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Articles from Sean Buckley

1. Sprint to bring Ethernet service to 65 markets by the end of 2011 Explore FierceTelecom (Sep 7 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet Sprint (NYSE: S) may be more known these days as a wireless powerhouse, but its move to expand its Ethernet service footprint into 65 markets shows its dedication to the wireline segment. While Sprint might not have the same Ethernet presence of AT&T (NYSE: T) or Verizon (NYSE: VZ),  Monnie McGaffigan, vice president of wireline, international and strategic alliances for Sprint, said they are "definitely seeing demand for Ethernet access service." Currently, Sprint offers its Ethernet access service in 40 domestic U.S. markets and 37 international countries. By the end of 2011, Sprint hopes to achieve three goals ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   LAN   Tata   Level (3)

2. Integra Telecom gets seat on GSA Schedule 70 to serve federal agencies Explore FierceTelecom (Sep 7 2011) Middle Mile Integra Telecom has put another brick in its large business war chest by being awarded a seat on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) IT Schedule 70 contract. (Read Full Article)

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3. Cogent and Orange France fight over interconnection issues Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 31 2011) Cogent Communications (Nasdaq: CCOI) is fighting a new battle with incumbent service provider France Telecom (Orange) (NYSE: FTE) for refusing to let the low-cost Ethernet service provider connect to its network in France. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Deutsche Telekom   France Telecom

4. TelePacific taps 360networks to expand its Calif. network footprint Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 31 2011) Middle Mile , Global , Regional Establishing this agreement with an alternative service provider such as 360networks has a number of benefits. Not only does it enable TelePacific to quickly expand their network, but also leverage 360networks' portfolio of next-gen optical wavelength or Ethernet services.     (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox   TelePacific

5. Spirit Communications dials up new Ethernet service Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 29 2011) Middle Mile , Other , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet Spirit Communications, a Columbia, S.C.-based CLEC that provides both retail and wholesale network services, is expanding its business service opportunities by introducing a new suite of Metro Ethernet services. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Integra Telecom   Overture Networks

6. Orange Business adds multiservice access option to its Ethernet service Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 26 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Global , Vertical Systems France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) unit Orange Business Services has introduced a new multiservice Ethernet access element through its Integrated Access option for its International Ethernet Link customers. Multinational corporation (MNC) customers that sign up for the new Integrated Access option, says Orange, will be able to optimize their network access costs and leverage hybrid network services to fill out their geographic diverse network. As more businesses replace legacy T1 and frame relay circuits with Ethernet, Orange Business' Integrated Access option will allow them to use three network access technologies--International Ethernet Link, IP VPN and Internet Direct--over one Ethernet local connection ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   France Telecom   Orange Business Services

7. Vertical Systems: Verizon surges on the global Ethernet rankings Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 25 2011) Access , Global , Regional , Vertical Systems In the latest Mid-2011 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard provided by Vertical Systems Group, the biggest change in the ranking is that Verizon (NYSE: VZ) made a large jump into second place, a feat it achieved through aggressive expansion efforts into various countries in Europe and the Asia Pacific region.    Leading the top three segment of the list were France Telecom's Orange (NYSE: FTE), Verizon and last year's number two-ranked Colt (Nasdaq: COLT), which fell into the third spot. Rounding out the third through sixth places on the list were NTT (NYSE: NTT), AT&T (NYSE: T) and Global ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Qwest   France Telecom

8. CenturyLink's Ethernet service power rise reflects changing market dynamics Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 24 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO , Local , Regional , Vertical Systems CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) recently gained the fourth spot on Vertical Systems Group (VSG) Mid-Year 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard--the first time the ILEC has ever been on the top 10 list. CenturyLink achieved  this feat mainly through its recent acquisition of Qwest Communications. Although CenturyLink--and the former EMBARQ, which was folded into the former CenturyTel to form CenturyLink in 2008--was already providing Ethernet services to regional businesses and even wholesale Ethernet services to wireless operators, its presence was mainly limited to local markets. "CenturyLink has dabbled in Ethernet and had Metro service infrastructure, but weren't as proactive outside ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Qwest

9. Cox names Jeremy Bye as VP of its growing wholesale group Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 23 2011) Middle Mile , Wholesale , Cable / MSO Some of the areas that will be on Bye's list to expand will be selling wholesale Ethernet to other ILECs and CLECs that need to fill in coverage gaps and, of course, services to wireless operators. Jeremy Bye, Cox Business (Image source: Hampton Roads Business Journal) As Vice President of Cox Business' wholesale and national accounts, Bye will be responsible for wholesale sales, sales operations and technical support options in addition to growing and managing the base of national account customers purchasing retail services from Cox on a market-wide basis.     Before taking on this latest role, Bye oversaw network ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cox Business

10. Integra Telecom puts Overture to work on its Ethernet over Copper network Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 22 2011) Access , Middle Mile Integra Telecom would like to get Ethernet to as many customers in its footprint as possible, but it's realistic that despite its aggressive fiber strategy, the CLEC can't bring fiber to every building either. To extend its Ethernet capabilities to more customers where fiber is not currently available, Integra is expanding its Ethernet over Copper (EoC) capabilities by deploying Overture Networks' EoC and EoTDM portfolio across 120 of its COs. With the Overture gear, Integra will continue to deliver EoC services in 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 Mbps increments. Similar to PAETEC, Integra also plans to leverage ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Integra Telecom   Overture Networks   Paetec

11. Cable & Wireless Worldwide extends Ethernet reach into the Americas Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 21 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO , Global , Regional Cable & Wireless Worldwide (LSE: CW.L) believes that the next best bet for its Ethernet service portfolio resides in Americas-based multinational corporations (MNCs). Targeting the financial industry's hunger for low latency service, the first Ethernet service in Cable & Wireless Worldwide's portfolio will be its International Ethernet Private Line (IEPL) service. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Qwest   Level (3)

12. AT&T widens lead in enterprise Ethernet market Explore fiercecable.com (Aug 17 2011) Regional , Vertical Systems AT&T (NYSE: T) remains the top supplier of Ethernet services to enterprise customers in terms of market share, and it has widened its lead on rival Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), according to a report from Vertical Systems Group. ...and more » (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

13. Optical networking rebounds in Q2 Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 12 2011) Infonetics Optical network hardware spending saw uptick in Q2: What a difference one quarter makes. Following an 11 percent decrease in Q1 2011, overall global optical network equipment sales rose 13 percent in Q2 2011. On a year-over-year basis, WDM optical network equipment spending rose 37 percent and the overall optical market is up 21 percent. Andrew Schmitt, Infonetics Research's directing analyst for optical, said even "If global optical network equipment spending in the second half of 2011 is flat with the first half, total spending for 2011 will be up 6.5%." From a market-specific perspective, ZTE (Shenzhen: 000063 ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Yankee Group

14. CenturyLink won't buy Sprint, will focus on business, broadband opportunities Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 11 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Local , Regional With Qwest and Savvis in its pocket, the new opportunity that CenturyLink can now chase is larger business accounts--something that the former CenturyTel only did on a limited basis. CenturyLink believes it can extend Savvis' cloud and managed service capabilities to existing Qwest customers, while Savvis can bring Qwest services (Ethernet) to its customer base. "We're really happy with the Savvis platform and they think there's significant opportunities to not only sell their products into our enterprise customer base, but also to sell Qwest services to their existing customer base," Ewing said. Outside of spending more capital on ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Qwest   CenturyLink

15. tw telecom wins State of Texas with Carrier Ethernet Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 11 2011) Middle Mile , Managed Data Services , National tw telecom (Nasdaq: TWTC) struck yet another coup in the state & local government sector by winning a five-year contract with the State of Texas. Under the terms of contract, tw telecom will supply its suite of Carrier Ethernet, converged and VPN solutions to all of Texas' state agencies and departments. These agencies and departments will be able to purchase these services that fit within the constraints of their already tight budgets. Having built out fiber network infrastructure throughout Texas as well as providing services for the state government, Texas has been an ongoing growth market for tw telecom. Those network ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   tw telecom

16. Grading the top 10 wireline service providers in Q2 2011 Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 11 2011) Other , Other analysts The following table provides a quick roundup of how the top U.S. wireline service providers performed in the second quarter of 2011 according to access line loss, broadband and video growth. It also lists ongoing activity such as mergers and acquisitions that can affect quarterly performance. Be sure to take a look at our Q2 2011 earnings summary, which includes more details on each provider's performance in the second quarter of 2011. Or, click on a company's linked title to go to its earnings report for the quarter. Don't forget to see how these figures stack ... (Read Full Article)

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17. PAETEC brings 200 Mbps EoC to social networking company Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 9 2011) Access , Cloud , Metro Ethernet , National Leveraging EoC gear that Overture Networks acquired when it purchased the former Hatteras Networks, the new 200 Mbps service will be used to connect its data center to the Internet. To achieve the 200 Mbps speeds, Overture has incorporated higher rate ...and more » (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Paetec

18. Jean McManus, Verizon Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 9 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Regional Jean McManus, Executive Director of Packet Technology & Transport for Verizon (NYSE: VZ), has a front seat view of all of the new technology migrations taking place in the ILEC's wireline and wireless business. Like a number of Verizon executives, McManus' tenure in the telecom industry included a stint at the former GTE, where she served in the former ILEC's Government Systems group. GTE was acquired by the former Bell Atlantic in 2000, creating today's Verizon Communications. In her current role, McManus leads a technical team charged with overseeing the IP, Ethernet, and optical network architecture for Verizon ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Verizon Communications Inc.

19. Amanda Tierney, Level 3 Communications Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 9 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Wholesale Amanda Tierney is riding a wave of ongoing new wholesale service opportunities as Vice President of Wholesale Market Management at Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT). Despite the obvious telecom industrywide slowdowns in traditional legacy voice, Level 3's wholesale revenues were up from $351 million in Q1 2011 to $358 million in Q2 2011. Over the past decade, Tierney has overseen various wholesale initiatives for Level 3, including its Cable Markets division and as a director of its Strategic Director & GM, Large Enterprise, Cable & Voice Services Providers division.   These days, Level 3's biggest wholesale opportunities are focused on selling ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Level (3)

20. Olivia Garfield, BT Openreach Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 9 2011) Middle Mile , Vertical Systems Of all of our Women in Wireline honorees, Olivia Garfield, CEO of BT Openreach (NYSE: BT), is arguably the youngest executive we've profiled so far in FierceTelecom's Women in Wireline series. At the age of 35, Garfield became BT Openreach's CEO this past April, replacing Steve Robertson, who has led Openreach since the UK incumbent service provider founded the division in 2005 under a government mandate. Of course, Garfield, whose friends know her as "Liv," has a lot on her respective plate to work out as the new chief of BT Openreach. One of the key initiatives ... (Read Full Article)

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21. tw telecom Carrier Ethernet service growth drives Q2 revenue to $338.4M Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 9 2011) Mobile Backhaul , National As has been the case in previous quarters, the growth drivers in tw telecom's earnings mix continue to be derived from enterprise, data and Carrier Ethernet and VPN-based products. Data and Internet services represent 47 percent of revenue for the quarter versus 42 percent in the same quarter last year. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox   tw telecom   Level (3)

22. Windstream's $2.3B PAETEC buy enhances its business service foothold Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 3 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Local From an overall asset point of view, Windstream will have a 100,000 route-mile fiber network when the deal is complete. In addition, it will enhance its growing portfolio of metro fiber, Carrier Ethernet, data centers and managed services, including cloud services. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Paetec

23. Frontier Q2 revenue down from Q1, but Verizon line integration process is on track Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 3 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Regional Although the service provider continues to see a payoff from offering new Ethernet over Copper and fiber-based Ethernet services, Frontier's business revenue declined slightly from $595765 to $592888. The service provider reported in ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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24. XO Communications' Ethernet services get MEF 9, 14 certification nod Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 3 2011) MEF , Business Ethernet XO Communications' Ethernet services get MEF 9, 14 certification nodFierceTelecomBoth MEF 9 and MEF 14 define a series of test cases to verify the ability of a carrier Ethernet network to deliver MEF-compliant carrier Ethernet services. MEF 9, otherwise known as Ethernet Services at the User Network Interface (UNI), ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   Metro Ethernet Forum

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