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Articles in category: Mobile Backhaul

1. Embratel Brasil: “The impact of 4G cannot be exaggerated” Explore Telecoms.com (17 hours, 11 min ago) Mobile Backhaul Given that 3G has already induced the use of a massive optical Ethernet backhaul infrastructure that will carry easily all 4G traffic, I believe the big challenge will be to build the additional sites necessary for  proper service coverage, while dealing with various restrictions, such as  environmental and local municipality legislation. (Read Full Article)

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2. Tier 1 incumbents AT&T, Verizon, others meet wireless backhaul demand Explore FierceTelecom (Jun 11 2013) Mobile Backhaul , Regional If the advent of Apple's iPhone is any indication, the proliferation of easy-to-use smart phones and tablet computers is driving a host of new bandwidth-hungry data and multimedia services. The rise in bandwidth-hungry traffic that users are accessing from their phones means that wireless operators require a higher speed wireless backhaul network. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Zayo   Level (3)

3. Lumos Networks snags Carrier Ethernet contract with HCA Virginia Explore FierceTelecom (Jun 3 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Lumos Networks announced that Richmond-based healthcare provider HCA Virginia is the first customer to take advantage of its Ethernet service that will run over the metro and long-haul fiber network it is building in the area. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

4. Tech Valley hires Sidera veteran Mahoney to lead marketing, product management Explore FierceTelecom (May 21 2013) Mobile Backhaul Tech Valley Communications has named 20-year telecom veteran Maura Mahoney as its senior director of marketing and product management. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Lightower   sidera   Sidera Networks

5. Windstream's Gardner: Our wholesale team needs to sell more than wireless backhaul Explore FierceTelecom (May 15 2013) Mobile Backhaul , Local Jeff Gardner, president and CEO of Windstream told investors this week that while the telco's wholesale sales force has been successful in selling fiber to the tower services, they will focus more on selling other network services. (Read Full Article)

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6. BT gears up for mass market mobile services Explore FierceWireless (May 15 2013) Mobile Backhaul BT could return to the mobile services market with a vengeance next year, after its CEO dropped the strongest hints yet about the future mobile plans of the former UK monopoly. (Read Full Article)

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7. Lumos Networks to build 100G routes in Richmond, Va. metro Explore FierceTelecom (May 8 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Lumos Networks has put its "edging out" network expansion strategy into action by hatching plans to build 100G optical wavelength routes connecting Richmond to Ashburn and Lynchburg in Virginia. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Lightower   Cox Business

8. Frontier's data revenues rise 9 percent to $18.3 million Explore FierceTelecom (May 7 2013) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul Driven by an uptick in Carrier Ethernet and IP voice sales, Frontier's business revenues were $548.3 million in Q1. Ethernet services are currently available in 82 percent of its telephone exchanges, up 10 points since Q4. However, the telco said it has forecast lower business revenue in 2013 due to the expected decline in wireless backhaul revenue. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Frontier Communications   Frontier

9. 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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10. Small cell strategies take shape Explore telecomsemea.net (May 2 2013) Mobile Backhaul The small-cell industry has established a $5,000 average target cost for each small-cell implementation and is aiming for backhaul to constitute 20-30% of this cost, namely between $1,000 and $1,500. This price target challenges conventional backhaul solutions and has resulted in a variety of innovations, such as highly integrated and purpose-built architectures, seamless carrier grade Ethernet, and the use of both licensed and unlicensed radio spectrum for wireless links. (Read Full Article)

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11. Level 3′s Other Stealth M&A: IP Networks Inc Explore Telecom Ramblings (May 1 2013) Mobile Backhaul Thanks to a few helpful readers who chimed in last night since I obviously hadn’t dug up the news, we now know of another metro fiber deal currently pending. Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) is apparently in the process of buying the San Francisco Bay Area’s IP Networks Inc. (IPN). (Read Full Article)

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12. O2 signs ten year 4G network deal with BT Explore Computerworld Singapore (Apr 30 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul O2 has signed a ten year network capacity deal with BT to support the introduction of 4G mobile data services for its millions of customers. The new transmission network will help O2 migrate from legacy TDM (time division multiplexing) to Ethernet based IP network services, helping O2 deliver "a host of new applications to customers", said the mobile operator, whilst reducing its overall transmission costs. (Read Full Article)

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13. Service aware switch engines tracks mobile and cloud access Explore electronics-eetimes.com (Apr 29 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation has expanded its Serval carrier Ethernet switch engine portfolio with Serval-2 (VSC7438), which claims to be the first silicon optimized for high bandwidth IP Edge and Ethernet/MPLS access applications, including mobile backhaul, cloud access and business service delivery. Featuring the Vitesse Service Aware Architecture (ViSAA), Serval-2 radically simplifies ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   OAM   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum

14. O2 UK strikes 10-year wholesale deal with BT Explore Total Telecom (Apr 28 2013) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul BT and O2 UK on Monday signed a 10-year contract that will see the fixed-line incumbent supply transmission and backhaul infrastructure for the latter's '4G' LTE network. BT said the new transmission network and backhaul links will boost capacity and help with O2's migration from legacy TDM to Ethernet-based IP services. (Read Full Article)

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15. Virgin Media reports 3.6% pofit growth amid Liberty buyout Explore news.techworld.com (Apr 24 2013) Mobile Backhaul Virgin Media, which is currently being acquired by US firm Liberty Global in a deal worth £15 billion, has reported first quarter revenue growth of 3.6 percent to £1,043 million, thanks to an increase in demand for its superfast broadband and TiVo services. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Telefónica   Virgin Media   Virgin Media Business

16. Lumos Networks obtains MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 23 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Lumos Networks ( Nasdaq: LMOS ) has become the third U.S.-based service provider to obtain the Metro Ethernet Forum's Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for E-Access. The telco has been on a fast track with Ethernet certification, having only completed CE 1.0 certification for its Ethernet Private Line (EPL) and Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) services less than a year ago. CE 2.0 extends ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Cox Business

17. Lumos Networks Becomes First U.S. Provider to Achieve CE 2.0 E-Access Explore virtual-strategy.com (Apr 22 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Wholesale / Exchange Less than a year after achieving CE 1.0 certification for its EPL and EVPL services, Lumos Networks is proud to announce that today it becomes the first U.S. provider to achieve CE 2.0 E-Access Certification. CE 2.0 certification marks another important milestone for Lumos Networks, already recognized as an industry leader in Ethernet services. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

18. Copper lives in niche role; attack traffic spikes 718 percent Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 19 2013) Access , Mobile Backhaul , Global Copper isn't dead yet: An estimated $1.5 billion will be spent on EFM-bonded, copper-based Ethernet access devices in the next five years, an Infonetics Research report forecasts. Much of that will be spent to increase capacity for businesses and some mobile backhaul networks. "People keep saying that copper's dead, but it's not—it has a limited but important role for Ethernet services, as ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   TeleGeography   Overture Networks

19. Global EAD market up 3.5% in 2012 Explore Telecompaper (Apr 19 2013) Access , Mobile Backhaul (Telecompaper) Global Ethernet access device (EAD) market grew 3.5 percent to USD 860 million in 2012, with growth hesitating as a result of economic conditions and a lull in carrier spending in the second half of 2012, according to a study by Infonetics Research. 10/100M copper and 1G fibre dominate EAD ports market, but 10G fibre is forecast to grow at a 117 percent CAGR through 2017. Though in slow decline, Ethernet over TDM (EoTDM) bonded circuits will remain a niche market. For the second consecutive year, the top five revenue share leaders in the EAD market are ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks

20. Global macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market reaches $8bn Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 3 2013) Access , Mobile Backhaul “While its revenue growth rate is slowing, macrocell mobile backhaul equipment remains a huge market, with annual spending up in the $8bn to $9bn range over the next years. Just a few years ago in 2009, the market was worth under $5 billion,” said ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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21. Globe Business secures MEF 2.0 certification Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 22 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Globe Business, the business services arm of Philippines-based Globe Telecom, on Thursday gained the Metro Ethernet Forum's (MEF's)  Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) certification for its Ethernet services . The service provider has achieved CE 2.0 certification for its point-to-point E - Line , including Ethernet Private Line (EPL) and Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and multipoint-to-multipoint ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   SLA   Metro Ethernet Forum   Comcast Business Services

22. Alaska Communications gets CE 2.0 certification nod from MEF Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 20 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Wholesale / Exchange Alaska Communications is now the second U.S.-based service provider to achieve the Metro Ethernet Forum's (MEF) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification. Following Comcast Business ( Nasdaq: CMCSA ) in the United States and Telstra Wholesale in Australia , Alaska Communications is the third service provider in the world to have their services certified under the new MEF standard. CE 2.0 incorporates a ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Quality of Service   Metro Ethernet Forum   Comcast Business Services

23. Telstra Wholesale joins the Carrier Ethernet 2.0 club Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 13 2013) Access , Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Wholesale / Exchange Telstra Wholesale (ASX: TLS.AX) is the latest service provider to gain the Metro Ethernet Forum's (MEF's) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) certification for its new "Data Advantage" Ethernet Access and Ethernet backhaul products, which it debuted last August. The Data Advantage product line offers wholesale customers four primary products: managed leased line, Ethernet, Ethernet backhaul and point-to-point fiber services. (Read Full Article)

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24. DukeNet branches out of the Carolinas, goes 100G Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 11 2013) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul DukeNet Communications, one of the early regional utility telcos to emerge in the mid-1990s, on Monday announced it has expanded outside of its North Carolina home and into four new states. With the completion of this new network upgrade, all of which is based on 100G coherent technologies, the service provider now reaches into Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. (Read Full Article)

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