tw telecom Completes Metro Ethernet Forum Certification for Business Services

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Metro Ethernet Forum Celebrates 10 Years of Accomplishments

ATM and Frame Relay Phase-Outs Create Challenges and Opportunities for Operators and Customers

Verizon Business Positioned in Gartner's Leaders Quadrant for Asia-Pacific ...

Copper or Fiber? CLECs Want Access to Both

Jean McManus, Verizon: Through the IPv6 looking glass

AT&T, Comcast say they are ready for 100 Gbps Ethernet

Randy Nicklas, XO Communications: Wireline's most powerful people

Carrier Ethernet helps raise tw telecom revenues to $332.5M

Articles in category: National

1. tw telecom veteran Tony Thakur finds new home at CENX Explore FierceTelecom (Jun 10 2010) Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Global , National , Regional tw telecom (NasdaqGS: TWTC) veteran Tony Thakur has decided to hand in his keys and take on a new position at Ethernet exchange provider CENX as the company's new Vice President, Engineering and Operations. Interestingly, Thakur's movement to CENX will allow him to apply his carrier experience to help Ethernet providers like tw telecom solve the ever-vexing Ethernet interconnection issue. (Read Full Article)

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2. Zayo deepens its fiber to the cell tower footprint Explore FierceTelecom (Jun 10 2010) Mobile Backhaul , Global , National , Regional Major wireless operators' (AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless) drive to expand their respective 3G and upcoming 4G LTE and WiMAX network deployments has created a new market opportunity for aggressive alternative wireless backhaul providers like Zayo Bandwidth. While it's true that there is an emerging number of wireless backhaul options in major Tier 1 markets, including even integrated wireless/wireline operators (AT&T and Verizon) leveraging their wireline counterpart's networks, the more challenging aspect is when these operators extend their networks into secondary and tertiary markets where facilities are scarce. Alternative providers like Zayo are ... (Read Full Article)

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3. Size Matters, Says CENX Founder Explore Light Reading (May 24 2010) Business Ethernet , National , Heavy Reading Founder Nan Chen gets excited as eight-month-old Ethernet exchange hits milestone of 10M end points (Read Full Article)

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4. Verizon: Give Us More Flexible ROADMs for 100G Explore Light Reading (May 19 2010) Business Ethernet , National Network architect Glenn Wellbrock tells Packet Optical Transport Evolution audience that networks need to be more automatically reconfigured. Telecom operators need more flexible optical equipment to facilitate the migration to 100-Gbit/s networks and beyond, Glenn Wellbrock, director of backbone network architecture for Verizon Business , said today. (Read Full Article)

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5. tw telecom Turns on 10 Gbps Carrier Ethernet at Phoenix NAP Explore FierceTelecom (May 18 2010) Managed Data Services , National tw telecom (Nasdaq: TWTC) has found a new outlet to deliver its Carrier Ethernet services: data center provider Phoenix NAP. Already delivering Carrier Ethernet in 75 US markets, tw telecom will be able to directly extend those services to the data center provider's customers. ... (Read Full Article)

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6. tw telecom builds videoconferencing presence with BT, Cisco partnership Explore FierceTelecom (May 17 2010) Managed Data Services , National tw telecom (Nasdaq: TWTC) is putting its nationwide business Ethernet and MPLS IP VPN services to work as a foundation to deliver new TelePresence conferencing services. To deliver the new videoconferencing service to U.S.-based businesses, the competitive service provider has struck a pact with both BT Conferencing and Cisco. Targeted specifically at business users that have Cisco TelePresence equipment--a prospect that Cisco enhanced with its recently completed purchase of TANDBERG--the new service will allow companies to conduct video conferencing sessions. Customers that subscribe to the service will be connected to BT's Global Video Exchange conferencing platform through ... (Read Full Article)

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7. tw telecom's Q1 Revenues Boosted by Data Sales Explore FierceTelecom (May 11 2010) Managed Data Services , National Buoyed by strong sales of data and Internet services, tw telecom's (Nasdaq: TWTC) Q1 revenue rose to $311.2 million, a 5 percent increase from $297.6 million in Q1 09. A key contributor to tw telecom's Q1 revenue growth was 15 percent increase in data and Internet services including its Ethernet and IP-based products. As of the end of Q1, tw telecom had over 27,000 route fiber miles (including more than 20,000 metro miles) and 10,647 on-net buildings. Of course, tw telecom was not immune to losses. During the quarter, the service provider reported ... (Read Full Article)

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8. Clearwire: We'll have more than 2 million subscribers this year Explore zdnet.com (May 5 2010) National Clearwire, a name that we’ll be hearing more of this year as 4G mobile broadband continues to roll out, said today that it saw record-breaking subscriber growth in the first quarter and expects to surpass 2 million subscribers before the end of 2010. (Read Full Article)

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9. Where Only the Agile Survive Explore Business Finance (May 5 2010) Cable / MSO , National In the volatile world of telecom, traditional planning techniques and a set-in-stone budget just don't cut it. Mark Peters, executive vice president and CFO of tw telecom, tells how a rolling forecast and a robust communication strategy help his company to thrive in a landscape littered with casualties .... Beginning in 2003, we then became a pioneer in offering Ethernet services. (Read Full Article)

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10. Verizon lights up Hong Kong data center Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 28 2010) Middle Mile , Cloud , Managed Data Services , Global , National , Regional Having already a well-established network presence in the Asia-Pacific market, Verizon Business (NYSE:VZ) now wants to tap into the potentially lucrative cloud and data center opportunity by building a second data center in Hong Kong. (Read Full Article)

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11. Verizon Business Enhances Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific to Deliver New ... Explore Smart Grid (Apr 27 2010) Middle Mile , Managed Data Services , National , Regional Verizon Business is strengthening its extensive Asia-Pacific network infrastructure by opening a second data center in Hong Kong. The new facility will enhance Verizon's ability to deliver new cloud and data center services in the region -- and provide direct access to Verizon's global network -- to meet the growing demand of the company's enterprise customers. ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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12. Packet Optical Transport--Evolution vs. revolution Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 19 2010) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , National Packet Optical Transport--Evolution vs. revolutionFierceTelecomIncumbent service providers, however, continue to deploy T1 circuits to support 2G and 3G wireless backhaul, enterprise MPLS VPN, and Internet access ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Roadm   Packet Optical Transport Systems

13. Verizon, Qwest play the managed services game Explore Connected Planet Online (Mar 31 2010) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , National New service launches show the range of IP-plus-application possibilities: Verizon launches enterprise back-up while Qwest delivers SMB security, both with IBM’s assistance (Read Full Article)

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14. tw telecom Closes Private Note Offering Explore von.com (Mar 18 2010) National tw telecom inc. (TWTC) has closed its $430 million private note offering.The CLEC, which provides Internet and phone services to businesses, said Wednesday it will use the proceeds to buy 9.25 percent senior notes due in 2014. tw telecom was offering 8 percent senior notes due 2018.tw telecom bought about $366.5 ...(79 words) (Read Full Article)

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15. Verizon: Verizon Business Positioned as a Leader in Global Network Service ... Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 16 2010) Middle Mile , National , Regional Verizon: Verizon Business Positioned as a Leader in Global Network Service ...TMC NetServices to be provided include wide area network (WAN) services, predominantly managed, including MPLS and IPsec VPNs and Ethernet services, ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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16. Copper or Fiber? CLECs Want Access to Both Explore Light Reading (Mar 16 2010) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National Copper or Fiber? CLECs Want Access to BothLight ReadingIncumbents have argued that as they deploy fiber access networks, taking copper out of service makes sense for efficiency reasons. At the same time, ... (Read Full Article)

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17. tw telecom Completes Metro Ethernet Forum Certification for Business Services Explore tw telecom (Mar 16 2010) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National tw telecom, (NASDAQ: TWTC) a leading national provider of managed voice, Internet and data networking solutions for businesses across the U.S., and globally, today announced it has completed Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certifications for standards 9 and 14. (Read Full Article)

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18. Cable Is CLECs’ Biggest Enemy in Economic Recovery Explore von.com (Mar 9 2010) Cable / MSO , National , Other analysts The National Association for Business Economics expects the United States’ budding financial recovery to take root over the next two years, with companies once again hiring and banks, at last, easing lending restrictions. Those are welcome indicators, but they come with some caveats for competitive service providers. An upturn, according ...(404 words) (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   RCN Corp.   tw telecom

19. Verizon expands Vpn Mpls service Explore Connectivity (Feb 2 2006) Access , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Global , National , Regional Verizon Business has expanded the availability of its Ethernet access service, meaning European customers can quickly and easily access its MPLS-based VPN offering. (Read Full Article)

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