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    1. Intellifiber thrives within Windstream fold

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Dec 20 2011) Access , Middle Mile

      Intellifiber thrives within Windstream fold Connected Planet talks with fiber unit exec Sean Baillie about unit's unique account approach, the low-latency and cloud markets, Ethernet over copper and more (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NuVox   Paetec   Intellifiber

    2. IEEE aims to help transition HFC networks to EPON

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Dec 5 2011) Middle Mile , Cable / MSO

      IEEE aims to help transition HFC networks to EPON New working group to tackle EPON protocol-over-coax (EPoC) with the goal of enabling cable companies initially to offer high-speed services over coax—and eventually boost residential broadband speeds (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Broadcom   IEEE

    3. New Broadcom components target higher-speed Carrier Ethernet aggregation

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Sep 26 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

      New Broadcom components target higher-speed Carrier Ethernet aggregation Broadcom today announced two new component-level Carrier Ethernet switches aimed at enabling carrier Ethernet equipment manufacturers to build products to support greater density and higher connection speeds in the aggregation network. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Broadcom

    4. New Telergee Study: Rural telco operating margins declined again

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Sep 22 2011) Other analysts

      New Telergee Study: Rural telco operating margins declined again Bright spots include lower interest expenses, Internet growth, improved CLEC margins TCT is among the roughly one-quarter of rural telcos that have a CLEC business—and Bethe also shed some additional light on why the profit picture in that area has improved. “The per-megabit backbone cost has come down,” said Bethe. TCT is now able to use Ethernet where it previously would have used slower and more costly DS-3 circuits, Bethe said. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connected Planet

    5. Sprint’s Ethernet network expansion targets U.S.-centric businesses with international operations

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Sep 8 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

      Sprint’s Ethernet network expansion targets U.S.-centric businesses with international operations Sprint exec: Large business customers want consistent secure and cost-effective access to Sprint’s global IP-MPLS network (Read Full Article)

    6. Level 3 offers direct connectivity to Amazon's Cloud

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Aug 15 2011) Middle Mile

      Level 3 offers direct connectivity to Amazon's Cloud Customers are most likely to use either Ethernet private line, Ethernet MPLS or a wavelength service for connectivity, Reuss said. Bandwidth requirements are likely to be in the range of 1 Gb/s to 10 Gb/s, said Carolyn Reuss, senior director of market management for Level 3. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connected Planet   Level (3)

    7. Windstream's Paetec purchase aimed at bolstering business market focus

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Aug 1 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Local

      Windstream's Paetec purchase aimed at bolstering business market focus Windstream CEO: Company now can better serve multi-location business customers (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NuVox   Paetec

    8. Windstream acquires Paetec for $2.3 billion

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Aug 1 2011) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul , Local

      Combo creates a national telecommunications provider with more than $6 billion in total revenue. More to come. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NuVox   Paetec

    9. Wyoming Department of Transportation uses Ethernet over copper to support ...

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jul 20 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Municipal

      Wyoming Department of Transportation uses Ethernet over copper to support ... The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced today that it has upgraded the traffic control system in Cheyenne to support real-time multipoint communications over Ethernet without replacing the copper wiring that supported its previous system, which used 1200 baud modems for communications. (Read Full Article)

    10. Research shows Ethernet tag switching less costly to operate than MPLS-TP

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 30 2011)

      Fujitsu attributes Ethernet tag-switching cost savings to its mature OAM capabilities (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   OAM   Tata   ACG Research

    11. The data center as central office of the future?

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 29 2011) Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange

      The data center as central office of the future? Interconnection announcements between Allied Fiber and DuPont Fabros Technology and between zColo and CENX suggest the tandem switch may be a more appropriate analogy (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Zayo

    12. The biggest small telco you’ve never heard of

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 28 2011) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Local

      The biggest small telco you’ve never heard of North State Communications bets big on fiber plans. Like many Tier 2 and Tier 3 telcos, North State also operates as a CLEC in areas adjacent to its ILEC territory, where it targets business customers. The company offers services such as data, hosted voice, and email. Metro Ethernet is a popular offering. (Read Full Article)

    13. ABRY merger with Masergy will fuel service expansion

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 28 2011) Access

      Masergy plans include high-definition videoconferencing, desktop virtualization and data center consolidation for multi-national corporations (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ABRY Partners   Masergy

    14. Examining Intel's conception of the radio access network

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 16 2011) Mobile Backhaul

      Examining Intel's conception of the radio access network Rather than link every small cell with fiber, operators will be looking for copper or even point-to-point wireless solutions, which could lead to a bottleneck in the network. Meanwhile macro-cells are all moving to fiber Ethernet backhaul giving them the capacity necessary to move their computing and baseband power further into the network. (Read Full Article)

    15. Standards key to carrier Ethernet growth

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 13 2011) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Wholesale

      Standards key to carrier Ethernet growth Connected Planet recently talked with MEF President and founding member Nan Chen about the organization’s role in establishing the carrier Ethernet industry—and about what the group is working on today. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ITU   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum

    16. Cyan mobile backhaul platform targets wholesale market needs

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Jun 6 2011) Mobile Backhaul

      Environmentally hardened, the packet optical transport platform has multi-layer management capabilities (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cyan   SLA   Frank Wiener

    17. Carrier Ethernet equipment sees strong growth

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 31 2011) Infonetics

      Carrier Ethernet equipment sees strong growth Service providers are adopting carrier Ethernet in a big way, according to research released late last week from Infonetics. Microwave backhaul was the fastest growing of 10 carrier Ethernet equipment categories that Infonetics tracks—including carrier Ethernet switches, IP core and edge routers, Sonet/SDH equipment, WDM equipment, VDSL, fiber and copper EADS, and EPON, as well as Ethernet and dual Ethernet/TDM microwave equipment. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connected Planet   Infonetics   IEEE

    18. Packet Exchange purchase should expand GTT customer base, reduce costs

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 23 2011) Access

      Packet Exchange purchase should expand GTT customer base, reduce costs Packet Exchange offers Carrier Ethernet, dedicated Internet and IP transit. But the company is perhaps best known for its wide area approach to peering, which enables a carrier or other customer connected to one Packet Exchange POP to peer with another carrier or customer connected to a different POP also operated by Packet Exchange. The need to establish a wide area connection is eliminated because traffic travels over Packet Exchange’s network between the two POPs. (Read Full Article)

    19. Carrier Ethernet inroads practically complete

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 18 2011) Business Ethernet

      Carrier Ethernet inroads practically complete The necessary seeds for carrier Ethernet to further displace older SONET/SDH technology have already been planted, according to a survey to be released next week by Overture Networks and Carrier Ethernet News. The survey, which the vendor will in more detail during a presentation at 9 a.m. Wednesday, found that the industry is making many inroads in areas that had prevented more widespread adoption of Ethernet services, according to Mark Durrett, director of marketing for Overture Networks, which will launch a new gigabit Ethernet edge platform this week as well. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks   Mark Durrett

    20. Transbeam expands Ethernet-over-copper footprint, launches innovative business voice offering

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 17 2011)

      Transbeam expands Ethernet-over-copper footprint, launches innovative business voice offering Transbeam, a competitive carrier that has quietly served small- and medium-size business customers in the northeast for more than 15 years, this week announced a significant expansion of its Ethernet-over-copper service, as well as a new business voice offering the company said is one-of-a-kind. (Read Full Article)

    21. Comcast launches business Ethernet in 20 markets

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 16 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Mobile Backhaul

      Company expects its last-mile fiber infrastructure to differentiate its offering (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast Business Services

    22. IEEE eyes next Ethernet speed standard

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 9 2011) IEEE , Metro Ethernet

      IEEE eyes next Ethernet speed standard Predictions of how soon higher speeds will be needed range from 2013 to 2020, according to John D’Ambrosia, who is chair of the IEEE’s newly announced 802.3 Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad Hoc group, which was created with the goal of determining the needs for next generation of Ethernet standards. Constituencies as diverse as Internet exchange operators, data center owners, content providers and the financial community are taking an interest in standards development efforts, D’Ambrosia told Connected Planet in an interview. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IEEE

    23. Hibernia Atlantic and Sidera expand low-latency offerings

      Explore Connected Planet Online (May 2 2011) Business Ethernet

      Hibernia Atlantic and Sidera expand low-latency offerings Like some other low-latency providers, Sidera Networks started out as the fiber network unit of a competitive local exchange carrier. Previously known as RCN Metro Optical Networks, the company now claims 60 financial customers for its low-latency Xtreme offering. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   sidera   Sidera Networks

    24. Akamai: Average U.S. broadband connection speed passes 5 Mb/s

      Explore Connected Planet Online (Apr 26 2011) Business Ethernet , Other analysts

      Akamai: Average U.S. broadband connection speed passes 5 Mb/s The average broadband Internet connection speed in the U.S. accelerated by more than nine percent from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010, while Internet penetration jumped worldwide, according to Akamai Technologies’ latest State of the Internet report. (Read Full Article)