51
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Continue reading...Packets Down Range #22:Databank, Bluebird, war over undersea cables
Data Center News •Databank completes a 24,000-square-foot expansion in SNA, which is in Irvine, California •More Data Centers coming to Ashburn. Both H5 and Edgecore announce new builds. Backbone and Fiber news •Cogent Earnings call on May 4th. •Bluebird Networks announces John Nolan as the new Chief Development Officer. •War over undersea cables. Subsea cables, which carry the world’s data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war. Washington, fearful of Beijing’s spies, has thwarted Chinese projects abroad and choked Big Tech’s cable...
Continue reading...Packets Down Range #21: CCIEs make mistakes, fiber expansions, Ham Radio code
The days are getting longer here in Indiana. This has meant the start of my long-awaited pole barn project. This has meant some long days, with my body being sore at the end of it. What do you geeks/nerds/type-a folks do to further your goals along when you are not working? Data Center News •H5 published their Quarterly update. Backbone and Fiber news •DC Blox is building a dark fiber route between Myrtle Beach to Georgia. •Ziply Fiber gives us a tour of...
Continue reading...Packets Down Range #20: Fixed wireless
This is a short one as I am traveling. I have started then next couple of Packets Down Range. These will be on time next week. Company News•State of Illinois is hiring for an assistant Director, Illinois Office of Broadband. ISP News•Element 8 gathers $200 million for broadband expansion. Also, acquires AtLink. •Surf Internet begins construction on a 250-mile fiber network in Indiana. •Fixed Wireless accounted for over 90% of the residential broadband growth in 2022. CBRS was a huge factor in this....
Continue reading...Packets Down Range #19: Events, wireless signals in VR, global internet
I am freshly back from WISPAMERICA 2023 in Louisville. The new items from this conference are going in the Patreon Edition. If you find this newsletter helpful and informative, please consider sponsoring by advertising, becoming a Patreon, or donating any amount via Paypal. You can also subscribe to receive newsletter notifications via email. Company News•Airspan/Mimosa sells to Radisys. Curious if this has anything to do with chip supply. Peering and Interconnection •2023 Submarine cable map is out. This would make an excellent backdrop...
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