1. Carriers to spend $1B on small cell backhaul by 2017 says Mobile Experts Explore Lightwave Online (Nov 28 2012) Mobile Backhaul Market research firm Mobile Experts has issued a forecast predicting that carriers will spend as much as $1 billion by 2017 to backhaul the femtocells, picocells, microcells, and metrocells needed to support next-generation wireless services. Fiber-based mobile backhaul technology may miss out on most of this outlay, the company suggests. (Read Full Article)

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2. Infonetics: Mobile backhaul spending to equal $44B over 5 years Explore Lightwave Online (Oct 25 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Infonetics Market research firm Infonetics Research is bullish about the prospects for the mobile backhaul equipment market, according to its latest report, Macrocell Mobile Backhaul Equipment and Service. Globally, Infonetics forecasts the macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market to grow to $9.7 billion by 2016 (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Juniper   Overture Networks

3. XO, Equinix partner on nationwide 100G services launch Explore Lightwave Online (Oct 8 2012) Middle Mile Interconnection and data center provider Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX) says that XO Communications is leveraging Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers in its previously announced coast-to-coast 100-Gbps network in the United States (see “XO Communications chooses Nokia Siemens Networks for nationwide 100G network” and “XO Communications adds Ciena to 100-Gbps roster”). XO ... (Read Full Article)

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4. RST Global Communications plans to light up the Carolinas Explore Lightwave Online (Oct 8 2012) Mobile Backhaul Executives at emerging fiber-based service provider RST Global Communications say they nearly have completed the first phase of a fiber-optic network roll out in southwestern North Carolina and now have set their sights on expansion – both in footprint and service mix. (Read Full Article)

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5. IEEE issues updated 802.3 Ethernet standard Explore Lightwave Online (Sep 13 2012) Mobile Backhaul The IEEE has approved the IEEE 802.3-2012 “Standard for Ethernet,” which defines wired connectivity for Ethernet local area, access, and metropolitan area networks. The new IEEE 802.3 revision approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) incorporates various technical updates and enhancements and consolidates a host of amendments to the base standard that were approved since IEEE 802.3’s ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   LAN   Broadcom   IEEE

6. Infonetics: China drives 2Q12 IP router/switch sales Explore Lightwave Online (Aug 21 2012) Core , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Global , Infonetics A new report from Infonetics Research asserts the global service provider router and switch market grew 4% to $3.5 million in the second quarter of 2012. The niche, which includes Carrier Ethernet switches and IP edge and core routers, was a spike in China from a decline, according to the new 2012 (2Q12) Service Provider Routers and Switches report. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Juniper

7. Dell'Oro: Mobile backhaul and optical transport markets to experience growth Explore Lightwave Online (Aug 15 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Other analysts through 2016 August 15, 2012 Lightwave Staff The Dell’Oro Group recently released two new five-year forecast reports on two segments of the telecommunication networking market, mobile backhaul and optical transport. In its mobile backhaul report, Dell’Oro Group says the mobile backhaul market, including transport and routers/switches, is expected to reach $9 billion by 2016. Backhaul transport is forecast to grow at a 2 (Read Full Article)

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8. Insight Research: Spending on Carrier Ethernet services will hit $5B in 2012 Explore Lightwave Online (Jul 17 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Other analysts US enterprises and consumers are expected to spend more than $47 billion on Ethernet services provided by carriers over the next five years, according to new market analysis from The Insight Research Corp. With metro-area and wide-area Ethernet services readily available from virtually all major data service providers, industry revenue is expected to grow from nearly $5 billion in 2012 to reach just over $11 billion by 2017. However, year-over-year spending growth is expected to gradually stall (Read Full Article)

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9. Why 10-Gigabit Ethernet is the new bandwidth currency for metro access networks - Lightwave Explore Lightwave Online (Jul 6 2012) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul With 1 billion consumers owning smartphones by 2016, the demand for access to content through mobile devices alone is escalating at a feverish pace. In parallel with the tremendous growth in wireless, wireline traffic is also escalating as more devices become IP-enabled and more services shift to the cloud. Metro providers must meet these capacity demands while delivering superlative quality of customer experience, managing costs, increasing performance, and driving revenues. Deployment of 10-Gi (Read Full Article)

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10. Alpheus invests in high-bandwidth services in Texas Explore Lightwave Online (Jul 5 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet Alpheus Communications, a Texas provider of metro-regional fiber and networking services, plans to invest more than $10 million this year to expand its workforce and fiber network as the company focuses on selling high-bandwidth services directly to Texas businesses. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Alpheus Communications

11. Optical transport for cell backhaul: SONET, Carrier Ethernet, and cell-site fiber challenges Explore Lightwave Online (Jul 2 2012) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul With the advent of LTE/4G technology, our communication industry frequently hears and sees that copper T1 service to cell tower sites is quickly becoming inadequate. Wireless carriers continue to increase the number of new cell sites and to upgrade existing 3G sites to 4G/LTE. These carriers are more frequently requesting a minimum of 50-Mbps Ethernet initial service to these new tower sites and Ethernet upgrades to existing T1 services -- often with follow-on commitments to add 150-Mbps Etherne (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   ITU   Metro Ethernet Forum   ITU-T

12. Infonetics: $186B spending on Carrier Ethernet over next 5 years - Lightwave Explore Lightwave Online (May 30 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Infonetics Following a massive 43% increase in 2010, the global Carrier Ethernet equipment market grew at 13.4% to reach $31.7 billion in 2011, according to the latest market report from Infonetics Research.  The analyst firm expects Carrier Ethernet equipment revenue to grow at a more sedate pace over the next five years, reaching $42.4 billion in 2016. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   NTT   Telstra

13. Allstream joins Metro Ethernet Forum - Lightwave Explore Lightwave Online (May 16 2012) Press MTS ALLSTREAM ("MBT-T") - Allstream joins Metro Ethernet Forum (Read Full Article)

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14. Packet-optical transport systems: Platforms for metro transformation Explore Lightwave Online (May 16 2012) Access , Business Ethernet , Cloud , Metro Ethernet Packet-optical transport systems have gained rapid adoption and wide-scale deployment to support increased traffic and performance requirements for key applications globally. Scalability, performance, and economics have established these new systems as the metro building blocks of choice for wireless backhaul, business Ethernet, broadband backhaul, data center interconnect, and wholesale network initiatives. (Read Full Article)

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15. MEF launches Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification program Explore Lightwave Online (May 1 2012) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet May 1, 2012 Lightwave Staff The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has launched a Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification program for equipment vendors and service providers, complementing the recent launch of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0). CE 2.0 expands the number of services from three in Carrier Ethernet 1.0 to eight services, and supports manageability across interconnected service provider networks – unlike the standardized CE 1.0 services (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

16. Ensuring cloud computing performance on data communications networks Part 3 Explore Lightwave Online (Mar 8 2012) Business Ethernet , Cloud The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) addresses problems of intra-cloud communication as well. It has defined methods for organizations to build Ethernet virtual circuits (EVCs) with high-capacity pipes and defined rates, while preserving priority handling of traffic within those pipes. It is also important that the MEF service definitions confine all communication to Layer 2 networks. As a result, the endpoint IP addresses may belong to a single large IP network, within which an IP address may be migrated without change from any point to any other network port. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum

17. MEF tackles multiple classes of service support in mobile backhaul networks Explore Lightwave Online (Feb 21 2012) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has unveiled its Mobile Backhaul Initiative for 4G/LTE. The initiative, which combines a new implementation agreement that follows on to the existing MEF 22.1 with position papers and other educational aids, aims to guide service providers in the deployment and use of Ethernet’s multiple classes of service (Multi-CoS) capabilities. Proper use of Multi-CoS can save as much as 25% of the cost of using single CoS in backhaul applications, the MEF suggests. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

18. IEEE launches 100G optical Ethernet study group Explore Lightwave Online (Nov 8 2011) Business Ethernet , Other analysts The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has initiated a new study group to explore 4x25-Gbps interfaces for 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) in data center and campus networks. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IEEE

19. Xelerated shipping HX 100G network processor in volume Explore Lightwave Online (Sep 25 2011) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Xelerated says it has begun volume production of its HX family of 100-Gbps network processors (NPUs) for packet-OTN, mobile backhaul/PTN, and Carrier Ethernet switch-routers. The company says it has 20 design wins for the HX family ... (Read Full Article)

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20. Dell’Oro: Mobile backhaul market worth $9 billion by 2015 Explore Lightwave Online (Aug 4 2011) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul Market research firm Dell'Oro Group has issued a new report in which it predicts mobile backhaul market revenues will approach $9 billion by 2015. The figure covers both transport, which includes microwave and optical equipment, and routers and switches, which includes cell site devices, Carrier Ethernet switches, and service provider edge routers. Mobile broadband services will drive carrier spending on mobile backhaul equipment, Dell’Oro believes. (Read Full Article)

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21. Charter Business aims at long-haul optical Ethernet Explore Lightwave Online (Jun 23 2011) Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO , Wholesale / Exchange Charter Business, the business services division of Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) has unveiled a new long-haul optical Ethernet service to businesses and carriers. (Read Full Article)

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22. IEEE ratifies IEEE 802.3bf for Ethernet support of time distribution and ... Explore Lightwave Online (Jun 3 2011) Mobile Backhaul IEEE 802.3bf-2011, ratified on May 16, provides an Ethernet physical layer (PHY) agnostic support of time distribution and synchronization protocols, while minimizing changes to existing Ethernet PHYs and maintaining the layering rules of Ethernet transport. It should spur adoption of IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) protocol technologies, the organization believes. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IEEE

23. Bowman Consulting Group selects tw telecom Carrier Ethernet for business services, connecting remote offices Explore Lightwave Online (May 25 2011) Middle Mile , National tw telecom is providing Bowman’s 14 offices with new networking systems, including high-speed Carrier Ethernet Internet and IP VPN (MPLS) services, as part of a multi-year agreement. The new services will enable Bowman to connect its remote offices and headquarter location efficiently, securely, and cost effectively, says a representative (Read Full Article)

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24. PAETEC offers 100 Mbps via Ethernet over Copper network Explore Lightwave Online (May 4 2011) Access , Business Ethernet Business communications services provider PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) has installed Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation systems from Overture Networks that will enable PAETEC to support 100-Mbps services via Ethernet over Copper (EoC). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Paetec

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