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    1. WEBINAR RESCHEDULED for Wednesday May 16, 14:00 GMT (10am U.S. ET)

      Explore CEN Feature (May 11 2012)

      WEBINAR RESCHEDULED for Wednesday May 16, 14:00 GMT (10am U.S. ET)

      After regrouping with the webinar presenters, we have successfully rescheduled the webinar entitled "Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities."  The new date is Wednesday, May 16 at 14:00 GMT (10am U.S. ET).

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      Mentions:   Mark Durrett

    2. Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities

      Explore CEN Feature (Apr 26 2012)

      Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities

      Please join us for the first in the 2012 series of webinars brought to you by Carrier Ethernet News to learn how service providers are Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities.  

      NOTE: The date of this webinar has changed.  It is now May 16, 2012 at 14:00GMT (10am U.S. ET),

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      Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

    3. Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 into Business Winning Reality - May 2, 2012

      Explore CEN Feature (Mar 27 2012)

      Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 into Business Winning Reality - May 2, 2012

      Thank you for registering for Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 into Business Winning Reality.You will be able to log in when the event opens at 12:30 GMT (08:30AM U.S. EDT) on May 02, 2012. The broadcast will start at 09:00AM EDT on May 02, 2012.  Read more ...

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    4. Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities

      Explore CEN Feature (Mar 26 2012)

      Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities

      Please join us for the first in the 2012 series of webinars brought to you by Carrier Ethernet News to learn how service providers are Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities. 

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      Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

    5. Report From This Week's Metro Connect 2012

      Explore CEN Feature (Mar 1 2012)

      Report From This Week's Metro Connect 2012

      The conference sessions at this year’s Metro Connect in Miami had a great mix of speakers and topics ranging from regulatory issues to mergers and acquisitions to basic business and technical challenges facing service providers and metro operators as they interconnect with each other.

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      Mentions:   Cyan   Metro Ethernet Forum   Overture Networks

    6. Take 5 With Ian Redpath

      Explore CEN Feature (Feb 9 2012)

      Take 5 With Ian Redpath

      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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      Mentions:   Congress   Metro Ethernet Forum

    7. Take 5 with Jennifer Pigg

      Explore CEN Feature (Jan 5 2012)

      Comment "I appreciate great concise content...thank you Jennifer." - Victor Antonio, AVP Accedian

      Take 5 with Jennifer Pigg Jennifer Pigg of Battle Green Research is a member of Yankee Group's Affiliate Program. Her area of expertise is network carrier infrastructure, examining the challenges facing service providers in provisioning the edge and core network, and the solutions and technology that will meet the demands of mobile data networking, cloud computing, Web 2.0 and LTE including mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet, core and edge routers, packet optical transport and the Evolved Packet Core. CEN caught up with Jennifer to get her insights on industry issues. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

    8. Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – 2011 survey results Part 2

      Explore CEN Feature (Dec 15 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – 2011 survey results Part 2 In Part 2 we begin to explore the technical attributes that service providers believe are most important to help differentiate their Carrier Ethernet offerings.  We ask service providers to tell us what features and attributes they use to differentiate themselves.  We broke down these into two groups:  technical and non-technical.  (Read Full Article)

    9. Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – 2011 survey results Part 1

      Explore CEN Feature (Dec 8 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – 2011 survey results Part 1 The response to the survey has been fantastic.  Thank you to all who participated. We had widespread participation from service providers around the world who are currently offering or are planning to offer Carrier Ethernet services.  In the coming days we’ll be reviewing the results in this space. And next week, we will provide a link where you may download the complete summary report at no cost. (Read Full Article)

    10. Announcing the Second Annual Service Differentiation Survey

      Explore CEN Feature (Oct 27 2011)

      Announcing the Second Annual Service Differentiation Survey Last year, we launched the first ever research focused on uncovering what service providers believe to be the key differentiators of Carrier Ethernet services.  After a fantastic response, we created a whitepaper which you can still download here.       Today Carrier Ethernet News, in conjunction with Overture Networks, is launching the second annual Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation Survey.  This is a 10 question survey that can be completed in less than 5 minutes.  We will publish the results in a series of articles on Carrier Ethernet News and in a comprehensive report that we will make available as a free download ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks

    11. Take 5 with Erin Dunne

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 1 2011)

      Take 5 with Erin Dunne Erin Dunne, Director of Research Services, manages the delivery and support of Vertical Systems Group’s Emerging Networks Service Research Program (ENS) offerings for clients worldwide. In this role, she coordinates analyst support resources and directs content distribution for syndicated ENS research. Erin graciously took time to speak with CEN and offer her insight on the Carrier Ethernet market. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NTT   Vertical Systems Group   Time Warner Cable

    12. Carrier Ethernet in the News

      Explore CEN Feature (Aug 11 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet in the News For those of us who have been around Carrier Ethernet for many years, there are two small town mainstream news stories this week that are particularly interesting, if not gratifying to see in the press. Carrier Ethernet is showing signs that it has worked its way into our national lexicon. (Read Full Article)

    13. Take 5 with Ray Mota

      Explore CEN Feature (Aug 4 2011)

      Take 5 with Ray Mota Ray Mota is a telecommunications analyst with 25 years of industry experience. He is the founder and managing partner of ACG Research, which provides strategic direction, sharp analysis, and expert advice on networking issues to service providers. Carrier Ethernet News recently tracked Ray down to Take 5. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ACG Research

    14. What Must Happen for Carrier Ethernet to Replace SONET/SDH at the Network Edge?

      Explore CEN Feature (May 4 2011)

      What Must Happen for Carrier Ethernet to Replace SONET/SDH at the Network Edge? As we mentioned last week, we have been hearing from a number of our readers that they are frustrated that there is little information available about how service providers and their customers view Carrier Ethernet as a technology to replace SONET/SDH in their transport and access networks – so we decided to do something about it. The Carrier Ethernet News team developed the short online survey for service providers that takes five minutes to complete and asks just 12 questions about Carrier Ethernet as a SONET/SDH displacement technology. If you are a service provider, we want to know how ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Carrier Ethernet News

    15. Announcing SONET/SDH-Displacement Survey

      Explore CEN Feature (Apr 27 2011)

      Announcing SONET/SDH-Displacement Survey When will Carrier Ethernet displace SONET and SDH transport at the service provider network edge? We have been searching for reliable information, but we have been unable to find a comprehensive study. So we decided to find out for ourselves. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks   Carrier Ethernet News

    16. One Day Left . Sign up for Webinar: Are you ready for Edge Router Retirement?

      Explore CEN Feature (Mar 1 2011)

      One Day Left .  Sign up for Webinar:  Are you ready for Edge Router Retirement? Time is running out to pre-register for this event and receive the complimentary whitepaper. Please join us on March 3, 2011 at 1pm U.S. EST for the first in a series of webinars brought to you by Carrier Ethernet News. Vertical Systems Group, Sidera Networks and sponsor Overture Networks will present an informed look at what service providers are doing to address the challenges they face as they look to modernize their IP service infrastructure. Vertical Systems Group will share an insightful perspective on the scale of the market for existing services and trends affecting the migration to Carrier ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Overture Networks   sidera

    17. Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – survey results Part 4

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 28 2010)

      Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – survey results Part 4 In the previous installments of this series, we reviewed the service providers’ responses on their competitive environment and what they believe are the important technical and business oriented differentiators.    (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks   Carrier Ethernet News

    18. Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – survey results Part 3

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 23 2010)

      Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – survey results Part 3 In Part 2 of this series, we reviewed the technical features that service providers believed were important differentiators. In Part 3 we explore the business related attributes that service providers believe are most important to help differentiate their Carrier Ethernet offerings. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks

    19. Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – survey results Part 2

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 21 2010)

      Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – survey results Part 2 In Part 1 of this series, we reported that most of the service provider respondents describe themselves as working in a competitive business environment, with only 8.1% indicating they were a monopoly or only slightly competitive.  You may download the complete summary report at the Overture Networks website.      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks

    20. Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation survey results Part 1

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 16 2010)

      Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation survey results Part 1 The response to our survey was fantastic. Thank you to all who participated. We had over 100 respondents with 91 identifying themselves as service providers currently offering Carrier Ethernet services.   (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks

    21. Final Week to Complete the Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation Survey

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 1 2010)

      Final Week to Complete the Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation Survey As we have mentioned over the past several weeks, we have been hearing from a number of our readers that they are frustrated that there is little information available about how service providers differentiate their Carrier Ethernet or Metro Ethernet offerings from their competitors – so we decided to do something about it. The Carrier Ethernet News team developed the following short online survey for service providers that takes five minutes to complete and asks just nine questions about Carrier Ethernet service differentiation.   If you are a service provider, we want to know how you differentiate your Carrier Ethernet or Metro ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Carrier Ethernet News

    22. Introducing the Carrier Ethernet services differentiation survey

      Explore CEN Feature (Aug 24 2010)

      Introducing the Carrier Ethernet services differentiation survey As we mentioned last week, we have been hearing from a number of our readers that they are frustrated that there is little information available about how service providers differentiate their Carrier Ethernet or Metro Ethernet offerings from their competitors – so we decided to do something about it. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Carrier Ethernet News

    23. Announcing the Carrier Ethernet service differentiation survey

      Explore CEN Feature (Aug 19 2010)

      Announcing the Carrier Ethernet service differentiation survey We have been searching for reliable information about what service providers are doing to differentiate their Carrier Ethernet offerings.  So far, we have been unable to find a comprehensive study, so we decided to take matters into our own hands and find out for ourselves with our own survey. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks

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