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, … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

Packets Down Range #18:Water cooling, fiber, and great rack!

Next week is WISPAMERICA2023 in Louisville Kentucky. I will be attending. Before then, I am going to try and squeeze in another PDR before the conference next week. If you have not signed up, please do so at this link. Data Center News•Google is getting in on the water cooling trend in their data centers. … Read more

Packets Down Range #17:Cogent Wavelengths, earnings news, DDoS

I am fresh back from Nanog #87 in Atlanta. Great times! Thank you to those who gave me some lines on this week’s news articles. Keep those submissions coming. By now, everyone who has signed up should be receiving this in their e-mail box. If you could simply comment at the bottom of this post … Read more

Packets Down Range #17: Patreon Edition

This content is for Patreon subscribers of the j2 blog. Please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber for as little as $1 a month. This helps to provide higher quality content, more podcasts, and other goodies on this blog.To view this content, you must be a member of Justin’s Patreon at $3 or more Unlock with … Read more

Packets Down Range #16:Peering, new signup forms, ISP acquisitions

It’s been a busy week both here and on the Internet. the biggest news out of Packets Down Range (PDR) is I now have an e-mail signup plugin for WordPress. By signing up via e-mail, you will get notifications of new Packet Down Range newsletters. Those of you who signed up via the old form … Read more

Clarification on subscriptions

I probably wasn’t a little clear on my subscriptions. Let me help.1.I have installed a new subscription method for just the Packets Down Range Newsletter. You can view the details and signup at https://blog.j2sw.com/newsletter/new-subscription-form-for-packets-down-range- Once you have done that, come back to this e-mail and click “unsubscribe” at the bottom if you don’t wish to … Read more