1. Heavyweights Form CloudEthernet Forum Explore Light Reading (May 24 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN) A collective of major industry operators and vendors, including Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper Networks Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., has formed a new industry organization, the CloudEthernet Forum. The Forum, a new part of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) that will "operate independently," has been formed to address "the specific issues of scaling and applying suitable Ethernet services to meet the stringent demands of delivering cloud services." (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Tata   Verizon Communications Inc.   Juniper

2. Overture Upgrades Ethernet Access Line Explore Light Reading (May 14 2013) Other , Business Ethernet Overture Networks Inc. is beefing up its carrier Ethernet offerings with a higher-capacity line of gigabit Ethernet Access Devices (EAD) for the metro edge. Essentially an upgrade to (and replacement for) the company's 20 series, the Overture 65, being (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Overture Networks Inc.

3. Vitesse Gets Edgy With Carrier Ethernet Explore Light Reading (Apr 23 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet Chipmaker Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. introduced its latest Ethernet switch-fabric chip Tuesday, claiming it's got the potential to redefine the Carrier Ethernet edge. The Serval-2 chip, more formally called the VSC7438, can be split among multiple functions -- handling some traffic with Carrier Ethernet's level of care while leaving other traffic at an enterprise level, for example. The company calls (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   OAM   Vitesse

4. Light Reading - Ethernet Europe: Top 10 Takeaways Explore Light Reading (Apr 16 2013) So here are the 10 key issues that captured my attention during the conference sessions, and on the show floor, during the first day's proceedings. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

5. TWC Bids on NC's Next-Gen Network Explore Light Reading (Apr 4 2013) Unlike other gigabit efforts, NCNGN (pronounced 'NC Engine') combines six municipalities and four universities in a joint effort to drive deployment of an ultra-fast broadband network. Participants in the group will combine existing assets (such as excess fiber), determine specific regions of broadband demand, and agree on a common pricing plan. However, NCNGN has no interest in actually running a broadband network, and that's where Time Warner Cable comes in. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Time Warner Cable

6. SDN: The Road to Customized Services Explore Light Reading (Mar 27 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN) , Heavy Reading Telecom operators will be able to use a combination of software-defined networking (SDN) and Carrier Ethernet 2.0 capabilities to develop services that are better suited to customers' needs, according to Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Stan 'Etherman' Hubbard. (Read Full Article)

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7. Windstream Expands Carrier Ethernet Explore Light Reading (Mar 11 2013) Business Ethernet , Local , Wholesale / Exchange   To meet the increasing demand from carriers for higher bandwidth and Ethernet, Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq:WIN) announced today at COMPTEL PLUS a nationwide expansion of its Carrier Switched Ethernet service. This expansion will allow Windstream to have ubiquitous availability within its entire footprint through existing network interconnects. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   NuVox

8. SDN Added to Interop Test Explore Light Reading (Jan 2 2013) Business Ethernet There'll be no getting away from software-defined networking (SDN) in 2013, especially if you attend any Carrier Ethernet or MPLS-related industry events this year. That much is already clear from the details of such events arriving in my inbox. But that doesn't mean there won't be plenty worth checking out. The first item that's caught my eye f (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   IETF

9. Carrier Ethernet Preps for a Busy 2013 Explore Light Reading (Dec 31 2012) Event Related , Business Ethernet The coming year looks to be packed with Ethernet trends and milestones. Of course, Ethernet's ubiquity means that in any given year, something is happening, but 2013 is looking particularly busy. When we say that, we've got three specific events and one general trend in mind. Explanations below, along with some comments from an analysts' panel that wrapped up Ethernet Expo 2012 in November. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   IEEE

10. 2012 Belonged to SDN & NFV. But Will They Deliver in 2013? Explore Light Reading (Dec 20 2012) Cloud , Heavy Reading There's no question (at least in my mind) that software defined network (SDN) and its close cousin, network functions virtualization (NFV), were the big stories of 2012 in telecommunications technology – and not much doubt, either, that they will continue to be the big stories of 2013. But before we can predict they will also be the big success story, an awful lot of detail must be sorted out: We are far from being able to declare definitively that SDN and NFV represent the future of networking technology. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   IETF

11. Carrier Ethernet Has a Job for SDN Explore Light Reading (Nov 7 2012) Event Related , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National , Heavy Reading Software-defined networking (SDN) can do a lot of things, but one application emerged as the favorite among the Carrier Ethernet crowd: dynamic bandwidth allocation. The ability to increase or decrease bandwidth on demand came up during multiple sessions Tuesday as speakers expounded on why they think SDN is going to be important in the Ethernet services sector. SDN encompasses a lot more than that, of course. The model espoused by the Internet Engineering Task (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   AT&T Inc.   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

12. Carrier Ethernet Heads to the Next Level Explore Light Reading (Nov 6 2012) Event Related , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , National The demands placed on Carrier Ethernet service providers are changing rapidly, and tw telecom inc. (Nasdaq: TWTC) is addressing some of them by allowing customers to scale bandwidth on demand and to manage the performance of their applications. "We're moving from delivering circuits to customers to delivering services," said Michael Rouleau, tw telecom senior vice president of business development and strategy, in his keynote here Tuesday morning. "Our industry (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   tw telecom

13. Ethernet Exchanges Shift From Public to Private Explore Light Reading (Nov 6 2012) Event Related , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange Carrier neutral exchanges have gone from a frumpy off-the-rack service to a custom, tailored fit and finish  As Ethernet Expo Americas 2012 kicks off, Ethernet exchanges are shifting away from being public marketplaces for physical Ethernet interconnection to focus on software-based or cloud-based back-office processing to support privately created interconnections. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   CENX Inc.   Neutral Tandem Inc.

14. 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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15. Mobile Backhaul - Overture Appoints New CEO Explore Light Reading (Sep 24 2012) Access , Middle Mile , Other , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Heavy Reading Carrier Ethernet access market leader Overture Networks Inc. has named Mike Aquino as its new president and CEO, with incumbent chief executive Jeff Reedy sliding along the management table to become chief strategy officer. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Overture Networks Inc.

16. Operators Like CE 2.0 – So Far Explore Light Reading (Jul 27 2012) MEF , Metro Ethernet , Heavy Reading Heavy Reading has just released a new survey-based report that captures the opinions of a large number of service provider professionals regarding the MEF's Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) initiative that was launched in February 2012. Responses to the CE 2.0 survey suggest that an overwhelming majority of operators believe the CE 2.0 initiative is an important step forward for the industry, but at the individual company level the MEF has some work to do explaining the value of hopping aboard the newly announced CE 2.0 certification program. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

17. Ethernet Exposed - Carrier Ethernet Service & Technology Trends Explore Light Reading (Jul 23 2012) Event Related , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Global , Heavy Reading Heavy Reading’s new Carrier Ethernet Service & Technology Trends & Issues: Europe 2012 report is now available for purchase. This report draws upon the views shared by more than 20 senior service provider experts who participated in Light Reading’s Ethernet Europe 2012 event jointly held with the MEF in Munich, Germany, during April 2012. Nearly all of these professionals are members of Heavy Reading’s global Ethernet Executive Council (EEC). Senior experts from the following service (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Deutsche Telekom   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

18. MEF Sticks a '2.0' on Carrier Ethernet Explore Light Reading (Feb 23 2012) MEF The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is announcing Carrier Ethernet 2.0 on Thursday -- a blanket name for new specifications that will enable improved Ethernet service interconnect between carriers. (Read Full Article)

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19. The ITU-T Pushes Towards MPLS-TP Answer Explore Light Reading (Nov 29 2011) IETF , Cloud , Mobile Backhaul , Heavy Reading The International Telecommunication Union, Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is satisfied with an option for handling the dispute over MPLS-TP operations, administration and maintenance (OAM). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   OAM   ITU   International telecommunication Union

20. MPLS-TP's Split Standard Could Be Close Explore Light Reading (Nov 16 2011) IETF , Cloud , Mobile Backhaul , Heavy Reading There's a proposal afoot that would appear to give the Y.1731 camp what it wants. Two contrasting approaches for MPLS-TP management, G.8113.1 and G.8113.2, could both be "conditionally approved" at the next meeting of ITU-T Study Group 15, in December, an ITU spokesman tells Light Reading via email. It's a compromise brokered by the Study Group's chairman. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   OAM   International telecommunication Union   IETF

21. Light Reading - Mobile Backhaul - XO's Nicklas: Ethernet Still Needs Work - Telecom Video Document Explore Light Reading (Nov 15 2011) Event Related , National From the chipset up, Carrier Ethernet still faces technical challenges, says XO Communications CTO Randy Nicklas (Read Full Article)

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22. 7 Things to Know About Carrier Ethernet Explore Light Reading (Nov 11 2011) Event Related , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , National , Heavy Reading , Vertical Systems We've had a little time to come down from the mad rush that was Ethernet Expo Americas 2011 in New York. OTN, backhaul, the cloud -- here's a wrap-up of what we think we learned at Ethernet Expo. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   SLA   Congress   Vertical Systems Group

23. Heavy Reading Ethernet Executive Council - Ethernet Executive Council Q&A: Tinet & Neutral Tandem Explore Light Reading (Oct 17 2011) Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange , Heavy Reading Neutral Tandem acquired Tinet in 2010 and has placed a strategic priority on leveraging the company’s global network to support end-to-end delivery of wholesale IP, Ethernet, and voice solutions. Gambini was a popular speaker at our Ethernet Europe event in April 2011, and Beer will be participating in Ethernet Expo Americas (November 8 and 9, 2011). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   SLA   IBM   OAM

24. Ethernet Exchanges Attracting Mostly Sellers Explore Light Reading (Oct 4 2011) Cloud , Wholesale , Heavy Reading Competitive carriers continue to sign up to Ethernet exchanges, but even they admit the "exchange" idea remains a one-way notion. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Equinix Inc.   CENX Inc.   Zayo

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