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    1. Report: Wireline Broadband Providers Invested More Than Wireless Providers

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 23 2012) Middle Mile

      Report: Wireline Broadband Providers Invested More Than Wireless Providers

      Report: Wireline Broadband Providers Invested More Than Wireless ProvidersWireline providers invested nearly $27 billion or 41% of a total of $66 billion spent on the nation’s information infrastructure in 2011, according to new research from broadband service provider trade association USTelecom. Wireline providers’ share of spending was just a tad higher than that of wireless carriers, who...

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    2. WOW!’s Knology Acquisition Could Boost Business Market Opportunities

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 18 2012) Middle Mile , Cable / MSO

      WOW!’s Knology Acquisition Could Boost Business Market Opportunities

      Knology’s fiber-based business products include iPlex, which delivers Ethernet connections to an IP-PBX using SIP, and Managed Integrated Network Solutions (MATRIX), an integrated IP-based technology that combines data and voice.

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    3. XO Debuts New Service-Focused Brand, New Purple Logo

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 16 2012) Middle Mile

      XO Debuts New Service-Focused Brand, New Purple Logo

      XO Debuts New Service-Focused Brand, New Purple LogoXO Communications plans to focus more on customer service and less on technology in its marketing messages. “Today we officially re-launched the XO brand,” wrote XO Chief Marketing Officer Don MacNeil  in a blog post today that pointed to the company’s new purple logo and other changes, including a new tagline: “Solutions you want. Support...

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      Mentions:   XO Communications

    4. Google Fiber: We’ve Laid 100 Miles of Fiber in Kansas City

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 5 2012) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Municipal

      Google Fiber: We’ve Laid 100 Miles of Fiber in Kansas City

      Google Fiber: We’ve Laid 100 Miles of Fiber in Kansas CityThe broadband industry is watching the Kansas City market with great anticipation. Google is busy building their first broadband access network, which has come to be called Google Fiber. The FTTP network promises to offer symmetrical 1 Gbps speed. But what everyone is anxious to see is what type of applications will Google run over...

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    5. Verizon Inks Wholesale Cloud Offer With CornerStone Telephone

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 5 2012) Middle Mile , Cloud , Regional

      Verizon Inks Wholesale Cloud Offer With CornerStone Telephone

      Connectivity, typically via Carrier Ethernet, is bundled in with the Enterprise Cloud service, which currently is delivered out of two domestic Terremark data centers but in the future will be expanded to data centers in other world regions.

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      Mentions:   Verizon Global Wholesale

    6. CableLabs Launches EPON Equipment Certification Program

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jan 26 2012) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO

      CableLabs Launches EPON Equipment Certification Program CableLabs, looking to speed up market introduction of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) equipment, has launched an equipment certification program for its DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) project. “Having devices qualified by CableLabs promises to encourage widespread deployment of this new technology and lower costs to both cable operators and business customers by leveraging the [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Time Warner Cable   CableLabs

    7. Nation’s First White Spaces Broadband Network Launches Today, CEO Explains

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jan 26 2012)

      Nation’s First White Spaces Broadband Network Launches Today, CEO Explains Supporting the network is a fiber Ethernet connection between the wireless network hub and an Internet point of presence. In this installation Spectrum Bridge was able to use an existing connection. But Dir said, “it wouldn’t be unrealistic to bring Ethernet and power to a site” if needed. (Read Full Article)

    8. HickoryTech to Acquire IdeaOne

      Explore Telecompetitor (Dec 6 2011) Middle Mile

      HickoryTech to Acquire IdeaOne The acquisition will add an additional 225 fiber route miles to HickoryTech’s regional network. IdeaOne’s network currently has 650 on-net fiber-lit buildings, multiple 10 GB fiber rings, ethernet capabilities, soft-switching infrastructure, and colocation services. They currently serve 1,900 business and 1,700 residential customers. (Read Full Article)

    9. Integra Telecom Invests $11 Million in Collocation

      Explore Telecompetitor (Oct 4 2011) Middle Mile

      Integra Telecom Invests $11 Million in Collocation PORTLAND, Ore., Sept.28, 2011 – Integra Telecom Inc., a provider of fiber-based, business- grade networking, communications and cloud solutions, has invested more than $11 million in infrastructure and network upgrades in Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada and Washington. This investment includes the addition of nine new collocations throughout the four states and enhancements to existing collocations... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Integra Telecom

    10. PAETEC Intros 200 Mbps Ethernet over Copper

      Explore Telecompetitor (Aug 8 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

      FAIRPORT, N.Y. – August 8, 2011-PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), a national competitive provider of communications solutions, today announced that it has successfully provisioned high-rate Ethernet services in excess of 200 megabits per second (Mbps) via its advanced Ethernet-over-Copper (EoC) network. Using industry leader Overture Network’s Carrier Ethernet edge and... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks

    11. NTS and 360networks Connect in Texas

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jul 27 2011) Business Ethernet

      NTS and 360networks Connect in Texas 360networks, a facilities-based wholesale provider of Private Line Transport, Ethernet, IP, and VoIP services, today announced NTS Communications has selected the 360networks Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) Service in support of end user needs between Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas. In addition, 360networks also deployed optical wavelengths for NTS [...] (Read Full Article)

    12. HickoryTech Subsidiary Enventis Starts Construction on Middle Mile Stimulus Project

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jul 26 2011) Middle Mile

      HickoryTech Subsidiary Enventis Starts Construction on Middle Mile Stimulus Project According to a summary posted on the Enventis web site,the new network will connect 36 rural Minnesota communities in 23 counties and deliver a minimum of 100 Mb/s broadband Ethernet service to 74 community anchor institutions. More than 315,000 households and 74,000 small and medium size businesses also will have access to the network, the summary says. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NuVox

    13. Windstream Expands Carrier Ethernet Footprint

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jul 6 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Local

      Windstream Expands Carrier Ethernet Footprint Windstream is taking its enterprise Ethernet offer to 11 additional markets. Windstream provides up to 1 Gbps symmetrical service with its Ethernet offer and markets it as a better per megabit value to T1, Frame Relay or Private Line services. The additional markets include Akron, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Ind.; Wichita, Kan.; Tulsa and [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NuVox

    14. TDS Completes Network Expansion

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jun 6 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

      TDS Completes Network Expansion TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) announces the completion of a network expansion in Minnesota.  VISI now offers a comprehensive portfolio of metro area network solutions, including advanced connectivity between its two Minnesota data centers. The new Metro Area Network connects VISI data centers and key carrier hotels located within the Twin Cities metro area. This expansion [...] (Read Full Article)

    15. Comcast Continues Business Focus With Metro Ethernet Launch

      Explore Telecompetitor (May 16 2011) MEF , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO

      Large tier one cable companies have long coveted the revenue and margin rich business services sector. It’s one of their more promising growth areas, and its coming at the expense of their telco competitors. Comcast just raised the stakes, with the introduction of Comcast Metro Ethernet service, which is now available in 20 markets. With [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cablevision   Metro Ethernet Forum   Comcast Business Services

    16. PAETEC Launches 100 Mb/s with Ethernet over Copper

      Explore Telecompetitor (May 3 2011) Business Ethernet

      PAETEC Launches 100 Mb/s with Ethernet over Copper HERNDON, VA — May 3, 2011 — PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), a Fortune 1000 company that provides advanced communication solutions to businesses nationwide, today announced it has enabled its network with 100 Mbps Ethernet over Copper (EoC) technology leveraging Overture Networks’ next generation Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation platforms. Overture’s industry-leading EoC... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Overture Networks   Paetec

    17. Level3 Wins Verizon 4G Backhaul Deal with Carrier Ethernet

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 21 2011) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul , Regional

      Level3 Wins Verizon 4G Backhaul Deal with Carrier Ethernet Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it is providing Verizon Wireless with backbone infrastructure and cell-site backhaul solutions to support its ongoing rollout of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. Driven by the proliferation of rich applications and video on smartphones, tablets, laptops and e-readers, Verizon Wireless [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Level (3)

    18. Google is Actually Late to Kansas 1 Gb/s FTTP Party

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 21 2011)

      Google is Actually Late to Kansas 1 Gb/s FTTP Party Google has attracted a lot of attention with its plan to build a network capable of delivering 1 Gb/s service to homes and businesses in Kansas City, Kansas. But the company won’t be the first in Kansas to deploy a broadband network capable of delivering 1 Gb/s service. At least two rural telcos in the state—Rural Telephone Company and Twin Valley Telephone —already have achieved that goal. (Read Full Article)

    19. Internet 2 Selects Level 3 for Stimulus Funded National Network

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 15 2011) Middle Mile

      Academic research networking consortium Internet 2 and Level 3 Communications have signed a multi-year agreement to build a national network with an “unprecedented” 8.8 terabytes of throughput capacity, the partners announced. Funded in part via a federal broadband stimulus grant through the NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), the network is being designed... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Level (3)

    20. Frontier Outlines Packet-Optical Transport Network Strategies

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 7 2011) Middle Mile , Managed Data Services

      Frontier Outlines Packet-Optical Transport Network Strategies Frontier says they can now deliver more than 30 different types of residential or business services over their Packet-Optical Transport Network including: Ethernet (Fiber to the Office or Cell Site); Session Internet Protocol (SIP) trunking; Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS); and Dedicated Internet Access Services (DIA) (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Roadm

    21. US Signal to Offer Cloud Based Managed Data Center

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 5 2011) Middle Mile , Cloud , Managed Data Services

      US Signal to Offer Cloud Based Managed Data Center Customers can access their cloud and storage environments in the Managed Data Center using US Signal’s data products like MPLS and Carrier Ethernet or by using IPsec VPN in conjunction with Managed Security and Dedicated Internet Access. (Read Full Article)

    22. Broadband.com Hopes to Build On National Broadband Map Data

      Explore Telecompetitor (Mar 23 2011)

      Broadband.com Hopes to Build On National Broadband Map Data Bandwidth.com offers Internet and VoIP services to small and medium size businesses through partnerships with “nine of the top 10 national ISPs,” according to the announcement—and certain features of the company’s new broadband.com map are skewed toward the SMB market. For example the map enables users to view DSL and Ethernet-over-copper coverage areas, both of which are popular small business offerings. But it does not provide the same functionality for consumer-oriented technologies such as fiber-to-the-home—not yet, at least. (Read Full Article)

    23. Charter Offers Wholesale Ethernet, Connects With Ethernet Exchange

      Explore Telecompetitor (Mar 21 2011) Access , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Wholesale , Cable / MSO , Wholesale / Exchange

      Charter Offers Wholesale Ethernet, Connects With Ethernet Exchange Charter will offer Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certified carrier Ethernet services from its new locations ranging from 10 megabits per second (Mbps) to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). The service is designed to meet carrier performance, monitoring and service level agreement requirements. (Read Full Article)

    24. Verizon Expands Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Exchange Options

      Explore Telecompetitor (Mar 21 2011) Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Regional , Wholesale / Exchange

      Verizon Expands Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Exchange Options Verizon is expanding availability of its award-winning Ethernet services using the nationwide CENX Carrier Ethernet Exchange to include Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Ethernet exchanges provide a neutral place for buyers and sellers to peer, connect and purchase Ethernet services. Verizon announced the expansion, which is scheduled for [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Verizon Communications Inc.   Verizon Global Wholesale