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Articles from Sean Buckley

1. tw telecom ups its Minnesota colocation bandwidth Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 11 2012) National tw telecom has expanded its colocation facilities in Minnetonka, Minn. (a city close to Minneapolis/St. Paul) as a foundation to meet potential growth opportunities from its area customers. Overall, the service provider has two colocation centers in the Twin Cities area with almost 100,000 square feet of space.  (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Zayo   tw telecom   Comcast Business Services

2. SRP Telecom introduces 40G data center transport service in Phoenix Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 5 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , National SRP Telecom is providing local Phoenix, Ariz. businesses and service providers a new, up-to-40 Gbps optical metro transport service to connect with the region's key data center provider sites, including IO Phoenix, IO Scottsdale and Phoenix NAP. Detail of SRP's Phoenix area network and data center connections. Click here for a closer view (PDF). Scaling from as low as 1 Gbps speeds, the hybrid Carrier Ethernet/optical wavelength service also provides necessary physical layer diversity over its 1,600-route-mile Phoenix dark fiber network. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Qwest   Zayo

3. Zayo doubles reach of Nashville area fiber network Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 4 2012) Middle Mile , Vertical Systems Zayo Group has put the finishing touches on its network expansion in the Nashville area, doubling its fiber route mile reach to 104 miles. By adding these miles, the service provider will be able to provide its suite of dark fiber, Ethernet and wavelength services to the cities of Franklin, Brentwood and Oak Hill, Tenn. Zayo's Nashville fiber network. The blue route indicates metro fiber; the pink route a fiber build. The Nashville project is part of Zayo's broader move to up its network holdings throughout Tennessee. Already offering metro and long haul optical services in both Johnson ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Zayo

4. Frontier completes 14-state conversion of Verizon's rural lines Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 3 2012) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet Despite their challenges, with this conversion now firmly in place, the service provider is turning its attention to expanding its consumer broadband capabilities and building out its backbone network to support metro Ethernet, as well as improving its video caching capabilities per its recent agreement with BTI. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Frontier

5. Europe's business fiber access grows, still trails U.S., says Vertical Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 2 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Global , Vertical Systems European service providers' ongoing effort to install more fiber into buildings to accommodate business services drove up availability to 20.5 percent of commercial buildings throughout the region.   (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Level (3)

6. Zayo adds 162 miles of fiber to EAGLE-Net's Colorado network footprint Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 30 2012) Middle Mile Zayo is putting more fiber in EAGLE-Net Alliance's (Educational Access Gateway Learning Environment Network) diet as part of an effort to help the cooperative middle mile provider reach its network expansion goals in Colorado. Under the terms of the agreement, Zayo will add 162 miles of fiber connecting EAGLE-Net's locations from Denver to Burlington in eastern Colorado. This fiber network extension complements the dark fiber connections Zayo already provides for EAGLE-Net's sites in Cheyenne, Wyo. and Branson, Colo., near the New Mexico border. Randy Zila, CEO of EAGLE-Net, said that the new agreement will help it meet ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Zayo

7. Overture names Velez as VP of Latin America, Caribbean sales Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 29 2012) Middle Mile , Other , Business Ethernet , Global , National Overture Networks has added some new muscle to its Caribbean and Latin American sales team by naming Mario Velez as the region's new vice president of sales. Velez has plenty of experience to draw from in helping to shape the vendor's Latin America drive. Before coming to Overture, he oversaw ECI Telecom's Andean and Southern Cone operations. In addition to ECI, Velez held a number of sales and executive management positions with BT (NYSE: BT), Worldcom--now Verizon Business (NYSE: VZ), UUNET (also now part of Verizon Business), Facturnet, Grupo ONO and Telkonet. Coming on the heels of ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Telefónica   America Movil

8. AboveNet extends service reach - including Ethernet - into Toronto Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 28 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , National AboveNet (NYSE: ABVT), which has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Zayo, continues to expand its network and its move into the lucrative Toronto market illustrates that ongoing trend for the fiber-centric service provider. Rajiv Datta, chief operating officer at AboveNet, said "This expansion enables AboveNet to serve the high bandwidth network requirements of enterprises and data centers in Toronto and to provide connectivity to key markets in the U.S. and Europe." It will provide its suite of MAN (Metro Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) solutions, including Ethernet and optical wavelength services to both area ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Zayo

9. Sub-10 Mbps VPN connections still in high demand, says TeleGeography Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 28 2012) Middle Mile , Managed Data Services , Global , National , Other analysts Service providers may be widening their portfolio of high bandwidth IP VPN ports, but the reality is that most customers still want sub 10 Mbps connections. New data from TeleGeography's Enterprise Network Pricing Service says that 88 percent of the ports sold by service providers between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012 were 10 Mbps or below. In established markets such as North America, Europe, and Asia, 54 percent of the ports sold were 2 Mbps, while 34 percent were between 2-10 Mbps. Alternatively, in emerging markets like Latin America, 91 percent of port sales were 10 Mbps and below ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox   TeleGeography   Overture Networks

10. Comcast Business takes a continuous improvement model to CEM Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 27 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet One look at its Q4 2011 and it's clear that the MSO is making continual headway in the business services arena. During the quarter, Comcast reported that business revenue rose 36.8 percent year-over year to $498 million. A big part of that growth is coming from its increased focus on selling a suite fiber-based Ethernet, next-gen voice, and video to both SMBs and a growing set of medium-sized business customers. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Comcast Business Services

11. FiberLight snags 40-site wireless backhaul deal in Tampa Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 22 2012) Mobile Backhaul FiberLight continues to find utility as an alternative wholesale fiber-based wireless backhaul market and its latest agreement to build out its fiber network to over 40 towers in Tampa, Fla. shows that this trend is showing no signs of slowing down. While it did not reveal the name of the wireless carrier other than to say it is one of the largest domestic U.S. wireless operators, it will add 50 new route miles of fiber in the Tampa metro area, expanding its existing network to almost 300 miles and over 100 lateral connections. To meet the higher bandwidth demands ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   sidera

12. Zayo's AboveNet acquisition is all about quenching the metro fiber thirst Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 22 2012) Middle Mile , National , Regional Zayo Group went to the acquisition well again by making its 19th and 20th deal in the span of its short five years--first acquiring AboveNet on Monday and then, with the ink still wet on the AboveNet transaction, reaching a deal to acquire Arialink to expand its presence in the Michigan market. Clocking in at nearly $2.2 billion, the acquisition of AboveNet (NYSE: ABVT) is the largest in Zayo's history. The deal also attracted GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm, which will make an equity investment in Zayo. The deal with Zayo emerged after a report last October ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Qwest   Zayo   tw telecom

13. Carrier Ethernet specialist taps Fraser Moffatt to head up Canadian sales Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 20 2012) Middle Mile , Other , Business Ethernet , Global Overture is making an official move to expand its presence in the lucrative Canadian telecom market by appointing Fraser Moffatt as its new regional vice president of sales, Canada.  Moffatt, a 20-year telecom veteran based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is no stranger to this market, having overseen the Canadian sales efforts for Ciena (Nasdaq: CIEN) and ANDA Networks. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks

14. Q4 roundup: ILECs bulked up on video, business and broadband Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 20 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Regional With the Q4 2011 earnings season coming to an end, FierceTelecom is taking the time to size up the performance of the top ILECs. As seen in previous quarters, the top ILECs are finding ways to offset ongoing wireline voice loss by emphasizing the sales of IP-based business and consumer services, including broadband data, video and Carrier Ethernet. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox

15. Zayo Group to shell out $2.2B for AboveNet Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 19 2012) Mobile Backhaul , National Zayo Group has moved to acquire AboveNet (NYSE: ABVT) for about $2.2 billion, continuing on its move to grow its service assets via acquisitions. AboveNet's common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the purchase will be entitled to receive $84 per share in cash, a figure it says is a 13 percent premium over its closing price on March 16. GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm, will make an equity investment in Zayo. Joining GTCR are Charlesbank Capital Partners, a current Zayo investor, which will make an additional investment in the service provider. Merging these two service ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Zayo Group   Zayo   Level (3)

16. VSG: Service provider fiber available in 31.8% of U.S. buildings Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 16 2012) Middle Mile , National , Vertical Systems While fiber availability into buildings is far from ubiquitous, new research from Vertical Systems Group shows that fiber is now available in 31.8 percent of U.S. commercial buildings, up from 27.7 percent in 2010. These fiber-connected buildings with 20 or more employees can access services that can scale up to multiple Gbps rates. "Direct fiber is the preferred access technology deployed for business services like Ethernet and IP VPNs, and for connectivity to the Internet and cloud-based applications," said Rosemary Cochran, principal at Vertical Systems Group. "With the majority of larger U.S. buildings already fiber-connected to ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Level (3)   Lightpath

17. Competitive service providers launch Broadband Coalition advocacy group Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 16 2012) Access , Middle Mile , North America One particular issue of concern for the CLEC community, many of which still use the ILEC copper infrastructure to deliver services, is that many of the incumbents that are in the process of transitioning from the PSTN to IP believe that they won't need to provide access to competitive providers, a perception that is in contrast to the goals of the 1996 Act. At the same competitive providers that use the traditional copper network to deliver voice and Ethernet fear that their service delivery platform could be compromised as telcos replace copper with fiber in their last mile networks ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Hawaiian Telcom   EarthLink

18. Frontier invested over $74M to improve Ohio consumer, business services in 2011 Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 14 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Over the last 19 months, Frontier has expanded its Ohio broadband footprint into an additional 70 new neighborhoods, a move that Davidson said expanded the availability of DSL services "in our service territory from 68 percent to 78 percent." In addition to consumer DSL, Frontier has been building out its suite of fiber-based Metro Ethernet and Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) services for area business customers. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Frontier Communications   Frontier   Roadm

19. Optimum Lightpath serves up new dark fiber service Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 14 2012) Middle Mile , Other analysts Targeting large enterprises and financial service companies that have high bandwidth requirements, Private Fiber Service provides throughput of up to 390 GB with distance-based and optical flat rate pricing to acquire any additional bandwidth. Out of this 390 GB, Optimum Lightpath reserves one channel for monitoring, while other channels can accommodate either one 10 Gbps or 1 Gbps Ethernet connections. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Optimum Lightpath   Lightpath

20. Windstream's business service ambition: A necessary and inevitable move Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 13 2012) Middle Mile , Local Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) has some grand ambitions for its business service unit: Become the most powerful No. 4 "enterprise-focused" telecom provider in the U.S. As told in its new promotional video, the service provider is banking on its talk-of-the-town rural service roots to offer "personalized" service to large and small businesses. Windstream now has 110,000 fiber miles and serves over 450,000 business customers.    Its efforts are paying off. In Q4 2011, Windstream reported that business service revenues rose 2.5 percent on a pro forma basis to $888 million. Getting to this point has not come without ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Qwest   Paetec

21. Vertical Leaderboard: AT&T, Level 3 raise global Ethernet profile, while Orange holds first place Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 6 2012) Global , Regional , Vertical Systems While Vertical Systems Group's 2011 year-end global Ethernet report may have seen little change since its mid-year 2011 report with Orange Business Services continuing to hold onto its number one ranking, the research firm noted two key changes from both AT&T (NYSE: T) and Level 3 (NYSE: LVLT). AT&T rose from fifth to fourth place, while Level 3 gained a spot on the Leaderboard for the first time due to its acquisition of Global Crossing last October.  Similar to CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), which gained a spot on the U.S. Leaderboard last year due to its acquisition ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NTT   Vertical Systems Group   Qwest

22. Leading Vendors establish Carrier Ethernet OAM&P pact Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 6 2012) Middle Mile , Other , Business Ethernet Overture Networks and Cyan are putting their collective knowledge of carrier edge and packet optical transport together in a new partnership to target new carrier Ethernet network opportunities. Similar to many other initiatives, the move for the two vendors to partner was driven by their customers. The pair developed a working relationship via a number of customer engagements where both vendors demonstrated interoperability of their platform's ability to deliver G.8032 Ethernet protection switching and MEF E-Line and E-LAN services. Both vendors gain some benefit from the new pact. They will able to jointly deliver an entire solution that ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Overture Networks

23. HickoryTech completes acquisition of IdeaOne Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 2 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services Business services is the big driver here as the majority of IdeaOne's $12.3 million in 2011 revenue was derived from business service sales. HickoryTech will gain access to IdeaOne's 650 fiber-fed buildings to serve business customers a host of Ethernet services, IP-based voice, collocation and hosting services. (Read Full Article)

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24. Hawaiian Telcom migrates to Nasdaq Global Market Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 2 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet Ever since emerging from bankruptcy at the end of 2010, the telco has made continual progress in improving its financial footing and creating new revenue streams including new business services like Ethernet and moving into the IPTV business. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Hawaiian Telcom   Overture Networks

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