1. Articles in category: Asia

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    1. From India: MEF's CE 2.0 Bet To Build Ethernet Momentum

      Explore Light Reading India (May 11 2012)

      From India: MEF's CE 2.0 Bet To Build Ethernet Momentum

      The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has unveiled the new Carrier Ethernet (CE 2.0) certification program in India following the launch of the Carrier Ethernet 2.0. This will further accelerate the case of the Carrier Ethernet services in India.

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      Mentions:   Frost & Sullivan   Metro Ethernet Forum

    2. Hong Kong Broadband Network: “For us, speed is always the first priority”

      Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 10 2012)

      Hong Kong Broadband Network: “For us, speed is always the first priority”

      The Hong Kong Broadband Network is one of the FTTH leaders in Hong Kong and our core technologies are Metro Ethernet and GPON. The HKBN launched a 100Mb service to the general public as far back as 2005 and a 1GB service in 2008. In future, we’ll mainly engage in GPON network for our FTTH service. I think FTTH is the future.

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      Mentions:   Virgin Media

    3. Smarter bandwidth not more bandwidth

      Explore Computerworld Singapore (Mar 19 2012)

      Smarter bandwidth not more bandwidth

      Technical solutions exist that render it unnecessary to physically lay new cables. For backhaul, Carrier Ethernet enables operators to interface multiple wireless base-stations over a single, high-capacity connection to the core network. For core networks, innovations like Coherent optical transport can create a ten-fold increase in available capacity over existing networks, resulting in significant overall cost reduction for the operator.

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    4. Globe solidifies Carrier Ethernet leadership

      Explore -Malaya Online Edition- (Mar 6 2012)

      Globe solidifies Carrier Ethernet leadership

      Globe Telecom, the first Philippine carrier to be certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), reinforced its leadership in Ethernet technology as two its key technical experts invited as featured speakers in the annual Carrier Ethernet World APAC Congress.

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      Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum   NTT Communications

    5. Wrap Up of Carrier Ethernet World Asia Pacific

      Explore AVIAT NETWORKS (Dec 13 2011)

      Wrap Up of Carrier Ethernet World Asia Pacific This year Carrier Ethernet World (CEW) Asia Pacific (APAC) took place from Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 at the Resorts World Convention Centre in Singapore. Around 320 delegates attended; most were local operators. However, there was representation from other APAC countries, in particular Malaysia and Indonesia (Read Full Article)

    6. T'Com Receives Metro Ethernet Forum awards 2011

      Explore Telecom Frontline (Dec 13 2011)

      T'Com Receives Metro Ethernet Forum awards 2011 Tata Communications has inaugurated two Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) awards for 2011: Best Business Service in APAC 2011 and Best Ethernet Service Provider in APAC 2011 (for the 2nd year in a row). (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Tata   Metro Ethernet Forum

    7. Carrier Ethernet Catching Eyeballs of Indian Telcos

      Explore IT News (Jul 12 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet Catching Eyeballs of Indian Telcos With more and more technologically advanced businesses and residential consumers looking to continuously drive the demand for high-value, high-bandwidth data services that deliver voice and video, service providers globally as well as in India are fast realizing the fact that Carrier Grade Ethernet is the only answer to solve deliver cutting edge services for their demanding customers. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Tata

    8. APAC Exec's $20B Optical Vision

      Explore Light Reading (Jun 23 2011)

      APAC Exec's $20B Optical Vision Citing data from Telegeography, Khan notes that the median wholesale prices for gigabit Ethernet capacity is five times more expensive than in Europe, while a leased circuit is more expensive (on average) in Asia/Pacific than in Latin America. That, in turn, forces up the wholesale and retail price of broadband services. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IBM   Broadcom   ITU

    9. Technology of Choice, that’s Carrier Ethernet for Enterprise

      Explore IT News (Jan 31 2011)

      Technology of Choice, that’s Carrier Ethernet for Enterprise Carrier Ethernet is fast becoming the communication platform of choice within the small and big enterprise community to drive Next Generation Application adoption. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SLA   OAM   Frost & Sullivan

    10. KVH to build Optical Ethernet Backbone Network in Japan

      Explore 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Oct 27 2010)

      KVH to build Optical Ethernet Backbone Network in Japan Looking to cater to the increasing demand for multi-gigabit class Ethernet services, KVH announced that the company will build a new high-speed, high-capacity next generation optical fiber backbone network. (Read Full Article)

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