Carrier Ethernet services spotlight

Telecommunications Magazine: In our ongoing focus on carrier Ethernet services, we turn to our Tier 1 domestic providers. Verizon Business, who consistently vie with fellow stalwart AT&T for top carrier honors, claims Ethernet service revenues grew by more than 100 percent in 2007 over the previous year, even though Ethernet is only a small portion of the carrier’s overall data services portfolio. With over 13,000 ports in service as of 2007, up from 5,000 the year before, Verizon Business projects its Ethernet revenues to increase 60-80 percent through 2010. With all that in mind, we asked Alla Reznik, Verizon Business’ group manager of Ethernet marketing, to give us an overview of their offerings and business strategy.

Posted on May 7 at 09:43 AM | Comments (0)

ADVA Tackles Ethernet Pain Point

Light Reading Europe: ADVA Optical Networking has stolen what's likely to be a short-lived march on its rivals by unveiling a product that tackles one of the Ethernet world's major pain points -- multi-carrier service interconnection.

Posted on May 5 at 01:34 PM | Comments (0)

BT Reconsiders PBT Plans

Light Reading Europe: BT Group plc to date the most committed supporter of Provider Backbone Transport (PBT), is having second thoughts about how widely deployed the controversial Ethernet technology might be in its 21CN next-generation network.

Posted on May 2 at 03:41 PM | Comments (0)

Qwest CTO on bonded VDSL2, PBT and more

Telephony Online: In the second part of a two-part interview, Qwest Communications Chief Technology Officer Pieter Poll lends his views on cutting-edge technologies including VDSL2 bonding and PBT. (Read the first part of this interview here.)

Posted on Apr 26 at 07:09 PM | Comments (0)

Storm clouds looming for Internet, experts say

InfoWorldd: While no one predicted a Mad Max-style apocalyptic catastrophe, experts at FutureNet this week nonetheless said that Internet architecture will face stiff challenges over the next few years that could put significant strain on the Web's effectiveness.

Posted on Apr 18 at 10:32 AM | Comments (0)

Future-Net 2008: NewEdge closes the T1 gap

Telecommunications Magazine: If you’re a small-to-midsize business (SMB) with a growing set of employees and applications, your options to migrate from a low-speed connection are pretty much limited to making the quantum leap to a T1 line. Yet with the cost of a single T1 being around US$500, such a prospect is not only expensive, it’s overkill.

Posted on Apr 18 at 08:30 AM | Comments (0)

Cogent Communications Receives Coveted PilotHouse Award for Best Customer Service Among Carriers

SunHerald.com : Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCOI), one of the largest Ethernet Internet service providers in the world, today announced that Cogent has received the PilotHouse award for Best Customer Service from Nemertes Research, a leading industry analyst firm.

Posted on Apr 16 at 10:07 AM | Comments (0)

Qwest Wins Seven Awards, Including ``Best Overall Carrier Performance'' from Nemertes Research

BusinessWire: Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) announced today that it received seven PilotHouse Awards from Nemertes Research Group, including "Best Overall Carrier Performance" in the industry, an award ranking the overall customer experience for business customers.

Posted on Apr 16 at 09:42 AM | Comments (0)

Tata Communications Awarded Nemertes 2008 Pilot House Award

EquityBulls.com: Tata Communications Ltd (NYSE:TCL) has announced that the Company was presented with two awards at the 2008 Nemertes Pilot House Awards which took place during the FutureNet conference at Boston's Seaport World Trade Center on April 14. Tate Communications, which was recognized in two "Emerging Carrier" categories, was awarded Best Technology innovation: Customer Experience and MPLS Services.

Posted on Apr 16 at 09:22 AM | Comments (0)

Interoute CTO: Commercial PBT agendas confuse

FierceTelecom : Newly introduced carrier-Ethernet technologies--like provider backbone transport--are confusing customers and carriers as hype and "mis-selling" of the product is driven by commercial agendas, said Matt Finnie, CTO of network operator Interoute Telecommunications on the opening day of Light Reading's Ethernet Expo: Europe 2008 in London.

Posted on Apr 16 at 08:47 AM | Comments (0)

MASERGY Selected for Best Overall MPLS and Customer Experience among Emerging Carriers in Inaugural 2008 Nemertes PilotHouse Awards

Businesswire: MASERGY, a global service provider specializing in simplifying business networks for enterprises, received several 2008 Nemertes PilotHouse Awards for best Customer Experience, MPLS and Ethernet services among emerging providers. Finalists were announced on Monday, April 14th, at the Nemertes 2008 PilotHouse Awards dinner at the World Trade Center in Boston, in conjunction with the FutureNet Conference.

Posted on Apr 15 at 11:09 AM | Comments (0)

New Edge debuts key tool for networked businesses

Columbian.com: Nearly two years to the day after EarthLink Inc. completed its purchase of Vancouver-based New Edge Networks, the acquisition has yielded fruit in the form of a new service that analysts say fills a major business need.

Posted on Apr 15 at 09:09 AM | Comments (0)

Prime Time for MPLS

Converge! Network Digest: look back on my late twenties quite fondly, and I have to say that I�m slightly jealous of MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching). This may seem a bizarre declaration, but let me elaborate a little and you�ll see where I�m going.

Posted on Apr 15 at 09:07 AM | Comments (0)

AT&T Recognized by Nemertes With a 2008 Nemertes PilotHouse Award

Earthtimes: AT&T Inc. today announced that Nemertes Research has recognized AT&T with a 2008 Nemertes PilotHouse Award. Nemertes, a leading research advisory firm, recently completed a comprehensive research project to ascertain how well customer service providers are performing in the eyes of their U.S.-based and international business customers.

Posted on Apr 15 at 08:48 AM | Comments (0)

MPLS-Inter-Carrier Interconnect (ICI) Spec Released

Packet Systems News: The IP/MPLS Forum has approved a new MPLS Inter-Carrier Interconnect (MPLS-ICI) specification that defines how carriers can link their networks on a global basis for the delivery of MPLS services. The specification includes methods for the establishment of Label Switched Paths (LSPs); signaling and routing protocols; resiliency; traffic management and QoS; Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM); as well as packet forwarding and security requirements.

Posted on Apr 15 at 08:46 AM | Comments (0)

Affordable MPLS access

Network World: MPLS has become the de facto standard for converged WANs. Its growth has been swift and steady, with adoption between 38% and 73%, depending on the market segment. Large companies have adopted in greater percentages than small and midsize organizations.

Posted on Apr 15 at 08:44 AM | Comments (0)

Verizon Business Again Advances State-of-the-Art Metro Ethernet

PRNewswire: Large businesses and government agencies seeking to easily and cost effectively extend their Ethernet local area networks (LANs) to new locations can now benefit from enhanced optical capabilities from Verizon Business. The enhancement facilitates easier connectivity and transport of critical voice, video and real-time data applications around the country.

Posted on Apr 15 at 08:43 AM | Comments (0)