Looks Like It's Starting All Over Again

According to Forbes, ten small European optical-fiber network operators are to combine their infrastructure in an alliance called Euro-One. New entrants, new countries are involved (e.g. Czech Republic). It reminds me the pre-Bubble times, back in the late 90's, with all those alliances between telcos. I hope the new guys have learned from the mistakes of their predecessors. The good news is that the Internet has dramatically changed since 2000 : way more users, applications, usages, etc. It should help Euro-One to build an infrastructure that fits the actual needs of the customers. Note : maybe I will stay in the business. Perhaps someone at Euro-One needs my expertise ;-)