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Articles in category: Vertical Systems

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. VSG: Business fiber gap is slowly closing Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 12 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , National , Vertical Systems For much of the last decade, the lack of business fiber connections was often cited as an opportunity for new service providers and an embarrassment for those that had been around for a while and could have done better addressing the market. Density of fiber connections among U.S. businesses was regularly measured at well below 10 percent. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   tw telecom   Level (3)

5. Windstream announces Carrier Switched Ethernet expansion, names new chairman Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 11 2013) Local , Vertical Systems Windstream Communications ended last week on a negative note with a defeat in its effort to limit municipal broadband networks, but has started this week with two positive bits of news: At the COMPTEL PLUS conference, the telco announced a nationwide expansion of its Carrier Switched Ethernet service. In addition, an on an unrelated note, the company named a new chairman. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox

6. 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

7. CenturyLink, Windstream rise in Carrier Ethernet market Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 4 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National , Regional , Vertical Systems U.S. incumbent telcos have taken charge of the U.S. retail Ethernet market as they continue to expand their respective portfolios and footprints to serve their SMB and enterprise customers, but they all face a challenging economic reality that's slowed revenue growth.  (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Qwest

8. Cable MSOs: A phoenix rising in the Ethernet industry Explore FierceTelecom (Feb 28 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Cable / MSO , Vertical Systems Cable companies have a long heritage of providing television services for consumers, but over the course of the last decade MSOs have been making a name for themselves in the business services sector, providing a set of higher speed data services, including Ethernet. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Cablevision   Time Warner Cable

9. Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Plays to Cable's Strengths - Broadband Technology Report Explore Broadband Technology Report (Feb 27 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO , Vertical Systems The industry’s main platform for succeeding in these market segments – both of which require extraordinarily robust and reliable networks – is Carrier Ethernet. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Time Warner Cable   Metro Ethernet Forum

10. Five MSOs Top Vertical Systems Group’s New U.S. Cable MSO Business Ethernet Leaderboard Explore CEN Feature (Feb 26 2013) Cable / MSO , Vertical Systems Due to popular demand for more detailed information, Vertical Systems Group has deconstructed its 2013 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard into three provider segments - Incumbent Carrier, Competitive Provider and Cable MSO. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Time Warner Cable   Lightpath

11. U.S. Cable MSO Segment Business Ethernet Leaderboard Explore Networking is our specialty (Feb 22 2013) Cable / MSO , Vertical Systems The top Cable MSOs selling business Ethernet services in the U.S. are as follows (in rank order based on port share): Cox, Time Warner Cable, Charter, Lightpath (formerly Optimum Lightpath), and Comcast, according to Vertical Systems Group's latest research. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Time Warner Cable   Lightpath

12. Comcast first to earn carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification Explore cedmagazine.com (Feb 15 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Vertical Systems Comcast has earned Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), becoming the first service provider to achieve certification. The MEF at the end of January issued its first CE 2.0 certifications to a list of equipment vendors: Accedian, Altera, BTI Systems, Ciena, Cisco, Cyan, FibroLAN, Huawei, Infinera, Juniper Networks, MRV, Omnitron, Overture, PT Inovacao, Pulsecom, RAD Data Communications, Telco Systems, Tellabs, Transition Networks and Transmode. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Frost & Sullivan   Infonetics

13. Meeting Cloud’s Demands Explore CEN Feature (Feb 12 2013) Cloud , Metro Ethernet , Vertical Systems Cloud computing and communications services are all the rage with enterprises, but ultimately they’re only as good as the networks that connect them to their customers. “Right now, it’s the IT drivers that are moving things,” says Rosemary Cochran, principal and co-founder of Vertical Systems Group, a research firm. “But once the applications get moved to data centers, then the question is, what’s the connectivity supposed to look like?”  (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   tw telecom   CenturyLink

14. Competition Impacts Carriers On Vertical Systems Group’s Year-end U.S. Ethernet Leaderboard Explore CEN Feature (Feb 5 2013) Vertical Systems The rankings don’t show it, but the service providers that made Vertical’s year-end 2012 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard are facing several challenges and some fierce competition  --  which in turn is impacting market share, according to Rick Malone, principal of Vertical Systems Group. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Zayo Group

15. Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Offers New Options for Smaller Carriers Explore Telecompetitor (Jan 30 2013) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange , Vertical Systems Carrier Ethernet traffic now exceeds the total volume of T-1, ATM and frame relay traffic, according to the Metro Ethernet Forum – and the MEF hopes to push that number even further by expanding the applications that Carrier Ethernet can support and expanding the pool of carriers offering Carrier Ethernet services. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Juniper   Metro Ethernet Forum   Joan Engebretson

16. MEF certifies 20 vendors under CE 2.0 specification Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 29 2013) Access , Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Vertical Systems The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) on Tuesday announced the first 20 vendors that now offer Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) certified compatible products during its Q1 2013 meeting in San Diego. Metcalfe (Image source: MEF) Following the success of CE 1.0, CE 2.0 incorporates a number of new features including multiple Classes of Service (CoS) and an easier interconnection process for eight standard service types, in addition to enabling efficiencies for mobile backhaul applications. The first vendors certified under the CE 2.0 designation are: Accedian, Altera, BTI Systems, Ciena (Nasdaq: CIEN), Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), Cyan ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Vertical Systems Group   IDC

17. How Carrier Ethernet enables cloud connectivity Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 22 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cloud , Managed Data Services , Vertical Systems Enterprise IT managers cite cloud computing as among their most important initiatives this year. Nearly two-thirds of them have already begun transitioning their business-critical applications to the cloud. A driving force is the exponential rise of big data that requires massive storage, virtualized computing and ready accessibility from anywhere in the world. Carrier Ethernet has emerged as a strategic technology for enabling cloud connectivity in this environment. Worldwide demand for business Ethernet services will reach $45.1 billion by 2016, based on Vertical Systems Group's projections. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Quality of Service   Metro Ethernet Forum

18. AT&T sees acquisition opportunities in Europe Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 17 2013) Middle Mile , Global , Vertical Systems AT&T is mulling purchases in Europe as a way to extend its wireless presence in a new market, but any deal could potentially also help the telco enhance its wireline business services unit. Citing people close to the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported AT&T is looking at more potential prospects in the U.K., Germany and the Netherlands. A deal could come before the end of the year. Potential targets include Everything Everywhere, the U.K. mobile operator owned by France Telecom, and Deutsche Telekom or Dutch incumbent telco KPN. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Deutsche Telekom   France Telecom

19. Colt gets into 100 GbE market Explore FierceTelecom (Nov 21 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Vertical Systems European service provider Colt (LSE: COLT.L) on Tuesday began offering a new 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) service to its business customer base. In addition to 20 carrier-neutral data centers, Colt's long distance network combines Europe's main business markets with 39 metro networks and 18,000 on-net buildings. Colt said that by deploying the DTN platform it will gain a number of operational benefits, including reduced costs due to the platform's smaller size and lower power consumption. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

20. MEF announces winners of the APAC, North America and Global Carrier Ethernet Awards – 2012 Explore telecomkh (Nov 15 2012) Event Related , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Global , National , Regional , Heavy Reading , Other analysts , Vertical Systems The winners of the prestigious 2012 MEF Carrier Ethernet Awards for the APAC, North America and Global regions were announced recently, with the APAC awards being presented at the recent MEF APAC Summit in Shanghai and the North America and Global award winners being named at the Light Reading Ethernet Expo in New York (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Informa   IDC   Frost & Sullivan

21. Global Ethernet Growth Soars Past Lagging Legacy Services Explore CEN Feature (Oct 30 2012) Vertical Systems “The pace of Ethernet’s growth worldwide is only going to ramp up even more,” said Rosemary Cochran, principal at Vertical Systems Group. “Many companies are increasing their 10 Mbps connections to 100 Mbps connections – 100 Mbps is the new 10 Mbps – and companies on the leading edge are moving towards 1 Gigabit connections.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Metro Ethernet Forum

22. VSG: Business Ethernet dominates legacy Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 26 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Vertical Systems According to a new Vertical Systems Group report, Ethernet bandwidth purchased by businesses has surged since 2011, when it first surpassed the bandwidth purchased on legacy data networks. "Global growth for legacy bandwidth is flattening, while Ethernet bandwidth continues to mount at a healthy double-digit pace," said Rosemary Cochran, principal at Vertical Systems Group. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Infonetics

23. Business Ethernet bandwidth use soars Explore telecomsemea.net (Oct 25 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Vertical Systems The amount of bandwidth used for business Ethernet service connections is now far higher than that used for legacy data services, research and consultancy firm Vertical Systems Group claims read more (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

24. tw telecom's Dynamic Capacity service launches in Washington, D.C. Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 12 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , National , Vertical Systems tw telecom (Nasdaq: TWTC) on Friday began offering its bandwidth-on-demand service, Dynamic Capacity, to local businesses and government agencies in Washington, D.C. With the Dynamic Capacity E-Line service, business customers will be able to double or triple their network capacity without any interruption to their service. Customers can also access reports on network performance and conduct troubleshooting on the service provider's MyPortal interface. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   tw telecom   Intelligent Network

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