Euronews: D Telekom Joins Ethernet Exchange

Explore Light Reading (Apr 17 2012) Wholesale / Exchange

In today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom sees the Ethernet light; Telefonica goes gaming; Vodafone calls for referee in Indian tax dispute (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Telefónica   Deutsche Telekom   Vodafone Group

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

Are 'Carrier' Ethernet Exchanges Dead?

Explore Light Reading (Nov 8 2011) Event Related , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Cloud , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange

Two of the leading Carrier Ethernet Exchanges say it's time to do a business plan reset -- and to drop the "Carrier" part of their titles. Equinix and Telx say yes, because they're increasingly focused on data centers and cloud connectivity, not just carrier services (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Equinix Inc.   Telx Group Inc.

Ethernet, Cloud Look to Scale

Explore Light Reading (Nov 8 2011) Event Related , Business Ethernet , Cloud , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Heavy Reading

Simplicity and connectivity will be key to the next stages of Ethernet and cloud services, according to Ethernet Expo's Day 1 keynotes. With Ethernet services becoming an established part of the industry, and cloud services getting there, the keynotes on Tuesday morning focused attention on how to scale these services. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IBM   OAM   Equinix Inc.

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

Where's the Mobile Love for Carrier Ethernet Exchanges?

Explore Light Reading (Aug 10 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Heavy Reading , Infonetics

LightSquared now has a deal with CENX, but despite compelling economics, others aren't rushing in that direction. The economics of using Ethernet exchanges to enable mobile backhaul are compelling, but there's been no major uptick of sales, says one Carrier Ethernet analyst, Infonetics Research Inc. 's Michael Howard. However, he still expects those sales to come at some point. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IEEE   Equinix Inc.   CENX Inc.

Charter Gets Into Carrier Ethernet Business for the Long Haul

Explore Light Reading (Jun 23 2011) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Cable / MSO , Heavy Reading

Charter Communications Inc. is launching a long-haul Ethernet service on Thursday, knitting together its individual markets in an attempt to cut deeper into Level 3 Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT)'s and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s hides. Charter got into the metro Ethernet market about ten years ago. The difference now is that it's going to exploit its national fiber backbone (based primarily on Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   AT&T Inc.   IBM   Equinix Inc.

Tinet Rolls Out EtherCloud Coverage

Explore Light Reading (Apr 4 2011) Wholesale / Exchange

Neutral Tandem Inc.'s international network subsidiary Tinet today announced a global wholesale Layer 2 Ethernet offering called EtherCloud that should spark a new round of marketing efforts from the small but increasingly high-profile group of Carrier Ethernet exchange service providers. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IBM   Motorola , Inc.   Cablevision

Charter Cranks Carrier Wholesale Carrier Ethernet

Explore Light Reading (Mar 23 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Cable / MSO , Heavy Reading

MSO charts course for more wholesale Ethernet deals with Tier 1 carriers after unleashing five interconnects, with more in the works (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cablevision   Time Warner Cable   CableLabs

Ethernet Europe Touts Service Provider Speakers

Explore Light Reading (Mar 13 2011) Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Mobile Backhaul , Cable / MSO , National , Heavy Reading , Yankee Group

On April 12 and 13, 2011, Light Reading will be hosting its annual Ethernet Europe event at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel. A record number of 17 service provider experts from 16 operators and exchange players will be speaking at the event. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Yankee Group   Cablevision   Heavy Reading

Carrier Ethernet Gets Off the Island

Explore Light Reading (Feb 15 2011) Wholesale / Exchange , Heavy Reading

There is no denying that Carrier Ethernet has a strong value proposition for users and network operators alike, but one factor has limited that potential value for many service deployments: Service connectivity between different operators and services is not easy. Until recently, interconnection agreements between Carrier Ethernet service providers that often used different service variants and class-of-service (CoS) structures have typically been complex, costly and time-consuming, taking at best several ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IBM   Motorola , Inc.   Cablevision

Q&A: Equinix – Carrier Ethernet Exchange

Explore Light Reading (Oct 14 2010) Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange , Heavy Reading

With Ethernet Expo Americas 2010 in NYC coming up on November 2 and 3, I had the opportunity to discuss Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX )’s Carrier Ethernet Exchange with Jim Poole, general manager of global networks, mobility, and content. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Equinix Inc.   Reliance Globalcom

CENX Connects With Cable Player

Explore Light Reading (Jul 20 2010) Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO , National

Optimum Lightpath , the enterprise services arm of Cablevision Systems Corp., has become the first firm with cable ties to sign up with CENX Inc., the Carrier Ethernet peering firm exchange that opened for business late last year. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   AT&T Inc.   Cablevision   Equinix Inc.

Larger SPs Still Browsing Ethernet Exchanges

Explore Light Reading (Jun 29 2010) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National , Heavy Reading

AT&T and NTT are among those not yet committing to using an Ethernet exchange to extend the reach of their services. Even Verizon Business , an announced user of the CENX Inc. exchange, says its exchange involvement is still in pilot mode. (See Verizon Boosts Biz With CENX Connection). "Exchanges are another arrangement we are looking at as part of [a broader] interconnection strategy," says Mike Volgende, director of Ethernet ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   AT&T Inc.   Heavy Reading   Covad

Telx Adds an Ethernet Exchange

Explore Light Reading (Jun 3 2010) Business Ethernet

The US-based collocation specialist will be hooking up carriers' Ethernet services, too, becoming the fourth exchange announced and, it says, the largest (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Equinix Inc.