MEF announces winners of the APAC, North America and Global Carrier Ethernet Awards – 2012

Explore telecomkh (Nov 15 2012) Event Related , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Global , National , Regional , Heavy Reading , Other analysts , Vertical Systems

... the judging panels comprised of senior analysts from Current Analysis, Frost & Sullivan, Heavy Reading, IDC, Infonetics, Informa, Ovum, and Vertical Systems. This year’s Business Services category was enhanced to recogn... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Informa   IDC   Frost & Sullivan

Enterprises see value in SDN for data center deployments, says Infonetics

Explore FierceTelecom (Nov 5 2012) Cloud , Global , Regional

...phisticated IT community required to implement them." While the SDN market is still nascent, enterprises told Infonetics they see value in the technology for three main reasons: improving virtualization, security, and ap... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   IBM   Infonetics   EarthLink

Edge routers help carriers deal with video, mobile, cloud service trends, says Infonetics

Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 29 2012) Mobile Backhaul

... latest white paper, "Routers on the IP Edge: Overcoming the Triple Challenge of Video, Mobility, and Cloud," Infonetics looks at how four service providers made a transition to a distributed converged IP edge architectu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Telefónica   Infonetics   Juniper

VSG: Business Ethernet dominates legacy

Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 26 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Vertical Systems

... is a large market and there's still room for growth," said Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-found of Infonetics. "We're expecting a cumulative $43.6 billion to be spent on macrocell mobile backhaul equipment ove... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Infonetics

Infonetics: Mobile backhaul spending to equal $44B over 5 years

Explore Lightwave Online (Oct 25 2012) Mobile Backhaul , Infonetics

... 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 Market res... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Juniper   Overture Networks

Infonetics: $44B to be Spent over 5 Years on Mobile Backhaul Gear, Driven by IP/Ethernet and Microwave

Explore businesswire.com (Oct 24 2012) Infonetics , Press

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Juniper   Overture Networks

Live from Carrier Ethernet World Congress «

Explore iirtransmissionseries.wordpress.com (Sep 18 2012) Event Related , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet

...f Carrier Ethernet World Congress, and things are going well so far. Chair by the estimable Michael Howard of Infonetics, opening with an introduction on how to unlock revenue opportunities in the business and enterprise... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics

Small Cells Mean Big Backhaul Opportunities – and Challenges

Explore CEN Feature (Aug 30 2012) Mobile Backhaul

...“Probably the main one that will be useful is the multi-layer classes of service (CoS),” says Michael Howard, Infonetics Research co-founder and principal analyst.  CoS gives wireless carriers and their backhaul provid... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Overture Networks   tw telecom

Infonetics: China drives 2Q12 IP router/switch sales

Explore Lightwave Online (Aug 21 2012) Core , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Global , Infonetics

...ere service providers are rolling out Carrier Ethernet switches as part of major mobile backhaul deployments. Infonetics' quarterly Service Provider Routers and Switches report provides worldwide and regional market shar... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Juniper

Carrier Ethernet Makes Its Mark

Explore Better Bank Systems (Aug 13 2012) Access , Event Related , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet

...se challenges, the market is growing as banks and other enterprises wake up the technology's great potential. Infonetics projects that carrier Ethernet equipment revenue will grow from a not-insubstantial $31.7 billion i... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics

Ethernet, IP/MPLS service revenue to surpass $81B by 2016

Explore FierceTelecom (Jul 24 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Mobile Backhaul

...jor region for IP MPLS VPN services and currently leads the Ethernet services market. Led by China and India, Infonetics argues that Asia will continue to lead the combined IP MPLS VPN and Ethernet services market. Along... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics   Metro Ethernet Forum

Report: Majority of Service Providers Considering SDN Deployment

Explore Telecompetitor (Jul 23 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Infonetics

...est, ill-defined,” commented Infonetics co-founder and principal analyst for carrier networks Michael Howard. Infonetics interviewed “purchase-decision makers at 21 incumbent, independent wireless, and competitive o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Infonetics

Unleashing LTE Backhaul with Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and SDN/Virtualization Strategies

Explore CEN Feature (Jul 9 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul

... service providers are Unleashing LTE Backhaul with Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and SDN/Virtualization Strategies. Infonetics, Overture and Cyan will look at the latest advancements and trends in 4G/LTE mobile backhaul and ho... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cyan   Infonetics   Overture Networks

Infonetics: OTN poised for growth, while P-OTS vendors battle for top spot

Explore FierceTelecom (Jun 28 2012) Infonetics

...ominant OTN transport vendor, followed by Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) and Ciena (Nasdaq: CIEN). Alongside OTN, Infonetics forecasts that service providers overall will spend a cumulative $6.6 billion on second-generation ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   Infonetics   Packet Optical Transport Systems

Take 5 With Michael Howard

Explore CEN Feature (Jun 5 2012) Take Five With

Comment "Hi Goinbananas....I'm also open to correction. You mention some of the specific elements that require synch to handle voice, the ..." - michaelvhoward

...bout what trends he’s seeing in the market these days.   Michael Howard, co-founder and principal analyst for Infonetics, does a lot of research about carrier Ethernet, particularly as it pertains to mobile backhaul. Car... (Read Full Article)

2 Comments Mentions:   SLA   Infonetics   Carrier Ethernet News