The Consolidation of Fiber Based Telecommunications Companies in the United States And Did We Learn Anything from the Great Telecom Boom and Bust?

摘要

So much has happened in telecom over the last decade, both good and bad. The boom, the bust, and the resurgence have fundamentally changed the telecom industry and significant industry consolidation of fiber based telecoms has followed. Meanwhile, demand for bandwidth - now driven by Online Gaming, Video Entertainment, Cloud Computing, and Social Networks continues its exponential growth. Bandwidth demand growing... rnBandwidth suppliers shrinking... How much consolidation remains? Who will be left standing? Who is yet to be consolidated? What does the changing landscape mean to pricing? And by the way, did we learn anything from the great telecom boom and bust?