Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – 2011 survey results Part 2

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Carrier Ethernet ready for a fight – SONET/SDH may be losing ground

Announcing SONET/SDH-Displacement Survey

Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation – 2011 survey results Part 1

Comcast Rolls out Metro Ethernet

Gartner Positions Verizon as a Leader in Magic Quadrants

CLECs Look to Gain in CenturyTel-Qwest Deal : 'Chaos' Benefits Rival Operators

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

Cable Is CLECs’ Biggest Enemy in Economic Recovery

Articles in category: Other analysts

1. Gartner: AT&T gets high business marks, but faces new competition Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 4 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Regional , Other analysts According to a Gartner report focused on the U.S. business services market, AT&T took home the highest product service rating for its wireline business service product suite. In its new "Critical Capabilities for U.S. Wireline Telecom Services" report, which evaluated eight service providers, the research firm evaluated seven key areas of critical capabilities: MPLS services, SIP trunking, dedicated Internet, metro private line, managed broadband, Ethernet WAN, and managed routers. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox   Paetec

2. Telecoms Market to reach $2.7tn, say Insight Explore Connectivity (Feb 25 2013) Other analysts Whist the mobile communications market is expected to rise to a healthy 31% "compounded by rising usage”, it’s thought that wired services will remain "flat until substantial economic recovery kicks in”.  Despite this, certain sectors such as Ethernet, cloud and mobile solutions are expected to show double figure growth each year. (Read Full Article)

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3. Carrier Ethernet Assurance: A Service-Specific Approach for Improving Customer Experience and SLA Compliance Explore Billing and OSS World (Feb 22 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Other analysts Major operators are turning to Ethernet to cut service-delivery costs — it offers an efficient and shared infrastructure model over more scalable, all-IP technology. In an Ethernet model, many customers are provisioned on the same pipe. However, operators need to ensure customer satisfaction by making sure that the shared infrastructure approach doesn’t result in congestion that could negatively impact the customer experience. (Read Full Article)

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4. Guest Blog: Observations from Metro Connect 2013 in Miami this Week Explore CEN Feature (Feb 21 2013) Access , Event Related , North America , Managed Data Services , Cable / MSO , Wholesale / Exchange , Other analysts For 13 years, Capacity Media has hosted the wholesale carrier conference Metro Connect in Miami. This event brings together the most senior executives from leading US service providers, and every year proves to be a fabulous forum for the big ideas in telecom. The following is a loose compilation of my observations and a few photos. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cyan   XO Communications   Zayo Group

5. Weak economy will impact telecom spending in 2013 Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 29 2013) Other analysts As 2013 dawns, a strengthening stock market and improvement of other macroeconomic indicators have many people in the telecom industry believing in a brighter near-term outlook for telecom spending. However, new data from Insight Research suggests that lingering economic weakness on a global basis will impact the telecom industry this year. (Read Full Article)

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6. Emerging Markets See Greatest Growth Of Ethernet Over MPLS Explore CEN Feature (Jan 17 2013) Other analysts As they expand across the globe, enterprises and carriers are turning their attentions to upgrading or building their data networks in emerging markets, according to Telegeography’s Global Enterprise Networks report. The recently released report, updated each of the last three years, spans across 166 cities and examines the services provided by a total of 88 carriers in those markets. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   TeleGeography

7. Global Carrier Ethernet Equipment Market 2012-2016:MarketResearchReports.biz Explore Untitled (Jan 11 2013) Business Ethernet , Other analysts TechNavio’s analysts forecast the Global Carrier Ethernet Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 6.99 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need to reduce the total expenditure of service providers. The Global Carrier Ethernet Equipment market has also been witnessing the increasing demand for EADs. (Read Full Article)

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8. VPLS prices decline as much as 39% in established regions Explore FierceTelecom (Nov 26 2012) Business Ethernet , Global , Other analysts As more providers roll out Ethernet Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), prices are falling, but the lack of service maturity and availability make it a very expensive option in developing regions. According to a new TeleGeography report, Western Europe and the United States saw the largest price drops for VPLS services between the first half of 2011 and the first half of 2012. What helped drive down VPLS costs in Europe were two factors: availability and growing competition. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NTT   TeleGeography

9. 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

10. Medium-sized businesses buy in to Carrier Ethernet services Explore FierceTelecom (Nov 12 2012) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Other analysts Medium-sized businesses are just now moving in a major way to Carrier Ethernet services despite their availability for over a decade. On the demand side, the need for high-speed, high-quality, and reliable connectivity is just emerging in this market segment, while on the supply side, service providers are finally overcoming tough technical obstacles to service delivery. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   OAM   ACG Research   Overture Networks

11. TeleGeography: Low Capacity VPN Port Prices Falling Explore Telecom Ramblings (Nov 1 2012) Managed Data Services , Other analysts It appears the global enterprise WAN market has been evolving rapidly over the past year. According to TeleGeography, IP VPN port pricing has been falling as usual, but for low capacity ports it has been falling much more steeply. Here’s their chart:  … [visit site to read more] (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   TeleGeography

12. Comcast Makes Hay With Metro Ethernet Explore Light Reading (Oct 26 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Cable / MSO , Other analysts The decision by Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) to move up-market to serve mid-sized businesses with more than 20 employees appears to be paying off, as the category now represents about 15 percent of the company's business services revenues. (Read Full Article)

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13. Carrier Ethernet services drive new assurance requirements to compete effectively Explore TelecomEngine.com (Oct 8 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Other analysts When it comes to business connectivity, Ethernet's central driver continues to be its ability to meet growing bandwidth demands at lower cost and with greater flexibility than competing legacy services. Applications vary from wireless backhaul and basic Internet connections to delivering enterprise applications and providing access to cloud infrastructure. That translates into a big revenue opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs) – if they can provide the right level of customer (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   SLA

14. MegaPath wraps up its EoC roll network expansion effort Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 3 2012) Access , Other analysts MegaPath, a CLEC that's been aggressively expanding its wares through various acquisitions, on Wednesday put the finishing touches on its nationwide Carrier Ethernet over Copper (EoC) network build. Now available in the top 50 national U.S. markets, customers can use EoC to access MegaPath's Core MPLS network and Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities to ensure their applications get the necessary support. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   NuVox   Quality of Service

15. Econ 101: Competition lowers broadband costs Explore GigaOM (Oct 3 2012) Other analysts The review of prices found that Ethernet is cheaper than a T-1 line and that Mumbai has the cheapest local access prices. It also noted the disproportionate costs of shorter local access compared to long haul. For example the report notes, “the average annual price of a 2 Mbps E-1 local loop within central London is $6,823 — nearly 30 percent more than that of a 5,500-kilometer E-1 circuit from New York to London.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   TeleGeography

16. Most IT pros say current WAN services support business growth Explore techjournal.org (Aug 30 2012) Business Ethernet , Cloud , Other analysts “Ethernet is moving to take over the WAN, the same way it did the data center,” says Lorna Garey, content director of InformationWeek Reports. “While 69% still have T1/E1/BRI circuits in use, Carrier Ethernet is hot on ISDN’s trail with 61% adoption.” (Read Full Article)

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17. Wireless backhaul to be a $9B market by 2016, says Dell'Oro Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 15 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Other analysts The wireless operator community's move to deploy more cell sites to support upcoming deployments of LTE and their overall migration to IP is creating a healthy market opportunity for transport and router vendors, says Dell'Oro Group. In its recently released market report, the mobile backhaul market, including transport and routers & switches, is forecast to reach $9 billion by 2016. The traditional wireline transport segment of wireless backhaul will grow at a 2 percent compounded annual growth rate to $6 billion by 2016. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   Zayo   Tower Cloud

18. Dell'Oro: Mobile backhaul and optical transport markets to experience growth Explore Lightwave Online (Aug 15 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Other analysts through 2016 August 15, 2012 Lightwave Staff The Dell’Oro Group recently released two new five-year forecast reports on two segments of the telecommunication networking market, mobile backhaul and optical transport. In its mobile backhaul report, Dell’Oro Group says the mobile backhaul market, including transport and routers/switches, is expected to reach $9 billion by 2016. Backhaul transport is forecast to grow at a 2 (Read Full Article)

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19. Margins Threatened as VMware Sparks Startup Buyouts Explore Bloomberg.com (Aug 14 2012) Cloud , Other analysts The largest makers of computer-networking gear faces fresh threats to its profit margins from a new breed of software that’s helping customers handle data traffic with fewer switches and routers. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Oracle   AT&T Inc.

20. U.S. Ethernet Revenues Will Double, Reach $11 Billion by 2017, Says Insight Research Explore CEN Feature (Aug 9 2012) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Other analysts Public Ethernet’s improving capabilities and declining costs in the face of escalating demand for transmission capacity will more than double its U.S. revenues over the next five years.  (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   LAN   Zayo Group   Zayo

21. Talking GigE IP Transit with TeleGeography Explore CEN Feature (Aug 7 2012) Global , Wholesale / Exchange , Other analysts The price of GigE IP transit inexplicably saw a particularly steep drop over the last year, according to new research from TeleGeography.  And although GigE IP transit is not strictly speaking a Carrier Ethernet service, its pricing is important to the Carrier Ethernet market because Carrier Ethernet often underlies the connections to the GigE port.   (Read Full Article)

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22. Consumer and business spending on carrier Ethernet Services to hit $5 billion in 2012, but spending growth is slowing, says Insight Research Corp. Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 6 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Other analysts US enterprises and consumers are expected to spend more than $47 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area and wide-area Ethernet services readily available from virtually all major data service providers, industry revenue is expected to grow from nearly $5.0 billion in 2012 to reach just over $11 billion by 2017. However, year over year spending growth is expected to (Read Full Article)

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23. Internet traffic costs plummet Explore TelecomTV (Aug 2 2012) Other analysts Despite all the catastrophising about rising costs and flattening revenues for mobile telcos and Internet access providers generally, IP transit prices, at least, are actually in steepening decline according to TeleGeography. The median monthly lease price for a full Gigabit Ethernet port in London dropped 57 per cent between Q2 2011 and Q2 2012 to US$3.13 per Mbps, compared with a 31 per cent decline compounded annually from Q2 2007 to Q2 2012.    (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   TeleGeography

24. MEF-CECP: The Right Stuff Explore The Champion Community (Jul 19 2012) MEF , Other analysts Using a common language for the concepts, definitions, specifications, etc., for Carrier Ethernet is a key driver of the Metro Ethernet Forum's Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) program, which was launched about a year ago. Last December, Polis Anthousis of Cytaglobal became the 100th MEF-CECP. So far, more than 320 people have passed the MEF-CECP exam. (Read Full Article)

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