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Fibertech gets MEF Ce 2.0 E-Access certification
Explore FierceTelecom (8 hours, 35 min ago)
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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Comcast Business Earns Top Ranking in Infonetics Research’s 2013 North America Business VoIP Service Leadership Scorecard
Explore businesswire.com (May 15 2013)
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, today announced that it has earned the #1 position in Infonetics Research’s 2013 North America Business VoIP Service Leadership Scorecard.
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Mentions: Infonetics Comcast Business Services
tw telecom is prime acquisition target, says Corvex's Meister
Explore FierceTelecom (May 8 2013)
tw telecom's shares jumped 7.2 percent to $29.12 on Wednesday afternoon after being cited by Keith Meister, founder and managing partner of New York-based Corvex, as a prime acquisition target. Meister said during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York that Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) or Verizon (NYSE: VZ) could be prime suitors for tw telecom, which has established itself as one of the largest domestic Ethernet and VPN service players.
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Mentions: Time Warner Cable tw telecom Level (3)
Comcast connects PBS Coals with Carrier Ethernet
Explore Telecompaper (May 3 2013)
(Telecompaper) Comcast Business announced that PBS Coals is using Comcast Carrier Ethernet services to expedite the transfer of critical files to maintain the accuracy of its mining operations and to help ensure the safety of its approximately 650 employees in multiple locations across Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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Mentions: Comcast Business Services
GlobeNet wraps up work on its Bermuda-to-U.S. submarine cable system
Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 22 2013)
GlobeNet, Oi's wholesale submarine cable provider subsidiary, has completed construction of its Segment 5 subsea cable system, linking Bermuda and the United States with capacity of as much as 30 Tbps. Segment 5, announced in January 2012, replaced its earlier Segment 5 cable (formerly BUS-1) and will provide, it claims, over "30 times the previously lit capacity between Bermuda and the United States." Built with landing stations in St. David's, Bermuda, and Tuckerton, N.J., the 1,350 km system is designed to support 150 wavelengths per fiber pair at 100 Gbps per wavelength. To carry traffic over ...
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Mentions: Reliance TeleGeography
Reliance's talks with Batelco to sell Globalcom end with no deal
Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 21 2013)
Reliance Communications' move to sell off a large stake of its Globalcom unit has stalled again as its talks with Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) ended without a deal being struck. "Batelco is no longer in discussions with Reliance regarding a direct or indirect investment in Reliance Globalcom," Osama Al Saad, a Batelco spokesman said on Saturday in a statement. This is another blow for Reliance, which hoped that the sale of the Globalcom assets--in addition to a recent $221 million deal to provide dark fiber for Reliance Industries' proposed 4G wireless network--would help pay down more of its $7 billion ...
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Mentions: Reliance Reliance Globalcom
DukeNet, Charter, Mammoth, tw telecom, Level 3,
Explore Telecom Ramblings (Apr 19 2013)
Lots of short but interesting items this week from across the industry. Here’s a quick look at some from the metro fiber community: … [visit site to read more]
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Mentions: tw telecom Level (3)
Washington Nationals deploys Comcast Business Ethernet
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 15 2013)
(Telecompaper) Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable has announced that the Washington Nationals selected Comcast Business Ethernet services for a multi-year contract that connects its staff, members of the media and fans to the Internet. Nationals Park has added a fibre-based Ethernet connection from Comcast capable of delivering up to 1 Gigabit per second of speed to support more people and devices within the ballpark. The Ethernet line is also used as the backbone for all Internet traffic originating from the ballpark's Wi-Fi network and supports the press box, as well as video and information feeds for its ...
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Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham In West Palm Beach, Florida Selects Comcast Business Hospitality
Explore e-hospitality.com (Apr 12 2013)
After an extensive review of available service providers, Hawthorn Suites selected Comcast Business to provide Carrier Ethernet, voice and TV services, which are all part of the Comcast Business Hospitality suite that is designed specifically for the needs of hotels and motels.
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Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Comcast to offer Ethernet services in six Vermont towns
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 19 2013)
(Telecompaper) Cable operator Comcast has announced that its Ethernet services will be available in the coming weeks across six communities in Chittenden County, Vermont. Targeted for businesses with more than twenty employees, these services provide access to the company's new fibre network and speeds up to 10 Gbps. These six towns in northwest Vermont feature a large number of the state's businesses, ranging from snowboard manufacturers to global high technology companies. Comcast's network features a 100 Gbps backbone and pervasive, fibre-rich reach into its markets with an expanded local footprint through Ethernet over HFC. Comcast offers four ...
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Comcast wires up Vermont businesses with Ethernet
Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 18 2013)
Comcast Business (Nasdaq: CMCSA), reports FierceCable, is rolling out Ethernet in northwest Vermont with a particular focus on small businesses, hospitals and schools that have more than 20 employees. Eligible businesses will be able to get up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth. Among the products it is offering is an Ethernet-based Virtual Private Line Service (VPLS). Article
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Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Alpheus brings dark fiber to Fidelity Communications
Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 11 2013)
Alpheus Communications on Monday completed a dark fiber indefeasible right of use (IRU) deal with independent competitive provider Fidelity Communications, enabling it to expand transport between Dallas and Memphis to better serve its broadband customer base.
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Cable MSOs: A phoenix rising in the Ethernet industry
Explore FierceTelecom (Feb 28 2013)
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.
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Mentions: Vertical Systems Group Cablevision Time Warner Cable
Comcast Business Services Lights Up City of West Haven by Connecting City Hall with Public Safety Locations, Schools ...
Explore Market News, Real (Feb 27 2013)
West Haven currently has a combination of 10 Mbps and 20 Mbps Ethernet Network Service (ENS) connections from Comcast that link City Hall with its 17 municipal locations. The city also now has a 20 Mbps Ethernet Dedicated Internet (EDI) connection to City Hall, and, in addition to expediting the transfer of administrative files like team minutes, agendas, permits and licenses, is also the basis of the municipality's web-based Reverse 911 system.
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Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Plays to Cable's Strengths - Broadband Technology Report
Explore Broadband Technology Report (Feb 27 2013)
The industry’s main platform for succeeding in these market segments – both of which require extraordinarily robust and reliable networks – is Carrier Ethernet.
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Mentions: Vertical Systems Group Time Warner Cable Metro Ethernet Forum
Five MSOs Top Vertical Systems Group’s New U.S. Cable MSO Business Ethernet Leaderboard
Explore CEN Feature (Feb 26 2013)
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.
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Mentions: Vertical Systems Group Time Warner Cable Lightpath
U.S. Cable MSO Segment Business Ethernet Leaderboard
Explore Networking is our specialty (Feb 22 2013)
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.
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Mentions: Vertical Systems Group Time Warner Cable Lightpath
Guest Blog: Observations from Metro Connect 2013 in Miami this Week
Explore CEN Feature (Feb 21 2013)
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.
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Mentions: Cyan XO Communications Zayo Group
Comcast advances Business Class service in Chicago
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 7 2013)
(Telecompaper) Global media and technology company, Comcast has announced initiatives designed to advance the service it provides to Business Class customers... this infrastructure investment will give an additional 1,600 businesses access to Comcast Business Class Ethernet services, as well as a host of voice, video and value-added cloud services.
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Philadelphia Technology Park, Comcast team for connectivity
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 6 2013)
(Telecompaper) Philadelphia Technology Park has teamed up with US cable operator Comcast to provide the data centre with access to Comcast's private, optical network and fibre footprint. The new alliance allows both Philadelphia Technology Park and Comcast Business Services to continue to expand their connections in the region. Philadelphia Navy Yard businesses, including Comcast customers and perspective customers alike, will now be able to connect with a data centre and have access to Comcast's network. Comcast Business Services' Ethernet offering will enhance network functionalities in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
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Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Comcast Adds Metro Ethernet Connections to U.S. Markets
Explore Unified Communications Strategies (Jan 17 2013)
Comcast has recently made a grand entrance into the medium-size commercial business division by rolling out metro Ethernet services to over 20 markets throughout the United States. In the past, this major cable operator had targeted its commercial services to businesses with fewer than 20 employees. By bringing the metro Ethernet connections, however, they are now able to offer up to 10-Gigabit speed to companies of as many as 500 employees.
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Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Carrier Ethernet A Slam Dunk For The Boston Celtics
Explore CEN Feature (Jan 8 2013)
What’s good for baseball is also good for basketball when it comes to Carrier Ethernet. Like the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox, another sports legend, the Boston Celtics, have turned to Comcast Business Services to supply the team with Ethernet services between critical facilities.
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Comcast Business Services extends fiber network to downtown Houston
Explore FierceTelecom (Dec 14 2012)
Comcast Business Services (Nasdaq: CMCSA) on Thursday launched an effort to expand its fiber network in downtown Houston. Having access to large buildings like Chase means Comcast Business Services will be able to target a large set of potential new customers that are looking for an alternative service provider as they migrate from an existing legacy technology like Frame Relay to Ethernet.
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Knology extends data center services to business customers
Explore FierceTelecom (Dec 13 2012)
Since it already has a strong set of business services including voice, data services (both traditional cable modem and fiber-based Ethernet) and video, offering data center services is a logical move for the service provider. As a result of the acquisition, E Solutions' customers can take advantage of Knology's existing business services.
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laurabicom » CLECs to ILECs: Don't hang up your copper networks!
Good article, thanks for posting. We also have an article on CLEC: http://blog.bicomsystems.com/clec
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I also had the honor to participate in the Conference. I spoke on the topic ...
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