Verizon announced that the Metro Ethernet Forum recognized the company’s excellence and leadership in the development, marketing and delivery of Carrier Ethernet business services around the world.

It’s no secret that IP-based traffic has been moving onto service provider networks in droves in recent years. That has led these operators, many of whom have networks initially built for circuit-switched traffic, to seek a way to support both legacy TDM traffic as well as packets – and to do it in a way that involves provisioning and management that is somewhat familiar.