1. Carrier Ethernet Technology Underpins Much of Upcoming TIA 2012: Inside the Network Show Explore CEN Feature (May 17 2012) Event Related Carrier Ethernet will be part and parcel of many of the nine educational tracks at the Telecommunications Industry Association’s second annual TIA 2012: Inside the Network Conference & Exhibition. The technology is integral to most of the topics that are on the schedule, according to Tim Downs, Content Director, TIA2012: Inside the Network Conference & Exhibition.   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

2. tw telecom Offers Wholesale Customers Nationwide Reach Via Single Business Ethernet Connection Explore CEN Feature (May 10 2012) Business Ethernet , Wholesale tw telecom inc. is offering its wholesale customers the ability to reach businesses across the U.S. from a single point in the company’s nationwide Carrier Ethernet backbone. Data centers, international carriers and other wholesale customers can connect with multiple destinations via tw telecom’s Business Ethernet service.   (Read Full Article)

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3. Boston Red Sox Add Metro Ethernet To Starting Line-Up Explore CEN Feature (May 1 2012) Cloud , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Cable / MSO The same week the Boston Red Sox celebrated 100 Years of playing baseball at Fenway Park, the team also announced its selection of Comcast Business Services to provide the team with 100 Mbps Metro Ethernet service.   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Comcast Business Services

4. Direct Fiber Is Great Fit For Carrier Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Apr 12 2012) Business Ethernet Throughout the world, direct fiber optic connections are the preferred access method for higher bandwidth business network services, especially Carrier Ethernet, according to Vertical Systems Group.   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

5. Carrier Ethernet 2.0: A Real Game Changer Explore CEN Feature (Mar 29 2012) Event Related , Europe , North America , MEF , Business Ethernet With Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification set to begin in Q2, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) specification is poised to take the Ethernet world by storm. The specification is a Godsend of sorts to carriers and enterprises that are deploying Carrier Ethernet to meet their burgeoning data networking needs, according to Sam Masud, principal of Q3 Analytix, a Washington, D.C.-based market research firm.   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Infonetics   IEEE

6. Vertical Systems’ 2011 Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD Grows Even More Concentrated Explore CEN Feature (Mar 8 2012) Vertical Systems In 2009 there were only five companies that could claim they had 4% or more of the global Ethernet market share to themselves. Now there are seven leaders sharing 60% of the total Ethernet ports installed worldwide, according to Vertical Systems 2011 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard.   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NTT   Vertical Systems Group   Reliance

7. Zayo Adds To Growing List of Educators Using Carrier Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Feb 21 2012) Access , Municipal 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)

   Comment Mentions:   Zayo Group   Zayo

8. Top Nine Hold Steady on the Vertical Systems Group 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet LEADERBOARD Explore CEN Feature (Feb 14 2012) Vertical Systems 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)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Zayo Group

9. Integra Expands Cloud Services to Businesses Explore CEN Feature (Feb 7 2012) Business Ethernet , Cloud Integra Telecom Inc. has launched a suite of collaboration & messaging services that will benefit customers that are looking to move some of their business into the cloud. The Portland-based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) is offering the new services to businesses that are connected to its 11-state fiber network via any of its 1900 fiber-fed buildings and those connected via Ethernet over Copper (EoC).   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   SAS   Integra Telecom Inc.   Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

10. Alpheus Offers E-LAN to Fellow Texans Explore CEN Feature (Jan 19 2012) Wholesale / Exchange If there’s one thing that Texans appreciate, its Texas. Alpheus Communications, a Houston-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is building its future by focusing completely on serving Texas based enterprises. (Read Full Article)

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11. Integra, Saddleback Make Quality Carrier Ethernet Connection Explore CEN Feature (Jan 12 2012) Wholesale , Regional Integra Telecom Inc. recently inked an Network to Network Interface (NNI) agreement with Arizona’s Saddleback Communications that expands each company’s footprint and extends Carrier Ethernet services to the premises of large enterprise customers to greater Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Integra Telecom Inc.

12. INTERNEXA: Bringing Carrier Ethernet Solutions in Latin America Explore CEN Feature (Jan 10 2012) Metro Ethernet , Regional CEN contributing writer Annie Lindstrom recently caught up with Genaro García Dominguez, CEO of INTERNEXA who sheds light on the company’s current status and plans for the future. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Level (3)   Annie Lindstrom

13. BT Launches E-LAN In 28 Countries Explore CEN Feature (Dec 8 2011) Global BT recently marked another milestone for its BT Ethernet Connect Global Services portfolio by launching E-LAN Virtual Private LAN Service in 28 countries. The addition of another “building block” to the portfolio further enables businesses to set up their systems to meet their needs now, as well as add more features when they are ready for them, according to BT. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   BT Global Services   Ip Vpn

14. E-Access To IP/MPLS VPNs Growing Explore CEN Feature (Nov 22 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Vertical Systems When offered the opportunity, more and more businesses in the U.S. that are looking to connect to IP/MPLS VPNs at speeds of 2 Mbps or higher are electing to use Ethernet access (E-Access). According to a recent study published by Vertical Systems Group, E-Access services connect 36% of all high-speed, dedicated IP/MPLS VPN sites in the U.S. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

15. Illinois School District Picks Comcast For Metro Ethernet-based Cloud Computing Explore CEN Feature (Nov 3 2011) Cloud , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO The time for cloud computing, virtualization and streaming video has finally arrived for northern Illinois’ Township High School District 214. The second largest high school district in the sate, District 214 recently announced its intention to take its Metro Ethernet service to the next level. The school district, which serves 12,000 high school students in eight communities, used the E-Rate funds it receives from the Federal government to help purchase and install all new Ethernet switches and 400 wireless access points (WAPs) last year. The E-Rate money pays for 42% of everything the school district spends to bring Internet ... (Read Full Article)

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16. 360networks Uses Carrier Ethernet To Win New Data Center Business Explore CEN Feature (Oct 13 2011) Wholesale As the cloud computing world continues to expand, Seattle-based 360networks is seizing the moment by bringing Carrier Ethernet-based connectivity to data centers in its footprint and beyond. The facilities-based wholesale provider of converged Ethernet and IP services is making the most of  today’s opportunities thanks in large part to it decision to embrace Carrier Ethernet technology in early 2011, according to Mike Kozlowski, Ethernet product director for 360networks. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Annie Lindstrom

17. COMPTEL Caters to Members’ Hunger for Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Sep 29 2011) Mobile Backhaul Competitive carriers and suppliers that have Carrier Ethernet and Ethernet-over-copper (EoC) on their menu of services will have much to feast upon at the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2011 Convention & EXPO, October 2-5 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando. (Read Full Article)

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18. BT Expands Etherflow’s Reach Explore CEN Feature (Sep 22 2011) BT recently began offering its Etherflow Global service to customers in seven Asia-Pac countries: Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The Layer 2 VPN service offers growing companies a “building block” approach to augment their networks using high-performance Ethernet services. Etherflow also complements BT’s MPLS service. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   BT Global Services

19. Spirit Communications Deploys EoC to Expand Footprint Explore CEN Feature (Sep 8 2011) Metro Ethernet Embracing the technological advances that have led to ever increasing Carrier Ethernet capabilities, Columbia, S.C.-based Spirit Communications recently deployed Ethernet-over-copper (EoC) across its primary markets in order to broaden its customer base. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cavalier Telephone   Spirit Communications

20. Orange Still King of the Hill On Mid-2011 Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD Explore CEN Feature (Aug 25 2011) Global The world’s top providers of Ethernet ports have two essential assets in common: fiber infrastructures and Ethernet connectivity to IP/MPLS VPNs. These findings and the current rankings of the top six global Ethernet providers were announced today in Vertical Systems Group’s Mid-2011 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard report. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   China Telecom   NTT   Vertical Systems Group

21. Vertical Systems Group’s Ethernet LEADERBOARD Shows Strong Demand, Competition Explore CEN Feature (Aug 17 2011) Business Ethernet , Vertical Systems It’s the half way point in the year and time to take measure of which companies are leading the charge in providing Ethernet business services in the United States. According to Vertical Systems Group’s Mid-2011 U.S. Business Ethernet LEADERBOARD, released August 16th, AT&T, Verizon and tw telecom maintain their respective positions as the top three providers of billable Ethernet ports deployed in the U.S. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Qwest

22. Integra Moves Upstream With Carrier Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Aug 16 2011) Integra Telecom is further enhancing its Carrier Ethernet offering, complete with Ethernet-Over-Copper (EoC) and Ethernet-Over-TDM (EoTDM) access methods, across its network to expand its reach to even more customers.  With this roll-out, the Portland, Ore. based communications and IT services provider will continue to serve the small- and medium-sized clients it has serviced since the company was founded in 1996, while also establishing the foundation for current and future products addressing the Wholesale and Enterprise businesses.   (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Integra Telecom

23. Integra Sets Carrier Ethernet-Based Course To Future Explore CEN Feature (Jul 28 2011) Wholesale / Exchange With 5,000 long haul route miles and 3,000 metropolitan route miles of fiber, and over 1600 lit buildings in 11 U.S. states, Integra Telecom is expanding its services by rolling out Carrier Ethernet technology across its fiber network this year. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Integra Telecom

24. NECA Members Moving Toward Carrier Ethernet to Meet Customers’ Needs Explore CEN Feature (Jul 21 2011) Regional The National Exchange Carrier Association Inc. (NECA) helps its more than 1,000 members bring rural America’s consumers and companies the broadband connectivity they need to connect and compete.  While these telcos may be smaller than their larger Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) counterparts, the services they provide are just as critical to the families and businesses that they serve, explains Sal Talluto, director of network technology and new service planning for NECA. (Read Full Article)

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25. XO Communications’ Meteoric Rise Tied to Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Jun 28 2011) According to Don MacNeil, vice president of Carrier Services for XO Communications, Ethernet has been key to the company's strong growth since its founding in 1996, a trend he foresees continuing in the future. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications

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