1. CEN Features

    1. Vertical Systems Group’s Market Segment Ethernet LEADERBOARDS Show How MSOs, CLECs & ILECS Compete, Co-Exist

      Explore CEN Feature (Mar 25 2015)

      Vertical Systems Group has published 2014 LEADERBOARDs for Cable Multiple System Operators (MSOs), Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers. Rick Malone, principal of the Boston-based consultancy, shares highlights in an interview.

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      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   NuVox   Time Warner Cable

    2. Orange Business and BT Global Services Lead Vertical Systems Group's 2014 Global Provider Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD

      Explore CEN Feature (Mar 16 2015) Global
      by Annie Lindstrom

      The top of Vertical System Group's 2014 Global Provider LEADERBOARD is as follows: (1) Orange Business (France), (2) BT Global Services (U.K.), (3) Verizon (U.S.), (4) Colt (U.K.)., and (5) AT&T (U.S.).

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      Mentions:   China Telecom   NTT   Telstra

    3. White Paper Provides Roadmap for Lifecycle Service Orchestration

      Explore CEN Feature (Feb 24 2015) MEF
      by Joan Engebretson

      White Paper Provides Roadmap for Lifecycle Service Orchestration

      Lifecycle service orchestration, a key concept of the MEF’s Third Network, is the focus of a new white paper from the MEF.

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      Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   LSO

    4. Zayo Customers Can Self-Provision Carrier Ethernet to AWS

      Explore CEN Feature (Feb 17 2015) Access , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , National
      by Joan Engebretson

      Zayo Customers Can Self-Provision Carrier Ethernet to AWS

      The latest bandwidth on demand Carrier Ethernet offering comes from Zayo Group Holdings, which announced on February 10 that it will give existing Carrier Ethernet and IPVPN customers the ability to self-provision bandwidth to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in less than 60 minutes.

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      Mentions:   Zayo   SDN

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    1. Take 5 with Cliff Grossner, Ph.D.

      Explore CEN Feature (Jan 27 2015) Take Five With

      Take 5 with Cliff Grossner, Ph.D.

      The data center switching market is poised for transformation with the availability of 25 Gigabit Ethernet (GE). The new 25/100GE switches and silicon that makes them possible enables cloud services providers (CSPs) to migrate from 10GE switching and server connectivity to 100GE switching and 25GE server connectivity.

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      Comment Mentions:   Broadcom   SDN

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  1. Top Stories

    1. InfoVista Acquire Ipanema for WAN Optimization

      Explore Converge! Network Digest (Apr 8 2015)

      InfoVista, which offers IP and RF planning, service assurance and network optimization software solutions, has acquired Ipanema Technologies.

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    2. AT&T accelerates SDN vision by extending network on demand capability to 100 cities

      Explore FierceTelecom (Apr 7 2015) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Optical , SDN

      AT&T accelerates SDN vision by extending network on demand capability to 100 cities

      AT&T accelerates SDN vision by extending network on demand capability to 100 cities http://t.co/8sBc5MyfbF @superior_comm

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      Mentions:   IBM   SDN

    3. Comcast gets defensive with 2-Gig fiber service, Gigabit Pro

      Explore NetworkWorld.com (Apr 3 2015) Cable / MSO , Optical

      Comcast gets defensive with 2-Gig fiber service, Gigabit Pro

      Comcast just announced it will offer a 2 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) residential service called Gigabit Pro in Atlanta next month. That's four times faster than Verizon Fios and twice as fast as Google Fiber. It looks like Comcast is tapping into its large, 145,000 route miles of fiber core network that hauls television and consumer and commercial internet.

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    4. Blueprint: The 5 Fundamentals of Building the New Enterprise WAN

      Explore Converge! Network Digest (Mar 27 2015)

      While enterprise business is expanding geographically, WAN architectures also need to evolve to support the growing use of the cloud and the sheer volume of real-time, interactive business applications being deployed outside of headquarters’ brick and mortar.

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