The Board of Directors of Arelion appointed Daniel Kurgan as the new President and CEO of the company. A board executive of Arelion since January 2022, Kurgan has more than 25 years of experience from the industry and several leading positions, including 14 years as CEO of BICS, Chairman of TeleSign, Chairman of Intercloud and Senior Advisor at Drake Star.
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Is the Time Right for Frontier Communications to Explore a Strategic Sale?
Activist investment firm Jana Partners has established a fresh position in Frontier Communications and is urging the third-largest provider of fiber broadband services in the United States to explore a sale.
EXA Announces New Southerly Transatlantic Fiber Cable Route
EXA Infrastructure has added a fifth transatlantic fiber route to its network footprint with the addition of the Dunant cable, connecting the US and Europe via a southern corridor across the Atlantic.
KKR Bids for TIM and Sparkle Network Assets
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed that it has received a binding offer from investment firm KKR for its fixed networks business NetCo, including the FiberCop last-mile operations.
GÉANT and Madcom Accelerate Connectivity on EXA’s Trans Adriatic Express
EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, announced that its new low latency state-of-the-art route between Turkey and France, the Trans Adriatic Express (TAE), is now operational with GÉANT and Madcom, among other customers, utilizing the diversified routes.
Redefining Submarine Cable Digital Connectivity on the Atlantic Coast
DC BLOX has opened its Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Myrtle Beach, S.C. With design capacity at full build-out of 125,000 sq. ft. and 19 MW of power, the new CLS can host up to five subsea cables and colocation space for network and cable operators, communications providers, local enterprises, and partners.
Sertex Bridges Block Island’s Digital Divide With Adtran’s Mosaic One Solution
Adtran announced that Sertex Broadband Solutions, a fiber deployment expert in the US Northeast, is utilizing its Mosaic One solution to bring high-speed fiber connectivity to the remote community of New Shoreham on Block Island.
Wireless Expansion: Berkshire Partners Backs TowerNorth with Majority Investment
Berkshire Partners has made a majority growth investment in TowerNorth, a fast-growing independent developer, owner and operator of critical wireless infrastructure assets in the United States and Europe. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.
T5 Data Centers Acquires New Site in Chicago Market
T5 Data Centers (T5) announces the acquisition of a third data center facility (Chicago lll) in Northlake, Illinois, a key submarket in Chicago. With 36 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity available, T5's facility will meet the surging demand for data center space driven by the hyperscale and enterprise customers.
A New Transatlantic Subsea Cable Will Connect Portugal, Bermuda and the US by 2026
Nuvem, the Portuguese term for cloud, is set to enhance network resilience across the Atlantic, addressing the increasing need for digital services.