Forsyth County Schools, one of the school systems in Georgia US, is using US cable operator Comcast's Ethernet Services to support streaming video, interactive whiteboards, mobile devices and digital content.

As service providers look to transition to an all-packet based network, the Packet Optical Transport System (P-OTS) has emerged as the mechanism that can support packet transport services such as Carrier Ethernet and MPLS over optical networks.

Canadian operator MTS Allstream has joined the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation...

Equinix has agreed to buy ancotel GmbH of Frankfurt, Germany in a deal that will further boost the strength of its network in one of the world's most important meeting points for Internet traffic and financial trading.

Packet-optical transport systems have gained rapid adoption and wide-scale deployment to support increased traffic and performance requirements for key applications globally. Scalability, performance, and economics have established these new systems as the metro building blocks of choice for wireless backhaul, business Ethernet, broadband backhaul, data center interconnect, and wholesale network initiatives.

Driven by the ongoing growth of IP on-net fiber-based services like Ethernet and Unified Communications (UC), Allstream reported that it increased EBITDA by 1.7 percent, to CAD 29.3 million (USD 29.2 million). Converged IP services rose 4.1 percent, to CAD 61.1 million (USD 61 million), while Unified Communications revenues were up 0.9 percent, to CAD 21.8 million (USD 21.7 million).

First Communications wants to give any existing or new customers a commitment that it will deliver what it promises by introducing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for its local access services. The new SLAs were introduced just in time for the debut of its MPLS network and set of Metro Ethernet and MPLS-based services. With its FirstConnection solution, the Akron, Ohio-based competitive provider promises network availability of 99.9 percent in addition to provisioning and four-hour Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) specifications for all of its ISDN PRI, T1 and Ethernet-based data services.   First Communications CMO John Musci said the company ...

Everyone has a mobile phone. How many of you have a tablet? I won’t say iPad because some of you don’t have iPads but how many of you have a tablet? So that’s about 50/60%. And how many of you here have a laptop? Virtually everybody has at least a laptop and a mobile phone and most of you have a tablet. And you’re using them all? Do you have a problem if you can’t connect all of them to the Wi-Fi at the same time? That’s the problem I have. So for ...

Frontier Communications has announced network enhancements and capital investments in New York totaling $47.7 million. The network enhancements will increase broadband speeds and reliability, company officials said. The company has upgrades its telecommunications network backbone increasing capacity of their network to 30 Gig. Frontier has also invested over $8.6 million in improving Broadband service in New York. It has also upgrades its Metro Ethernet services, providing customers

The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has unveiled the new Carrier Ethernet (CE 2.0) certification program in India following the launch of the Carrier Ethernet 2.0. This will further accelerate the case of the Carrier Ethernet services in India.

In 2011, Columbus Business Solutions began providing Dedicated Internet Access, Metro Ethernet, International Private Line Connectivity, MPLS, Data Centre services, Business Voice as well as specifically designed Broadband, Video and Voice for Small, Medium and Enterprise customers (SME).

Lots of fiber expansion activity in the news that’s worth a quick look:

Comcast continues to rack up customer wins for its Metro Ethernet service, with the latest addition being Pennsylvania-based Sarris Candies. Sarris Candies, which is based in Canonsburg, Pa., is using Comcast Business Class Ethernet services to expedite the transfer of company data and improve its overall customer experience. The service remained intact during a February fire at the company’s main headquarters that resulted in the loss of 50,00 pounds of chocolate. With more than 350 full-time w

Comcast Corp. is now offering Metro Ethernet services to medium-sized businesses in Houston. The service is targeted at mid-sized businesses with 20 to 500 employees, offering fiber-optic connectivity over Comcast’s own proprietary network.

Cbeyond has put more fiber in its diet by establishing network relationships with FiberLight and Zayo, two arrangements that will immediately extend its reach into a larger set of buildings and SMB locations.