Telecom cloud

Next Tier Connect, the investment partnership of Next Tier HD & private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners, acquires Pennsylvania data center.

Intel acquires Barefoot Networks, a potential Broadcom rival. Barefoot develops Ethernet switch silicon & software for data centers, cloud & 5G wireless networks.

FirstLight, a fiber-optic, Internet, data center, cloud, and voice services provider, acquires Maine Fiber Company (MFC). Canadian network push expected.

Comcast acquires managed WiFi service provider Deep Blue Communications just as Cisco Systems and others ramp up WiFi 6 networking gear.

Atlanta, Georgia’s Momentum Telecom acquires DCT Telecom Group, a cloud voice and network solutions provider based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Protel Communications acquires Xtelesis, a full-service IT services & unified communications provider. The combined company has extensive Mitel, ShoreTel & InterTel experience.

Momentum Telecom of Atlanta acquires Metro Optical Solutions of New York. Metro Optical provides managed network, data, and Internet solutions to enterprise and carrier customers worldwide.

Luxembourg telecommunications provider Firstcom Europe acquired Bolton, England-based communications specialist Telesis.