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Articles in category: Business Ethernet
Heavyweights Form CloudEthernet Forum
Explore Light Reading (May 24 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN)
A collective of major industry operators and vendors, including Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper Networks Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., has formed a new industry organization, the CloudEthernet Forum. The Forum, a new part of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) that will "operate independently," has been formed to address "the specific issues of scaling and applying suitable Ethernet services to meet the stringent demands of delivering cloud services."
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Comment Mentions: Tata Verizon Communications Inc. Juniper
Fibertech gets MEF Ce 2.0 E-Access certification
Explore FierceTelecom (May 24 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO
Fibertech Networks, a regional fiber-centric service provider, has joined a growing list of service providers that have earned the Metro Ethernet Forum's (MEF) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) certification.
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Comment Mentions: Time Warner Cable Cincinnati Bell
As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the cloud
Explore news.techworld.com (May 23 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Cloud , Metro Ethernet
As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous technology: the cloud.
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Overture snags $8M in new funding from existing investors
Explore FierceTelecom (May 23 2013) Access , Business Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Ethernet access vendor Overture Networks secured $8 million in new funding to support a number of new software, hardware and service development initiatives. Investors were not revealed, however the funding could increase to $11.7 million, if needed.
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Comment Mentions: Infonetics Metro Ethernet Forum Overture Networks
Alpheus Communications Extends Ethernet Services To Mexico
Explore CEN Feature (May 23 2013) 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.
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Comment Mentions: Alpheus Communications
Vtesse rolls out ultra-fast 100GbE Carrier Ethernet service
Explore Voice&Data (May 23 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
Vtesse Networks, the leading UK business communications provider has today announced the launch of its fastest ever Carrier Ethernet service based on 100GbE.
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Video: Tam Dell'Oro explains how Carrier Ethernet has evolved
Explore youtube.com (May 22 2013) Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange
Carrier Ethernet was also a topic of the event in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Ethernet. Tam Dell'Oro, founder and president of Dell'Oro group, explained at NetEvents' Ethernet Innovation Summit how carrier Ethernet has evolved.
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Happy Birthday Ethernet
Explore TelecomTV (May 22 2013) Business Ethernet
Ethernet is 40 today. 40 may be a number that indicates the onset of middle age, but the venerable old networking technology is going faster (far, far faster) and looking livelier as each decade passes. I.D. Scales reports.
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Global Capacity expands Carrier Ethernet reach with Overture
Explore FierceTelecom (May 22 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange
Global Capacity, a network connectivity provider, has chosen Overture Networks' 6000 series platform to deliver Ethernet service to simultaneously deliver Ethernet and TDM-based services on one Ethernet interconnection, enabling it to reach more
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Comment Mentions: EarthLink Overture Networks
10 things you may not know about Ethernet
Explore NetworkWorld.com (May 20 2013) Business Ethernet
Ethernet's value to networking and IT is well established over the past 40 years. But did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different ways of sending information between endpoints on a LAN? That and some other perhaps lesser known facts about this 40-year-old technology are reviewed here:
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EuNetworks delivers Carrier Ethernet connectivity from London to Basildon
Explore Telecompaper (May 17 2013) Core , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) European data network operator EuNetworks Group has built a diverse route from London to Basildon, supporting a connectivity requirement in the market. This connectivity service is now live and supporting customer's bandwidth requirements from 100Mbps Carrier Ethernet through 10Gbps Wavelengths. At the core of euNetworks capacity as a bandwidth infrastructure provider, is its thirteen fibre based city networks owned and operated across Western Europe. euNetworks' London metropolitan network enables customers to connect from their office building, a key data centre or exchange, through to NYSE Euronext with either Ethernet or Wavelengths services.
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Alpheus Communications Extends Ethernet Services Into Mexico Via New Relationship With Concessionaire Marcatel
Explore Fiber Optics Online (May 16 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
Alpheus Communications, a leading provider of Texas metro-regional fiber and networking solutions, has expanded its capabilities to provide Ethernet services from the U.S. into Mexico through a new network-to-network interface (NNI) agreement with Marcatel, a leading Mexican concessionaire
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Comment Mentions: Alpheus Communications
Overture Upgrades Ethernet Access Line
Explore Light Reading (May 14 2013) Other , Business Ethernet
Overture Networks Inc. is beefing up its carrier Ethernet offerings with a higher-capacity line of gigabit Ethernet Access Devices (EAD) for the metro edge. Essentially an upgrade to (and replacement for) the company's 20 series, the Overture 65, being
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Comment Mentions: Overture Networks Overture Networks Inc.
Columbus, CWC set up JV in Caribbean, Americas
Explore Telecompaper (May 14 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) Columbus Networks and CWC Wholesale Solutions have created a joint venture to provide expanded wholesale bandwidth capacity to global, regional and local communications companies in the Caribbean and Americas Region. The joint venture company will be called CNL-CWC Networks. The joint venture’s services portfolio will span clear channel services, IP transit, carrier Ethernet and carrier MPLS.
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BT says experiencing Openreach Carrier Ethernet delays
Explore Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance (May 13 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
Britain's BT said on Monday it was experiencing problems within its Openreach division and was having to work hard to restore normal lead times for delivering Carrier Ethernet services. BT's Openreach, which enables rival telecom operators to access BT's network, sent an email to clients last week to explain what they were doing to improve the service. Carrier Ethernet services are used by communications firms to provide high-speed networks for corporate customers, and not consumers.
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Comment Mentions: Virgin Media
Carrier Switched Ethernet Nationwide Expansion
Explore Business ISP (May 13 2013) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange
The demand for Ethernet service and higher bandwidth hasn’t slowed down and as data consumption continues to climb, we anticipate carrier needs will climb just as rapidly. With access to our Carrier Switched Ethernet and other carrier products in major metro areas such as New York, Washington, Denver, Phoenix, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Dallas (just to name a few), we’re confident we’re providing viable solutions for our carrier customers as they strive to meet the needs of their customers.
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Carrier Ethernet to See Steady Growth in Coming Years, $39B by 2017
Explore SIP Trunking (May 9 2013) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
Many organizations seek to purchase only the amount of bandwidth they need, rather than accepting the bandwidth that legacy technology provides. As such, it's not too surprising that the carrier Ethernet equipment market is expected to do quite well over the next few years. According to Infonetics (News - Alert) Research's latest Carrier Ethernet Equipment market size and forecast report,
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Comment Mentions: Infonetics
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.
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Comment Mentions: Metro Ethernet Forum Lightower Cox Business
FiberTech expands fibre optic network in Delaware
Explore Telecompaper (May 7 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services
(Telecompaper) US operator Fibertech Networks has announced it will expand its fibre optic network in Delaware. To fulfil major new sales agreements, Fibertech will extend its current infrastructure by more than 80 miles from Wilmington, through Dover and into Georgetown. Fibertech's service offering will encompass both dark fibre and optical broadband options to area business that have predominantly used traditional carrier lines in the past. The company's complete optical services portfolio includes private line connections ranging in speeds from T1 to OC-192, point-to-point and multi-point Ethernet service in speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps, dedicated Internet ...
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UNSi acquires Airband, beefs up MPLS reach, adds broadband wireless
Explore FierceTelecom (May 7 2013) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National
UNSi, a competitive service provider, has purchased Dallas-based Airband, a move that gives it expanded MPLS capabilities and, for its business customer base, broadband wireless services. Having the MPLS over fixed wireless service adds another delivery option for MPLS last mile, as Carrier Ethernet last mile, while speeding up installation time.
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Comment Mentions: Oracle tw telecom Level (3)
Eurofiber signs new contracts with network builders
Explore Telecompaper (May 2 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
(Telecompaper) Dutch operator Eurofiber has agreed new contracts with BAM Infratechniek Telecom, Schuuring and Gebr. vd Donk (part of SPIE Nederland) for network expansion and customer connections over the next two years. Eurofiber providers dark fibre connections, Ethernet services from 10Mbps and optical connections over DWDM up to 800Gbps, over a 14,000-km fibre network.
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Sri Lanka Telecom - Laudable Performance
Explore Voice&Data (May 2 2013) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet
SLT (Sri Lanka Telecom) has introduced services such as Metro Ethernet and 3G while Dialog has been one of the forerunners of WiMax in the Asia Pacific. While SLT has a strong brand presence, Dialog is perceived as a more reliable and customer friendly brand.
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GTT buys Inteliquent data business for $54.5 million, enhances Ethernet interconnectivity
Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 30 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
GTT, a virtual network operator, has enhanced its Ethernet and IP transit capabilities by purchasing Inteliquent's global data services business for $54 million, a move that immediately bolsters its Ethernet interconnectivity capabilities. Besides the purchase price for the company, GTT will also provide $2 million in commercial services over the next three years.
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Sprint expands Carrier Ethernet for the mid-sized business market
Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 30 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
A key area of focus will be on expanding its Carrier Ethernet service presence and service portfolio. Traditionally used to access its MPLS network services, Sprint's Ethernet service is available in 147 markets domestically and 64 countries. Later this year it is going to introduce a new set of Carrier Ethernet services and continue to expand in existing and new markets.
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