CEN Feature

1. Alpheus Communications Extends Ethernet Services To Mexico Explore CEN Feature (21 hours, 40 min ago) Access , Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Regional Alpheus Communications recently implemented its first network-to-network interface (NNI) agreement that crosses the border into Mexico. Located in McAllen, TX, the optical NNI is with Marcatel, a leading Mexican concessionaire. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Alpheus Communications

2. Telecom Italia Sees Wholesale Opportunities from Carrier Ethernet 2.0-Certification Explore CEN Feature (May 21 2013) MEF , Software Defined Networking (SDN) , Wholesale The first European service provider to obtain Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification is Telecom Italia. Company executives believe the new certification will have strong appeal to wholesale customers, including international carriers who need connectivity in Italy for serving multi-national businesses as well as alternative carriers and branches of public utilities that offer telecom services. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

3. Digital Realty Announces Rollout Of Global Network-Neutral Ecosystem Featuring GigE Connections Explore CEN Feature (May 16 2013) Core , Wholesale , Global Global data center solutions provider Digital Realty Trust, Inc. recently unveiled a new initiative to create an ecosystem of network services. The services and connectivity will be available to the company’s carrier customers that are collocated in any of Digital Realty’s 130-plus data centers worldwide. (Read Full Article)

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4. Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Comes to Silicon Explore CEN Feature (May 14 2013) MEF The Carrier Ethernet 2.0 standard has gained some serious momentum in recent months, with numerous manufacturers and service providers having gained Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum. Silicon vendors also are getting serious about the technology, as a late-April announcement from Vitesse illustrates. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Vitesse

5. Global Ethernet Services Market Headed For Nearly $50 Billion By 2017 Explore CEN Feature (May 9 2013) Vertical Systems Vertical Systems Group recently released its projection that the world’s retail Carrier Ethernet services market will reach $49.4 billion by 2017. Revenue growth is being driven by robust demand for higher speed business-class network services throughout the world. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

6. Lumos Networks Sees Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification Simplifying Transactions Explore CEN Feature (May 7 2013) MEF , Mobile Backhaul , Wholesale / Exchange Lumos Networks expects to find it easier to sell Carrier Ethernet connections to and buy them from other carriers now that the company has received Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for E-Access services. (Read Full Article)

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7. Seattle’s “Green” Bullitt Center Taps Integra For Cloud-Based Ethernet Services Explore CEN Feature (May 2 2013) Access , Cloud , Regional The owners of Seattle’s new six-story, 50,000 sq. ft. Bullitt Center, which is designed to generate as much electricity as it consumes, and harvest rainwater for its water needs, has selected Integra to meet its communications needs. (Read Full Article)

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8. Alaska Communications Joins Elite Group of Carrier Ethernet 2.0-Certified Carriers Explore CEN Feature (Apr 30 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange One of the first companies in the world to receive Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification might come as a bit of a surprise. It’s not a global telecom or data service provider or even a nationwide carrier. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Telstra

9. Independents Fiber Network Demonstrates 100G Ethernet Services Explore CEN Feature (Apr 25 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet While 10G Carrier Ethernet is the norm today, the ability to have 100G poised and ready to take its place in the not so distant future recently was successfully demonstrated by Independents Fiber Network, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Com Net, Inc. (CNI), that operates a fiber optic network of more than 1500 route miles throughout Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Jdsu

10. Washington Nationals Strengthen Line Up With Comcast Business Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Apr 23 2013) Business Ethernet A third high-profile professional sports team has added Comcast Business Ethernet to its playbook.  (Read Full Article)

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11. Frontier Continues Carrier Ethernet Build Out Across Eastern Region Explore CEN Feature (Apr 18 2013) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Regional Frontier Communications recently announced it had made a total of more than $123.6 million in enhancements to its network in the state of New York during 2012. A portion of that money went toward beefing up Frontier’s 10G Ethernet Ring Protection Switching topology and expanding Metro Ethernet and other data services across its serving area in the state, said Ken Arndt, area president of Frontier’s East Region. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Frontier Communications   Frontier

12. Carrier Ethernet Helps Fuel Growth for Interxion Data Centers, Lures Sprint Explore CEN Feature (Apr 16 2013) Access , Regional , Wholesale / Exchange Today’s announcement that Sprint has decided to establish a Carrier Ethernet point of presence in a Madrid data center operated by Interxion might initially appear to be no big deal – but what makes it notable is that it involves an investment in Spain at a time when Europe is in the midst of an economic crisis. (Read Full Article)

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13. Global Capacity “One Hub” Supports TDM and Ethernet on a Single Link Explore CEN Feature (Apr 11 2013) Access , Wholesale , National , Wholesale / Exchange Global Capacity hopes to better address the needs of enterprises that require a mixture of Carrier Ethernet and TDM services with a new offering called One Hub announced yesterday. The company offers both types of connectivity through its One Marketplace offering, but previously customers had to buy a separate connection into the One Marketplace hub for each service type. (Read Full Article)

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14. Windstream Takes Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Nationwide Explore CEN Feature (Apr 9 2013) Access , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange Windstream Corp. recently announced the availability of its Carrier Switched Ethernet (CSE) service to wholesale customers across its entire footprint at last month’s COMPTEL PLUS. The Layer 2 virtual LAN service (VLS) is available via Ethernet over Copper or T1 connections, said Marty Key, Consultant for Little Rock, AR-based Windstream. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NuVox

15. BT Moves Up On Vertical Systems Group’s 2012 Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD Explore CEN Feature (Apr 4 2013) Vertical Systems In the past six months, BT Global Services has moved within striking distance of first place on Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2012 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard, which measures the billable retail Ethernet ports sold to enterprise customers outside of a carrier’s home country. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NTT   Tata   BT Global Services

16. Ethernet Innovation Summit May 22nd-23rd 2013 Explore CEN Feature (Apr 4 2013) Event Related May 22, 1973 was the day the Ethernet concept was first outlined in a memo from the young Bob Metcalfe at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and, forty years on, this key moment in the history of human communications is being celebrated in the form of a two day Ethernet Innovation Summit looking at past, present and future innovations in networking. (Read Full Article)

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17. Australia’s AAPT Launches 80 Gbps Carrier Ethernet over Copper Explore CEN Feature (Apr 2 2013) Core , Business Ethernet , Cloud , Regional Australian competitive carrier AAPT recently expanded its data offerings to include mid-band Carrier Ethernet service at 80 Mbps using eight pairs of copper phone wiring. The company expects the move to open up opportunities to connect branch offices for companies that previously were only able to use Carrier Ethernet for their headquarter locations. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Telstra

18. Different Strategies For Incumbent Carriers On Vertical’s Incumbent Carrier Business Ethernet LEADERBOARD Explore CEN Feature (Mar 28 2013) Vertical Systems Four incumbent carriers achieved a position on Vertical Systems Group’s 2012 U.S. Incumbent Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard, the last of the new individually ranked market segments to be unveiled by the Boston-based research firm. They are in rank order: AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink and Windstream.   (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Qwest

19. Take Five with Rosemary Cochran Explore CEN Feature (Mar 26 2013) Take Five With Rosemary Cochran, co-founder and principal of Vertical Systems Group, was one of a select group of analysts that Carrier Ethernet News connected with at the Metro Ethernet Forum quarterly meeting and Carrier Ethernet Summit in San Diego in January. We talked to her about Carrier Ethernet 2.0, the cloud and software defined networking. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Metro Ethernet Forum   Carrier Ethernet News

20. City of West Haven Connects 17 Buildings With Comcast Metro Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Mar 21 2013) Metro Ethernet , Local , Municipal The City of West Haven, CT’s effort to replace its aging phone system turned into a project that ended up connecting 17 city buildings via Comcast’s Metro Ethernet service. It only took four months for Comcast and the city’s network support vendor, The Business Network Group, to install the fiber and configure the new system, said Alan Olenick, IT manager for the City of West Haven.  (Read Full Article)

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21. FairPoint Breaks Out of its Footprint with Extended Connect Explore CEN Feature (Mar 19 2013) Access , Regional , Wholesale / Exchange A new wholesale Carrier Ethernet offering from FairPoint Communications enables the company to provide connections to end users who require connectivity to locations outside the company’s local service territory. To support the new offering, FairPoint has established a connection from its northern New England network to One Summer Street, a popular carrier meeting point in Boston. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   FairPoint Communications

22. Observations from Comptel PLUS Spring 2013 in Las Vegas this Week Explore CEN Feature (Mar 14 2013) Event Related , MEF , Cloud , Wholesale / Exchange COMPTEL PLUS, the annual gathering of competitive carriers and their ecosystem, took place this week in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino.  As is usually the case at this well-orchestrated event, there were ample opportunities for networking and education on topics ranging from regulatory issues facing the carriers to Carrier Ethernet and Software Defined Networking.  The following is a loose compilation of my observations and a few photos to spice things up a little. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   MegaPath   Overture Networks

23. SDN and the Fast-Mover Advantage Explore CEN Feature (Mar 12 2013) Access , Cloud , Metro Ethernet , IDC Call it the brass ring of telecom: the ability to develop and roll out services that create revenue and market-differentiation opportunities, all in matter of days rather than months or quarters. Scratch that. Call it the difference between survival and marginalization for service providers and vendors alike. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NTT   Deutsche Telekom   IDC

24. tw telecom Tops Vertical Systems Group 2012 U.S. Competitive Provider Business Ethernet Leaderboard Explore CEN Feature (Mar 7 2013) Vertical Systems Seven competitive providers have made it onto Vertical Systems Group’s new 2012 Competitive Provider Business Ethernet Leaderboard, which measures the billable retail Ethernet ports sold to enterprise customers, according to Rick Malone, principal of the Boston-based research firm. It is one of three new Leaderboards that Vertical is introducing this year.  (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Integra Telecom   Zayo

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