Wholesale Ethernet access – the E-NNI places three new requirements on the service provider

Why Orange Business Services stands out in the Carrier Ethernet market

G.8032 is Spot on for Carrier Ethernet

Carrier Ethernet Hot Topic at TIA 2011

Why the Smart Grid needs Carrier Ethernet

Carrier Ethernet and MPLS in Asia Pacific

Wholesale Carrier Ethernet access – the E-NNI is the new channelized handoff

tw telecom: in it to win it

G.8032 Gains Momentum

Low-latency connectivity is a hot new Ethernet app

Featured Articles

1. Industry Spotlight: Clint Heiden of PAETEC Fiber Services Explore Telecom Ramblings (Apr 26 2011) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National Today we are joined by Clint Heiden, who was until recently President at Intellifiber Networks and is now President of PAETEC Fiber Services.  PAETEC purchased Intellifiber as part of the Cavalier transaction last autumn, and has since expanded the unit’s scope.  They’ve added in the former McLeodUSA assets, national accounts, and fixed wireless services as [...] (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Paetec   Intellifiber Networks   Intellifiber

2. Level3 Wins Verizon 4G Backhaul Deal with Carrier Ethernet Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 21 2011) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul , Regional Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it is providing Verizon Wireless with backbone infrastructure and cell-site backhaul solutions to support its ongoing rollout of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. Driven by the proliferation of rich applications and video on smartphones, tablets, laptops and e-readers, Verizon Wireless [...] (Read Full Article)

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3. Google is Actually Late to Kansas 1 Gb/s FTTP Party Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 21 2011) Google has attracted a lot of attention with its plan to build a network capable of delivering 1 Gb/s service to homes and businesses in Kansas City, Kansas. But the company won’t be the first in Kansas to deploy a broadband network capable of delivering 1 Gb/s service. At least two rural telcos in the state—Rural Telephone Company and Twin Valley Telephone —already have achieved that goal. (Read Full Article)

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4. Telco Systems Goes Shopping at ANDA Explore Light Reading (Apr 21 2011) Metro Ethernet ANDA had lots of competitors with deeper pockets and greater market reach, so growing the business became tougher in recent years. Following the recent deal that combined Hatteras Networks Inc. and Overture Networks Inc., it is clear that the Ethernet hardware market is crowded. Vendors want to stand out by providing deeper product portfolios and more sophisticated management software for access networks. (See Overture & Hatteras Gang Up on Carrier Ethernet.) (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   IBM   Motorola , Inc.   OAM

5. Tinet and USCarrier Deals Could be the Start of a Second Wave of Carrier Ethernet Exchanges Explore CEN Feature (Apr 19 2011)   When Carrier Ethernet exchanges began to emerge a couple of years ago, the host operators talked a lot about their ability to solve the technical difficulties of interconnecting Ethernet services from two different carriers. More recently, some observers have noted that addressing technical challenges is only a partial solution (http://www.carrierethernetnews.com/articles/134654/seeking-ethernet-exchange-success/). (Read Full Article)

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6. Maintaining Ethernet QoS: A challenge and an opportunity Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 18 2011) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange Maintaining Quality of Service (QoS) has always been a challenge and an opportunity for service providers delivering Ethernet services to business customers. While service providers know that Ethernet services offer greater flexibility in terms of bandwidth allocation, they initially lacked the predictable QoS and Class of Service (CoS) elements inherent traditional SONET and later Frame Relay and later ATM-based services. FierceTelecom addresses the challenges, opportunities and methods to maintain Ethernet QoS head on in our new eBook Ethernet QoS: Trust but always verify. As you'll read in the eBook, Ethernet QoS becomes even more complex when service providers have ... (Read Full Article)

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7. FairPoint Takes On Fiber to the Tower Explore Telecom Ramblings (Apr 18 2011) Mobile Backhaul As of now, FairPoint serves 1600 towers across its northern New England region with backhaul for 3G. With this expansion, they intend to offer Ethernet-over-fiber to more than half of those towers, i.e. more than 800. They’ll need it of course for 4G sooner or later, so it’s not a big surprise. (Read Full Article)

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8. Leading Law Firm Selects tw telecom for Business Ethernet Explore vartips.com (Apr 15 2011) National tw telecom is delivering SGR a comprehensive suite of new networking solutions including business Ethernet services - Extended Native LAN (ENLAN) and Elite NLAN - and digital voice/voice-over-IP services as part of a multi-year agreement. The new services allow SGR to more efficiently, securely and cost-effectively connect its East Coast offices. Read more: http://vartips.com/carriers/tw-telecom/1866-1866.html#ixzz1Jv4TTWF0 tw telecom is delivering SGR a comprehensive suite of new networking solutions including business Ethernet services - Extended Native LAN (ENLAN) and Elite NLAN - and digital voice/voice-over-IP services as part of a multi-year agreement. The new services allow SGR to ... (Read Full Article)

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9. Infonetics" Carrier Ethernet ports take center stage Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 14 2011) Infonetics Things are looking up in the long term for high speed networking ports, particularly 100G and 100GE (Gigabit optical and Ethernet), which will be the major port player from 2015 to 2030, according to Infonetics Research. "There is a lot of excitement these days around 100G and 100GE, and whether or how soon 100G prices will cause 40G sales to decline," said Michael Howard, principal analyst for carrier and data center networks and co-founder of Infonetics. (Read Full Article)

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10. USCarrier Telecom jumps into the Ethernet exchange game Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 14 2011) Regional , Wholesale / Exchange USCarrier will provide Ethernet-based virtual interconnection across its Points of Presence in their four state network. Simliar to other Ethernet exchanges launched by CENX, ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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11. IEEE approves 40Gbps Ethernet optical interface standard Explore Telecompaper (Apr 13 2011) Access IEEE has ratified the IEEE 802.3bg-2011, 40Gbps Ethernet Single-mode fibre optical interface, a new standard enabling 40Gbps serial Ethernet interfaces to be deployed on single-mode fibre... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IEEE

12. Q&A: Tia's Grant Seiffert on a new event, new directions Explore Connected Planet Online (Apr 12 2011) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Seiffert: From the traditional TIA standpoint there are issues like converged networks [including Carrier Ethernet] and mobile backhaul issues that the industry is challenged with. Those are the easy ones to point your finger at, and there's a lot of interest. ... (Read Full Article)

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13. Charter Business to Offer Advanced Carrier Services in New Locations Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 12 2011) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO , Wholesale / Exchange Charter plans to offer Metro Ethernet Forum certified advanced carrier services from its new locations. These Ethernet services will range from 10 megabits per second (Mbps) to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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14. Carrier Ethernet and MPLS in Asia Pacific Explore CEN Feature (Apr 12 2011) Despite the challenging business climate in 2009 and 2010, the Asia-Pacific region WAN services market grew by 6.2 percent as a result of strong demand for MPLS and Carrier Ethernet services. (Read Full Article)

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15. Infonetics: IP/Ethernet dominated wireless backhaul spending in 2010 Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 12 2011) Mobile Backhaul Driven by the wireless operator's ongoing migration from 2G to 3G and even 4G LTE, wireless operators continue to turn to IP/Ethernet as their wireless backhaul solution of choice. Infonetics' new Mobile Backhaul Equipment and Services market share and forecast report revealed that 89 percent of the money spent on mobile backhaul equipment in 2010 was for IP/Ethernet platforms, with Ethernet cell site routers and gateways and Ethernet packet microwave equipment seeing the most growth. As of the second half of 2010, Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), Tellabs (Nasdaq: TLAB), Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), and Huawei together own over three-fourths ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Zayo   Level (3)

16. Ethernet Europe: Coming Down From the Cloud Explore Light Reading (Apr 12 2011) Cloud , Managed Data Services , Cable / MSO , National , Heavy Reading It's not Carrier Ethernet or cloud services alone that will please enterprise customers, but a hybrid approach, according to Verizon Business (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cablevision   Time Warner Cable   CableLabs

17. Telecom Italia CEO does not want to sell its copper network Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 7 2011) Access , Middle Mile , IETF Telecom Italia's (NYSE: TI) CEO Franco Bernabe isn't interested in selling the incumbent providers network anytime soon. In fact, he believes that the network still has plenty of life left in it. "Such an infrastructure will still continue for many years to guarantee telephone services and broadband access to the majority of the population," Franco Bernabe told a Senate committee hearing. Bernabe added even as the service provider makes large-scale investments in fiber-based last mile networks, they will invest over $1 billion a year to upgrade and expand the network. For more:- Wall Street Journal via Dow Jones ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   ITU-T

18. Verizon field trial charts 400G, 1T speeds Explore CEN Feature (Apr 7 2011) Verizon has taken a key step towards rolling out 400 gigabit and 1 terabit (1T) Ethernet speeds, demonstrating the ability to run 100G, 400G, and 1T in a field trial. (Read Full Article)

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19. Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul Explore vision2mobile (Apr 7 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Vertical Systems TDM has been the workhorse for wireless backhaul because of its very good support of voice traffic, service availability and its inherent management and restoration capabilities. So why move to Carrier Ethernet? (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

20. Sharpening the edges with Carrier Ethernet Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 7 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Make no mistake that the prefix ‘carrier grade’ is also of the utmost importance. As Kelly says, “this is where we’ve added carrier grade attributes to Ethernet—all sorts of features to make it service- centric and manageable. We’re moving from SDH, which was deployed many years ago, to packet optical and WDM, as well as from 10Gb to 40Gb and 100Gb, all of which is a mostly carrier Ethernet-based transition.” (Read Full Article)

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21. PAETEC extends Ethernet services to its agent channel Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 6 2011) Access , Wholesale / Exchange Through PAETEC's existing Channel Program, channel partners can sell Intellifiber's portfolio of fiber, Ethernet, and custom network design and build projects. This portfolio includes a mix of Ethernet (3 Mbps to 10G), Wavelengths (1G to 10G), SONET (DS1 to OC192) services. While fiber-based services are a big piece of what Intellifiber brought to the  table--a deal that enabled PAETEC to increase its fiber footprint to 37,000 route miles--PAETEC also gained a dense footprint of Ethernet over Copper (EoC) service footprint with presence in 275 fiber-fed central offices (COs) serving over 200,000 end user locations. "What Intellifiber ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   MegaPath   Paetec

22. Leading Law Firm Selects tw telecom for Business Ethernet to Connect Offices ... Explore TechZone360 (Apr 5 2011) Middle Mile , National tw telecom is delivering SGR a comprehensive suite of new networking solutions including business Ethernet services - Extended Native LAN (ENLAN) and Elite NLAN - and digital ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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23. G.8032 Gains Momentum Explore CEN Feature (Apr 5 2011) Deployments of Ethernet rings based on the ITU G.8032 standard have been rising steadily since the standard was finalized in 2008. Initially the province of smaller alternative carriers, G.8032 more recently has begun to find its way into Tier 1 incumbent carrier networks. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   ITU   Overture Networks   Scott Knox

24. Copper boosts BT broadband coverage Explore telecomseurope.net (Apr 5 2011) Access , Global The operator claims to have the UK’s largest Ethernet network, with 1,000 live fiber nodes operational so far. Expansion work should see the figure climb to almost 1,100 by year-end. The firm has now passed four million homes with fiber, as part of a drive to cover two thirds of the UK market by 2015. (Read Full Article)

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