Carrier Ethernet News

New specifications to ease delivery of carrier Ethernet services

Explore news.techworld.com (Jan 31 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

...rketing at Overture. "The interconnection piece frees the universe to roll out ubiquitous Ethernet services," Durrett said. Employees are using a range of new web-based applications to get their jobs done and you've got.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Overture Networks   Mark Durrett

Highlights: Fall 2012 Carrier Ethernet World Congress

Explore CEN Feature (Sep 25 2012) Event Related , MEF

...f service providers and equipment manufacturers, as well as a lineup of interesting speakers representing the MEF. The hot topics dominating the show were Software Defined Networks (SDN), virtualization and cloud compu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cyan   NTT   SLA

Service OAM: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Explore CEN Feature (Aug 23 2012) Cloud , Managed Data Services , Mobile Backhaul

...n at network edges. “In that multi-vendor environment, it’s really challenging to solve this problem,” says Mark Durrett, Overture Networks marketing director. “That’s a problem that Overture is very focused on working... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   OAM   Metro Ethernet Forum   Overture Networks

Metro Ethernet Forum Notches Three Milestones

Explore CEN Feature (Jul 19 2012) MEF

...U-T – that are writing the baseline Ethernet standards for more general use,” Durrett says. “In this way, the MEF has established the new lingua franca for the Carrier Ethernet industry.” MEF’s fiscal year ended June 3... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   IEEE   Metro Ethernet Forum

Photos and Insights from MEF's Carrier Ethernet Seminar Series in Bogota, Colombia and Santiago, Chile

Explore CEN Feature (Jun 11 2012) Event Related , MEF

Comment "Some captions/cutlines would have been nice..." - GoinBananas

...l-organized Carrier Ethernet Seminars put on by the MEF.  These were our third and fouth such events with the MEF and they were held in Bogota, Colombia and Santiago, Chile.  The MEF hold these educational seminars perio... (Read Full Article)

1 Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Overture Networks   Mark Durrett

Carrier Ethernet 2.0: A Real Game Changer

Explore CEN Feature (Mar 29 2012) Event Related , Europe , North America , MEF , Business Ethernet

...market research firm.   With Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification set to begin in Q2, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) specification is poised to take the Ethernet world by storm. The specification is a Godsend of sorts to c... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Infonetics   IEEE

Carrier Ethernet shows it’s still hot at TIA 2011 in Dallas

Explore CEN Feature (May 19 2011)

...Ethernet junkies like me can get their fix.  In a pre-conference Carrier Ethernet workshop sponsored by the MEF, representatives from member companies shared technical tutorials on its Carrier Ethernet standards work. ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Congress   NuVox   Metro Ethernet Forum

Carrier Ethernet Hot Topic at TIA 2011

Explore CEN Feature (May 12 2011)

...onverging worldwide, Carrier Ethernet will enjoy much of the spotlight at the show. The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is hosting a Carrier Ethernet Workshop on May 17, at the show venue, the Gaylord Texan. Workshop attend... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   Metro Ethernet Forum   Overture Networks

MEF to pursue mobile backhaul issues, new certification programs

Explore CEN Feature (Jan 11 2011)

...1.   The MEF is also continuing its focus on making Carrier Ethernet services easier to scale, according to Mark Durrett, Access Technologies Working Group co-chair at the MEF, and director of marketing at Overture Net... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   SLA   Orange Business Services   Metro Ethernet Forum

Carrier Ethernet access technology choices simplified by online equipment directories

Explore CEN Feature (Aug 12 2010)

...e expanding Carrier Ethernet market and how a variety of interactive guides such as the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Global Services Directory, among others, help business IT folks navigate a shifting market terrain and fi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Mark Durrett

Wholesale Ethernet access – the E-NNI places three new requirements on the service provider

Explore CEN Feature (Jul 29 2010) Business Ethernet , Wholesale

...e the latest high speed tool for service providers to reach their business customers.  And we remarked on the MEF’s new global connectivity initiative and the emergence of the Ethernet external network-to-network interfa... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   Mark Durrett