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The who’s who of Carrier Ethernet Europe gathered last week in Munich for the annual Light Reading Ethernet Europe.  Collocated with the MEF’s quarterly members’ meeting, this year’s event lived up to its billing as the premier Carrier Ethernet event in EMEA.

My schedule only allowed for a couple of brief visits into town which naturally included the requisite visit to the legendary Hofbrauhaus, for a few um-pa-pa’s, a very large stein of beer and some rockin’ pretzels.   

But the real highlight of the week was Carrier Ethernet.  In this post, I’ll recap a few ...

With Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification set to begin in Q2, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) specification is poised to take the Ethernet world by storm. The specification is a Godsend of sorts to carriers and enterprises that are deploying Carrier Ethernet to meet their burgeoning data networking needs, according to Sam Masud, principal of Q3 Analytix, a Washington, D.C.-based market research firm.  

Please join us for the first in the 2012 series of webinars brought to you by Carrier Ethernet News to learn how service providers are Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities. 

(Telecompaper) Luxembourg regulator ILR has published the replises to a public consultation conducted in January and February on the Ethernet connectivity reference...

The Federal Administrative Court agrees with the regulator that Swisscom’s dominance of all transmission technologies and Ethernet services available on leased lines means the incumbent must offer access to competitors at cost price. However, the court partially upheld a Swisscom appeal by calling for ComCom to review what the price should be.

BT Group PLC said Thursday it is disappointed with Ofcom's provisional conclusions and refutes any claim that it has overcharged for Ethernet services.  U.K. incumbent insists there is no evidence of economic harm to support regulator's findings.

Colt, one of the leaders in the global Carrier Ethernet market, has been doing its best to maintain that position. Last week, CEN looked at the ways the Europe-focused carrier is enhancing the customer experience. This week we look at what Colt is doing to make the most of opportunities in the cloud and professional video markets.

UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched an interactive map of the country's fixed broadband landscape, using data provided by communications providers and giving a range of information including the availability of superfast broadband and average broadband take-up.

UPC Business, the B2B unit of UPC Broadband, has announced the launch of a new 10 Gigabit Carrier Ethernet (10 GigE) service to help mobile operators and service providers meet the fast growing market demand for high-speed bandwidth. The service is available in nine countries, reaching over 40 cities and more than 80 telehouses.

U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom put forth its proposal that requires incumbent phone company BT to open its new $2.3 billion last mile fiber network to drive competition in the emerging fiber-based broadband market. With the new plan in place, competitive players including British Sky Broadcasting Group and Talk Talk would then be able to offer "super-fast broadband services" to consumers and businesses. Ofcom will let BT determine prices to sell access to its fiber network.    Under Ofcom's proposal competitors would be able to get access to BT's network through a "virtual link." The proposal also aims ...