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TI Sparkle inks deal with Libya's Gateway
Explore Telecompaper (May 21 2013) Middle Mile , Global
(Telecompaper) TI Sparkle, the international services arm of Telecom Italia, and Gateway, a Libyan operator, have signed an agreement for the provisioning of international end-to-end services to and from Libya. The two firms will offer end-to-end international SDH and Carrier Ethernet services to and from Libya.
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EuNetworks delivers Carrier Ethernet connectivity from London to Basildon
Explore Telecompaper (May 17 2013) Core , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) European data network operator EuNetworks Group has built a diverse route from London to Basildon, supporting a connectivity requirement in the market. This connectivity service is now live and supporting customer's bandwidth requirements from 100Mbps Carrier Ethernet through 10Gbps Wavelengths. At the core of euNetworks capacity as a bandwidth infrastructure provider, is its thirteen fibre based city networks owned and operated across Western Europe. euNetworks' London metropolitan network enables customers to connect from their office building, a key data centre or exchange, through to NYSE Euronext with either Ethernet or Wavelengths services.
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Columbus, CWC set up JV in Caribbean, Americas
Explore Telecompaper (May 14 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) Columbus Networks and CWC Wholesale Solutions have created a joint venture to provide expanded wholesale bandwidth capacity to global, regional and local communications companies in the Caribbean and Americas Region. The joint venture company will be called CNL-CWC Networks. The joint venture’s services portfolio will span clear channel services, IP transit, carrier Ethernet and carrier MPLS.
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FiberTech expands fibre optic network in Delaware
Explore Telecompaper (May 7 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services
(Telecompaper) US operator Fibertech Networks has announced it will expand its fibre optic network in Delaware. To fulfil major new sales agreements, Fibertech will extend its current infrastructure by more than 80 miles from Wilmington, through Dover and into Georgetown. Fibertech's service offering will encompass both dark fibre and optical broadband options to area business that have predominantly used traditional carrier lines in the past. The company's complete optical services portfolio includes private line connections ranging in speeds from T1 to OC-192, point-to-point and multi-point Ethernet service in speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps, dedicated Internet ...
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Tw Telecom revenues up 6.2% in Q1
Explore Telecompaper (May 7 2013) Middle Mile , National
(Telecompaper) US business services provider Tw Telecom reported first-quarter revenue up 6.2 percent year-on-year to USD 381.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA grew 3.2 percent to USD 136.0 million, while net profit fell to USD 13.1 million or USD 0.09 per share, from USD 19.3 million or USD 0.13 per share a year ago, hurt by higher interest costs and depreciation. After capex of USD 90.9 million, Tw Telecom reported free cash flow of USD 23.9 million for the quarter. For the full year, it still expects capex of USD 360-370 million ...
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Comcast connects PBS Coals with Carrier Ethernet
Explore Telecompaper (May 3 2013) Middle Mile , Cable / MSO
(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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Comment Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Eurofiber signs new contracts with network builders
Explore Telecompaper (May 2 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
(Telecompaper) Dutch operator Eurofiber has agreed new contracts with BAM Infratechniek Telecom, Schuuring and Gebr. vd Donk (part of SPIE Nederland) for network expansion and customer connections over the next two years. Eurofiber providers dark fibre connections, Ethernet services from 10Mbps and optical connections over DWDM up to 800Gbps, over a 14,000-km fibre network.
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Global EAD market up 3.5% in 2012
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 19 2013) Access , Mobile Backhaul
(Telecompaper) Global Ethernet access device (EAD) market grew 3.5 percent to USD 860 million in 2012, with growth hesitating as a result of economic conditions and a lull in carrier spending in the second half of 2012, according to a study by Infonetics Research. 10/100M copper and 1G fibre dominate EAD ports market, but 10G fibre is forecast to grow at a 117 percent CAGR through 2017. Though in slow decline, Ethernet over TDM (EoTDM) bonded circuits will remain a niche market. For the second consecutive year, the top five revenue share leaders in the EAD market are ...
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Comment Mentions: Overture Networks
Washington Nationals deploys Comcast Business Ethernet
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 15 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO
(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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Comment Mentions: Comcast Business Services
Global Capacity launches One Hub interconnection service
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 11 2013) Middle Mile , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) Global Capacity has introduced One Hub interconnection to its One Marketplace network...
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Comment Mentions: Overture Networks
TTK launches access node at Filits business centre
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 9 2013) Middle Mile
(Telecompaper) Russian regional operator TTK-Ural, a unit of TTK, has launched an access node at the Yekaterinburg Filits business-centre. The node includes 28 Ethernet-ports of up to 100 Mbps each. The operator can now provide broadband, fixed telephony and VPN services to the companies at the business centre.
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Telekom Malaysia provides Ethernet to Redtone
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 2 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Global , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) Malaysian broadband services provider Redtone International and Telekom Malaysia have signed a wholesale Ethernet deal. Under the agreement, Redtone will be provided access to Telekom Malaysia's Metro-E infrastructure nationwide. Redtone says the collaboration will widen its coverage for its data and broadband services and strengthen its presence in the corporate and SME segment.
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CyrusOne deploys Texas Internet Exchange on-net platform
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 1 2013) Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) Global data centre services provider CyrusOne has introduced the CyrusOne Texas Internet Exchange (IX), an on-net platform deployed across CyrusOne facilities in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas. The CyrusOne Texas IX delivers deep statewide interconnection between all metro-enabled sites within the CyrusOne facility footprint and beyond. The CyrusOne Texas IX enables customers to connect to their own enterprise-owned facilities and to third-party facilities to engage in the full ecosystem of business partners, content providers, networks, carriers, Internet service providers and Ethernet buyers and sellers.
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EU approves Ofcom leased lines plans for BT
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 29 2013) Europe
(Telecompaper) UK regulator Ofcom confirmed that the European Commission has not raised any concerns about plans to reduce the price ISPs, mobile operators and businesses must pay to BT for 1Gbps+ wholesale Leased Line (Ethernet) services in all parts of the UK except Hull and London.
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Comcast to offer Ethernet services in six Vermont towns
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 19 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Cable / MSO , Wholesale / Exchange
(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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Excedo connects fibre network to TeliaSonera Ethernet
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 18 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
(Telecompaper) Excedo Communications, a Swedish provider of telecommunication services for businesses, has entered into a Nordic region agreement with and Telia Operator Business to interconnect Excedo Communications' fibre network ExcedoNet with the TeliaSonera Ethernet platform. The contract runs for three years. TeliaSonera Ethernet is a Nordic multi-service platform service for large-scale users and providers of communications services such as Excedo Communications. Telia Business Operator is responsible for the operation, maintenance and security of the network. The agreement is the start of Excedo Communications' commitment to delivering high-quality Ethernet services realised on SHDSL, VDSL and fibre in various capacities.
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Alpheus delivers Ethernet services to AireSpring
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 13 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange
(Telecompaper) US-based metro-regional fibre and networking services Alpheus Communications will deliver Ethernet services to the US telecommunication carrier AireSpring as the company expands its MPLS and Ethernet services throughout Texas. AireSpring's MPLS Mesh product allows customers to combine multiple MPLS networks with a single SLA, single bill and single point of contact.
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Comment Mentions: Alpheus Communications
PEG Bandwidth expands network with 1,500 new cell sites
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 11 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet
(Telecompaper) Provider of high-capacity Ethernet backhaul networks, PEG Bandwidth has announced the expansion of its network with a series of recently executed contracts to serve 1,500 new cell sites spanning ten states throughout Central, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. The expansion will add over 7,900 route miles to the PEG Bandwidth fibre network, which once completed, will total over 11,000 route miles across fifteen states. The deployments will support four large wireless operators' 4G expansions.
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Frontier invests USD 25.5 mln in Pennsylvania network
Explore Telecompaper (Mar 1 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services
(Telecompaper) Frontier Communications has announced that 2012 network enhancements and capital investments for its operations in Pennsylvania totalled more than USD 25.5 million.
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Comment Mentions: Frontier Communications Frontier
Vocus grows H1 profits 20%
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 27 2013)
(Telecompaper) Australian and New Zealand wholesale IP transit and voice supplier Vocus Communications saw profit in the first half ended 31 December 2012 grow 19.8 percent from a year earlier to AUD 4.18 million. Revenues from ordinary activities went up 40 percent to AUD 30.62 million. Internet services revenues were AUD 12.7 million, up 31 percent, data centre revenues rose 88 percent to AUD 7.5 million, fibre and ethernet revenues grew 152 percent to AUD 5.8 million, but voice revenues fell 35 percent to AUD 4.3 million. Underlying EBITDA totalled AUD 9.80 ...
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NextiraOne doubles backbone capacity with Interoute
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 26 2013) Core
Telecom integrator NextiraOne has selected Interoute to double the capacity of its Global Unifier Network backbone. Interoute provides point-to-point Ethernet links between Paris and Berlin, Berlin and Vienna, and Lyon and Paris with 100Mbps connections on a 1Gbps support. All of NextiraOne Europe's internet connecticity is provided by Interoute from two points in Paris and Berlin to which are connected NextiraOne offices in 15 European countries. The new system has allowed NextiraOne to reduce its network operating costs by 40 percent.
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Ethernet Alliance appoints board members, officers for 2013
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 26 2013) Middle Mile
(Telecompaper) The Ethernet Alliance has elected board of directors and officers for this year. The elected board members include Dell chairman John D'Ambrosia, Brocade president, treasurer Scott Kipp, QLogic VP Manoj Wadekar, Broadcom secretary, board of directors Howard Frazier. Confirmed board members include Dan Dove of AppliedMicro, David Fair of Intel, Gilda Foss of NetApp, Matt Traverso of Cisco.
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Comcast advances Business Class service in Chicago
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 7 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO
(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) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO
(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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Comment Mentions: Comcast Business Services
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