This past July marked the 150th anniversary of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. To think it used to take weeks for a message to get from Europe to North America shows the great strides telecom has made over the course of…
5G networks are on the horizon, but enterprises may need to wait a little longer to take advantage of them. According to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, three limiting factors need to be addressed before all companies can leverage…
We now have cell data available as an optional premium layer in FiberLocator! * With the addition of cell data this month, no one else can provide the comprehensive carrier map research that FiberLocator can. The combined data sets of…
Chicago is home to BSO’s newest low latency trade routes. The European-based Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider recently unlocked the fastest trading routes between CME and international financial hubs in Moscow, Dubai and Mumbai. This optimized connectivity between global…
Topic: What Is FiberLocator? Guest: Mike Murphy, CEO, FiberLocator is a web-accessible, GUI-interfaced system that enables network planners to search for fiber assets throughout the country. In this episode of Telecom Talk, we provide a quick overview of what FiberLocator…
Changes may be afoot at Level 3. The Tier 1 network provider is said to be considering some strategic alternatives for the company’s future. While the talk is as yet unconfirmed, Comcast is said to be one of the top…
It’s the dog days of summer, and FiberLocator is battling the heat with its new and updated fiber maps. We added four new maps and updated or verified 16 others during the month of June, including three maps from Southern…
We’re always adding more features to FiberLocator! We have now added more detailed carrier and lit building information, both in the “My Workspace Panel” and on your map view. Interested in learning more about a specific carrier in the FiberLocator database? There…
It’s important to remember that Memorial Day represents the sacrifices our veterans make to protect our nation – and sometimes the impact of those sacrifices isn’t felt until our veterans return home from duty. Every day, countless veterans struggle with…
Many IT departments would be happy to keep their systems up and running more than 90% of the time, but data centers have higher standards. Even the lowest-rated data centers have exceptionally high reliability expectations, creating unique challenges for service…
“I have been using FiberLocator for a year and a half and have found it to be invaluable in providing high quality and comprehensive information about fiber routes and carriers that just isn’t available from any other single source. Every…
