Carrier Ethernet News

Top Nine Hold Steady on the Vertical Systems Group 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet LEADERBOARD

Explore CEN Feature (Feb 14 2012) Vertical Systems

...years’ 34%. The slight drop is to be expected as the market matures, says Rick Malone, principal at Vertical Systems Group. AT&T is still atop the Leaderboard, with Verizon and tw telecom rounding out the top three. All three companies have well-developed relationships with their custom... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Zayo Group

Vertical Systems Group: AT&T, Verizon, tw telecom Lead Business Ethernet Market

Explore Channel Partners Magazine (Feb 13 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO , National , Regional , Vertical Systems

AT&T, Verizon and tw telecom are leaders in the U.S. business Ethernet market based on billable port installations, Vertical Systems Group, the market research and strategic consulting firm, announced Monday. Other companies who ranked in... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   XO Communications   NuVox

Partners should Prepare for Ethernet Sales

Explore Channel Partners Magazine (Jan 13 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National , Vertical Systems

...pitfalls will make Ethernet sales more successful. By all accounts Ethernet adoption is increasing. Vertical Systems Group said 2011 was a tipping point when the volume of Ethernet bandwidth purchased by enterprises in the......d Kevin Leonard, vice president of alternate channels for AT&T. And competitive providers including tw telecom inc. continue to build their Ethernet networks to keep as many customers on-net as possible. The ti... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   AT&T Inc.   tw telecom

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

... need it. "They already have the NNIs [network-to-network interfaces] in place," said Erin Dunne of Vertical Systems Group . 2. Everything has to get smarter. Much of the hard work is completed for offering service level a......k to Scale.) On a different note, Michael Rouleau, senior vice president of business development at tw telecom inc. (Nasdaq: TWTC), said Ethernet still needs to smarten up if it's going to provide ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   SLA   Congress   Vertical Systems Group

Verizon tops IDC's Asia Pacific telecom services report

Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 13 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Global , National , Regional , IDC , Vertical Systems

...Buckley Free newsletter via e-mail ____________________ Sign Up For FierceTelecom Related Stories * tw telecom scores 51 site IP VPN deal * Verizon launches online portal for business customers * Zayo extends E...... VPNs. IDC, of course, is not alone in recognizing Verizon as a major international telecom player. Vertical Systems Group ranked Verizon as the second largest international Ethernet player on its Global Ethernet Leaderboa... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Orange Business Services   Zayo

tw telecom's Ethernet rise is based on a fiber-rich, customer-first diet

Explore FierceTelecom (Sep 21 2011) Access , Middle Mile , National , Vertical Systems

tw telecom's (Nasdaq: TWTC) recent designation as the third largest Ethernet service provider by Frost and Sul......hird largest Ethernet provider. The service provider has held a similar third designation spot on Vertical Systems Group's quarterly U.S. Ethernet Leaderboard for the past four years and counting. As Vertical Systems Group (VSG) principal and founder Rosemary Cochran always points out when talking about Ethernet growth, ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Qwest   tw telecom

U.S. Ethernet Bandwidth Surpasses Legacy Bandwidth

Explore vision2mobile (Sep 8 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , National , Vertical Systems

...s overtaken legacy bandwidth in the U.S. market," said Erin Dunne, director of research services at Vertical Systems Group. "This milestone fittingly coincides with the ten year anniversary of the MEF – an organization tha......me areas. In the U.S., Ethernet services are offered by telcos like AT&T and Verizon as well as XO, tw telecom, Comcast and Cox. This growth is good news for companies like these ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   tw telecom

Take 5 with Erin Dunne

Explore CEN Feature (Sep 1 2011) Take Five With

Erin Dunne, Director of Research Services, manages the delivery and support of Vertical Systems Group’s Emerging Networks Service Research Program (ENS) offerings for clients worldwide. In this role, s......ernet LEADERBOARD: three Incumbents (AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink/Qwest), four competitive providers (tw telecom, XO, Cogent, Level 3) and two MSOs (Cox, Time Warner Cable).  The threshold for a Leaderboard posit... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   NTT   Vertical Systems Group   Time Warner Cable

Vertical Systems Group Ranks Business Ethernet Leaders

Explore Welcome To Cable360 (Aug 23 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO , National , Regional , Vertical Systems

...nterprise installations of Ethernet services. The nine providers (in rank order) are AT&T, Verizon, tw telecom, ... Vertical Systems Group's Mid-Year 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard expanded to include nine providers, according to... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Qwest

Vertical Systems Group’s Ethernet LEADERBOARD Shows Strong Demand, Competition

Explore CEN Feature (Aug 17 2011) Business Ethernet , Vertical Systems

...s are leading the charge in providing Ethernet business services in the United States. According to Vertical Systems Group’s Mid-2011 U.S. Business Ethernet LEADERBOARD, released August 16th, AT&T, Verizon and tw telecom maintain their respective positions as the top three providers of billable Ethernet ports deployed ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Qwest

VSG Ethernet Leaderboard: Indie telco CenturyLink rises

Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 17 2011) Cable / MSO , National , Regional , Vertical Systems

Vertical Systems Group released its Mid-Year 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard, and though little has changed among ......nterprise Ethernet services continue to be AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and tw telecom (Nasdaq: TWTC), with the only recent change being a broadening of AT&T's lead over Verizon. Other p... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   XO Communications   NuVox

Ethernet Expo Americas Preview

Explore Light Reading (Sep 10 2010) Access , Business Ethernet , National , Heavy Reading , Vertical Systems

...IP Only, Level 3, Neutral Tandem, NTT America, Optimum Lightpath, Qwest Wholesale, RCN Metro, telx, tw telecom, Verizon, Verizon Business, and XO. Global interconnection demonstration. In collaboration with Lig......have experienced industry analysts Michael Howard from Infonetics Research Inc. and Erin Dunne from Vertical Systems Group share their insights during an analyst wrap-up panel at the show. MEF. The MEF will have a Day 2 ke... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   OAM   Heavy Reading

tw telecom: in it to win it

Explore CEN Feature (Sep 9 2010)

Number 3 on Vertical Systems Group’s current leaderboard of companies with the most Carrier Ethernet retail port installations, tw telecom does not lump itself in with the other competitive carriers on the list. Number 3 on Vertical Systems Group’s current leaderboard of companies with the most Carrier Ethernet retail port installations, tw telecom does not lump itself in with the other competitive carriers on the list.   “We compete ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Overture Networks   tw telecom

Enterprise Ethernet data speeds on the rise

Explore CEN Feature (Aug 24 2010) Cable / MSO

...r Ethernet service is its ability to support high-speed connections. According to new research from Vertical Systems Group, enterprise customers in several segments are now buying connections at speeds as high as 10 Gb/s o......f the U.S. Ethernet market. In descending order by market share, these companies are AT&T, Verizon, tw telecom, Cox, Qwest, XO Communications, Time Warner Cable, Cogent and Level 3 Communications.   Detailed... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   XO Communications   Qwest