Going from legacy T1 services to 10 Mbps or 1G Ethernet seems like a big jump at first, but most forward-looking school district CIOs know they are going to need 1G or more to pull off the type of transformations they are undertaking, according to John Real, Vice President Ethernet Services for Zayo Group. 

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The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has unveiled its Mobile Backhaul Initiative for 4G/LTE. The initiative, which combines a new implementation agreement that follows on to the existing MEF 22.1 with position papers and other educational aids, aims to guide service providers in the deployment and use of Ethernet’s multiple classes of service (Multi-CoS) capabilities. Proper use of Multi-CoS can save as much as 25% of the cost of using single CoS in backhaul applications, the MEF suggests.

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Zayo Group is once again responding to growing capacity demands from its wholesale and business customer clientele by enhancing its Northeast route with a regional network that will support Ethernet and optical wavelength services. Zayo's northeast network. Boasting 800 Gbps of total network capacity, customers will be able to access transport service speeds of 1, 2.5 and 10 Gbps. Expected to be complete by end of first quarter 2012, the new network will provide services between Ashburn, Va., Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia. David Howson, president of Zayo Bandwidth, said the new network will enable it to ...

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Russian regional operator Akado Telecom has raised the data transmission capacity for its internet access subscribers using Carrier Ethernet technology, reports Tass Telecom...

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The company’s backbone claims to be peered globally and is described as creating an “interconnect relationship methodology with service providers around the world that facilitates MPLS and Carrier Ethernet delivery in homogeneous fashion focusing on QoS from end point to end point”.

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Acquisition Strengthens MSP With Its Own Facilities-Based Carrier Network United Network Services, Inc. (UNSi), a leading provider of managed services for voice and data networks, announced recently it has completed a strategic expansion by acquiring IPNetZone Communications, Inc., a nationwide next generation network provider. The acquisition of IPNetZone and its established MPLS network positions UNSi as a

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The Metro Ethernet Forum last week announced new standards aimed at substantially improving the economics of carrier Ethernet mobile backhaul by offering a consistent class of service framework to address the requirements of various services types.  

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SmartBand, a managed bandwidth circuit that prioritizes communications traffic from the cloud. It comes with guaranteed QoS and supports DSL, T1 and Ethernet over Copper access. SmartBand is available in more than 230 metro markets.

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Driven by Ethernet, wavelength and MPLS sales, Business Markets Group (BMG) generated $446 million in strategic revenues, up 2.8 percent over pro forma fourth quarter 2010. Total revenue, however, declined 3.3 percent to $947 million due to declines in legacy services and data integration revenues.

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Twelve Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) member companies are conducting a global interoperability test of Ethernet services over OTN transport, including data and control plane technology...

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Not surprisingly, the focus of the FiberLight network will be on delivering Ethernet-based services to businesses and serving area wireless operators with an alternative source of wireless backhaul.

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Consumer and business demand for better, faster broadband also appears to be picking up, as is the competition to provide it. Incumbent carriers like CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) and AT&T (NYSE: T) are bridging speed gaps with technologies like Ethernet over Copper, while cable operators, fast moving up in the broadband pack, offer Internet technologies that utilize their existing coax lines.

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Frontier will now offer its Metro Ethernet service in the Muskegon market.  MetroE, as Frontier brands the service, is designed for medium to large businesses. The large-volume Internet service is designed for those with “bandwidth intensive industries” and data centers, company officials said.

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It’s steady as she grows in the U.S. Ethernet market. The same companies that could say they held 4% or more of billable port options this time last year can say the same thing this year. Ethernet port growth held relatively steady too, rising 31% as compared to last years’ 34%.  

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Everyone else is obsessing over the cloud, so why not the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)?  The MEF has been thinking about cloud standards for some time, and one problem is that there are so many possible things to try to standardize. The prioritization phase is happening now

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Vertical Systems Group today released its 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard, featuring the leading carriers according to Ethernet port market share. The 2011 year-end report showed fairly Read more >>

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Comcast’s Metro Ethernet network, introduced in May 2011, is targeted to business customers, including hospitals. The company can transport data at faster speeds than traditional phone company Internet connection, said Kevin O’Toole, Comcast’s senior vice president of product management and strategy for business services. A hospital can download a 500 megabyte digital X-ray in 40 seconds with Metro Ethernet, a file that would take 44 minutes to download with a slower connection, said Jennifer Khoury, a Comcast spokeswoman.

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The Metro Ethernet Forum believes that by providing a set of guidelines that both wireless operators and their wholesale partners can follow for wireless backhaul, it can make the process easier as operators migrate from TDM-based backhaul to Ethernet/IP-based backhaul to support 4G/LTE.   "According to all of the wireless operators that are trying deliver the bandwidth required for 4G/LTE, wireless backhaul is the biggest challenge in operating cost in the industry," said Nan Chen, president of the MEF, in an interview with FierceTelecom. "It could cost from $1-$2 billion in just the U.S. for Ethernet ...

(Read Full Article)

tw telecom's (Nasdaq: TWTC) prudent focus on delivering Carrier Ethernet and IP-based services to businesses continued to bear fruit as the competitive provider reported $351.5 million of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year 2011, the competitive provider grew revenue 7.4 percent to $1.367 billion, up from the 5.1 percent it reported in 2010. "In 2011, we excelled financially, operationally and strategically through a balanced approach to the business that yielded a strong and consistent performance, highlighted by our 29th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, ongoing strong margins and continued strong cash ...

(Read Full Article)

This week, the Metro Ethernet Forum dived into the problem of how to scale mobile backhaul. With LTE now ready to take off in earnest, scaling the costs needed to bring all that traffic to the backbone is an urgent issue for most wireless carriers. As you might suspect, the MEF’s solution involves … [visit [...]

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Optimum Lightpath has developed a new product line targeting the diverse needs of local government agencies in its New Jersey and New York service footprint. ASupported by its fiber network, the product line includes: three new data service offerings (E-Line, V-Line and E-Link), an Internet/voice bundle, toll-free services and a conference bundle.

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CEN recently caught up with Ian Redpath, Principal Analyst in Ovum’s Network Infrastructure practice, for a quick chat on Carrier Ethernet issues and to get his valuable insight. Ian is responsible for the market forecasts in Ovum’s optical networks and optical components advisory services.  

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Neutral Tandem and Tinet, which came together as one company when Neutral Tandem bought the Italian provider in September 2010, have rebranded as Inteliquent (Nasdaq: IQNT). Beginning this week, the company's shares began trading under its new name and stock ticker symbol, "IQNT," but the company's common stock CUSIP number remains unchanged. The service provider said that the new brand illustrates how Neutral Tandem, once only a provider of voice tandem solutions, is now a more comprehensive service provider set on solving interconnection issues for global service providers. Inteliquent's MPLS-based network provides a suite of voice, IP ...

(Read Full Article)

Bob 'The Father of Ethernet' Metcalfe is to announce 'A New Ethernet' on Feb 23. Could this be a case of the Emperor's New Clothes?

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Going from legacy T1 services to 10 Mbps or 1G Ethernet seems like a big jump at first, but most forward-looking school district CIOs know they are going to need 1G or more to pull off the type of transformations they are undertaking, according to John Real, Vice President Ethernet Services for Zayo Group. 

(Read Full Article)

The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has unveiled its Mobile Backhaul Initiative for 4G/LTE. The initiative, which combines a new implementation agreement that follows on to the existing MEF 22.1 with position papers and other educational aids, aims to guide service providers in the deployment and use of Ethernet’s multiple classes of service (Multi-CoS) capabilities. Proper use of Multi-CoS can save as much as 25% of the cost of using single CoS in backhaul applications, the MEF suggests.

(Read Full Article)

Zayo Group is once again responding to growing capacity demands from its wholesale and business customer clientele by enhancing its Northeast route with a regional network that will support Ethernet and optical wavelength services. Zayo's northeast network. Boasting 800 Gbps of total network capacity, customers will be able to access transport service speeds of 1, 2.5 and 10 Gbps. Expected to be complete by end of first quarter 2012, the new network will provide services between Ashburn, Va., Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia. David Howson, president of Zayo Bandwidth, said the new network will enable it to ...

(Read Full Article)

Russian regional operator Akado Telecom has raised the data transmission capacity for its internet access subscribers using Carrier Ethernet technology, reports Tass Telecom...

(Read Full Article)

The company’s backbone claims to be peered globally and is described as creating an “interconnect relationship methodology with service providers around the world that facilitates MPLS and Carrier Ethernet delivery in homogeneous fashion focusing on QoS from end point to end point”.

(Read Full Article)

Acquisition Strengthens MSP With Its Own Facilities-Based Carrier Network United Network Services, Inc. (UNSi), a leading provider of managed services for voice and data networks, announced recently it has completed a strategic expansion by acquiring IPNetZone Communications, Inc., a nationwide next generation network provider. The acquisition of IPNetZone and its established MPLS network positions UNSi as a

(Read Full Article)

The Metro Ethernet Forum last week announced new standards aimed at substantially improving the economics of carrier Ethernet mobile backhaul by offering a consistent class of service framework to address the requirements of various services types.  

(Read Full Article)

SmartBand, a managed bandwidth circuit that prioritizes communications traffic from the cloud. It comes with guaranteed QoS and supports DSL, T1 and Ethernet over Copper access. SmartBand is available in more than 230 metro markets.

(Read Full Article)

Driven by Ethernet, wavelength and MPLS sales, Business Markets Group (BMG) generated $446 million in strategic revenues, up 2.8 percent over pro forma fourth quarter 2010. Total revenue, however, declined 3.3 percent to $947 million due to declines in legacy services and data integration revenues.

(Read Full Article)

Twelve Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) member companies are conducting a global interoperability test of Ethernet services over OTN transport, including data and control plane technology...

(Read Full Article)

Not surprisingly, the focus of the FiberLight network will be on delivering Ethernet-based services to businesses and serving area wireless operators with an alternative source of wireless backhaul.

(Read Full Article)

Consumer and business demand for better, faster broadband also appears to be picking up, as is the competition to provide it. Incumbent carriers like CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) and AT&T (NYSE: T) are bridging speed gaps with technologies like Ethernet over Copper, while cable operators, fast moving up in the broadband pack, offer Internet technologies that utilize their existing coax lines.

(Read Full Article)

Frontier will now offer its Metro Ethernet service in the Muskegon market.  MetroE, as Frontier brands the service, is designed for medium to large businesses. The large-volume Internet service is designed for those with “bandwidth intensive industries” and data centers, company officials said.

(Read Full Article)

It’s steady as she grows in the U.S. Ethernet market. The same companies that could say they held 4% or more of billable port options this time last year can say the same thing this year. Ethernet port growth held relatively steady too, rising 31% as compared to last years’ 34%.  

(Read Full Article)

Everyone else is obsessing over the cloud, so why not the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)?  The MEF has been thinking about cloud standards for some time, and one problem is that there are so many possible things to try to standardize. The prioritization phase is happening now

(Read Full Article)

Vertical Systems Group today released its 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard, featuring the leading carriers according to Ethernet port market share. The 2011 year-end report showed fairly Read more >>

(Read Full Article)

Comcast’s Metro Ethernet network, introduced in May 2011, is targeted to business customers, including hospitals. The company can transport data at faster speeds than traditional phone company Internet connection, said Kevin O’Toole, Comcast’s senior vice president of product management and strategy for business services. A hospital can download a 500 megabyte digital X-ray in 40 seconds with Metro Ethernet, a file that would take 44 minutes to download with a slower connection, said Jennifer Khoury, a Comcast spokeswoman.

(Read Full Article)

The Metro Ethernet Forum believes that by providing a set of guidelines that both wireless operators and their wholesale partners can follow for wireless backhaul, it can make the process easier as operators migrate from TDM-based backhaul to Ethernet/IP-based backhaul to support 4G/LTE.   "According to all of the wireless operators that are trying deliver the bandwidth required for 4G/LTE, wireless backhaul is the biggest challenge in operating cost in the industry," said Nan Chen, president of the MEF, in an interview with FierceTelecom. "It could cost from $1-$2 billion in just the U.S. for Ethernet ...

(Read Full Article)

tw telecom's (Nasdaq: TWTC) prudent focus on delivering Carrier Ethernet and IP-based services to businesses continued to bear fruit as the competitive provider reported $351.5 million of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year 2011, the competitive provider grew revenue 7.4 percent to $1.367 billion, up from the 5.1 percent it reported in 2010. "In 2011, we excelled financially, operationally and strategically through a balanced approach to the business that yielded a strong and consistent performance, highlighted by our 29th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, ongoing strong margins and continued strong cash ...

(Read Full Article)

This week, the Metro Ethernet Forum dived into the problem of how to scale mobile backhaul. With LTE now ready to take off in earnest, scaling the costs needed to bring all that traffic to the backbone is an urgent issue for most wireless carriers. As you might suspect, the MEF’s solution involves … [visit [...]

(Read Full Article)

Optimum Lightpath has developed a new product line targeting the diverse needs of local government agencies in its New Jersey and New York service footprint. ASupported by its fiber network, the product line includes: three new data service offerings (E-Line, V-Line and E-Link), an Internet/voice bundle, toll-free services and a conference bundle.

(Read Full Article)

CEN recently caught up with Ian Redpath, Principal Analyst in Ovum’s Network Infrastructure practice, for a quick chat on Carrier Ethernet issues and to get his valuable insight. Ian is responsible for the market forecasts in Ovum’s optical networks and optical components advisory services.  

(Read Full Article)

Neutral Tandem and Tinet, which came together as one company when Neutral Tandem bought the Italian provider in September 2010, have rebranded as Inteliquent (Nasdaq: IQNT). Beginning this week, the company's shares began trading under its new name and stock ticker symbol, "IQNT," but the company's common stock CUSIP number remains unchanged. The service provider said that the new brand illustrates how Neutral Tandem, once only a provider of voice tandem solutions, is now a more comprehensive service provider set on solving interconnection issues for global service providers. Inteliquent's MPLS-based network provides a suite of voice, IP ...

(Read Full Article)

Bob 'The Father of Ethernet' Metcalfe is to announce 'A New Ethernet' on Feb 23. Could this be a case of the Emperor's New Clothes?

(Read Full Article)