Zayo Adds To Growing List of Educators Using Carrier Ethernet

Zayo Group Completes Construction Of Fiber, Ethernet-Based Network For Anoka County Minnesota

City of West Haven Connects 17 Buildings With Comcast Metro Ethernet

Google Fiber: We’ve Laid 100 Miles of Fiber in Kansas City

Danish Competitive Carrier ICOM Gains a Foothold by Targeting County Governments

IBM and VELCO announce agreement to build communications network in Vermont

Georgia School District-Owned Carrier Ethernet Network Keeps on Growing

AboveNet Wraps Fiber Build-Out to DFT Data Center

Smart Grids: An Opportunity for Carrier Ethernet Service Providers?

Zayo brings 100 Mbps Ethernet to Idaho's Meridian Joint School District - FierceTelecom

Articles in category: Municipal

1. Integra Secures Second Procurement Contract From State of California For Ethernet Services Explore CEN Feature (Jul 22 2014) Municipal , Regional The state of California recently added Integra to the short list of providers from which state agencies and non-profits can obtain Ethernet and other high-capacity connectivity services. (Read Full Article)

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2. Dual-network Traffic Duplication Aids Utility Reliability, Migration Explore Utility Products Magazine (Apr 11 2014) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Municipal Likewise, redundancy schemes for the newer packet networks-such as G.8032 and Open Shortest Path First- (OSPF-) based networks-relied on a similar network to achieve the desired redundancy and resiliency. There is, however, a new dual-network ... (Read Full Article)

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3. Cumberland County Library System Books Comcast Business Ethernet Services Explore CEN Feature (Nov 14 2013) Business Ethernet , Municipal , Regional Pennsylvania's Cumberland County Library System (CCLS) recently selected Comcast Business Ethernet Services to network CCLS' headquarters, eight libraries and the county courthouse together. Functions and features supported by the new services include the library system's online catalog, membership portal and eResource download center. (Read Full Article)

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4. Zayo Group Completes Construction Of Fiber, Ethernet-Based Network For Anoka County Minnesota Explore CEN Feature (Jun 27 2013) Access , Business Ethernet , Municipal , Regional Utilizing funds made available by a government broadband stimulus program for the second time, Zayo Group has completed construction of a 244-fiber mile network for Anoka County Minnesota. The network connects 145 public facilities, some of which are very remote, via Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) E-LAN service, according to Pam Moore, vice president of Ethernet Services for Zayo Group. (Read Full Article)

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5. City of West Haven Connects 17 Buildings With Comcast Metro Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Mar 21 2013) Metro Ethernet , Local , Municipal The City of West Haven, CT’s effort to replace its aging phone system turned into a project that ended up connecting 17 city buildings via Comcast’s Metro Ethernet service. It only took four months for Comcast and the city’s network support vendor, The Business Network Group, to install the fiber and configure the new system, said Alan Olenick, IT manager for the City of West Haven.  (Read Full Article)

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6. Indianola, Iowa debuts municipal FTTP network Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 13 2012) Middle Mile , Municipal Indianola Municipal Utilities (IMU), the local utility for the city of Indianola, Iowa, plans to launch its own municipal Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) system on Oct. 1. Currently, IMU provides connectivity for Indianola schools, Warren County and City of Indianola; 1 Gbps data services to businesses via an Active Ethernet infrastructure; and wholesale dark fiber services. (Read Full Article)

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7. Danish Competitive Carrier ICOM Gains a Foothold by Targeting County Governments Explore CEN Feature (Jul 17 2012) Access , Europe , Municipal Policymakers worldwide have used a variety of applications in attempts to create competition for telecom and datacom services. One interesting idea comes from Denmark, where the government essentially helped jumpstart competition by establishing a competitive bidding process for its own communications requirements.   (Read Full Article)

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8. Georgia School District-Owned Carrier Ethernet Network Keeps on Growing Explore CEN Feature (Jun 7 2012) Access , Cable / MSO , Municipal Located in suburban Atlanta, Georgia’s Forsyth County School District has blossomed from 11 schools in 1996 to 35 schools today. Unlike other booming school districts, however, Forsyth owns and manages its own Carrier Ethernet-based communications network.   (Read Full Article)

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9. Google Fiber: We’ve Laid 100 Miles of Fiber in Kansas City Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 5 2012) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Municipal Google Fiber: We’ve Laid 100 Miles of Fiber in Kansas CityThe broadband industry is watching the Kansas City market with great anticipation. Google is busy building their first broadband access network, which has come to be called Google Fiber. The FTTP network promises to offer symmetrical 1 Gbps speed. But what everyone is anxious to see is what type of applications will Google run over... (Read Full Article)

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10. Zayo Adds To Growing List of Educators Using Carrier Ethernet Explore CEN Feature (Feb 21 2012) Access , Municipal Going from legacy T1 services to 10 Mbps or 1G Ethernet seems like a big jump at first, but most forward-looking school district CIOs know they are going to need 1G or more to pull off the type of transformations they are undertaking, according to John Real, Vice President Ethernet Services for Zayo Group.  (Read Full Article)

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11. Optimum Lightpath serves up Ethernet service set for local government agencies Explore FierceTelecom (Feb 10 2012) Business Ethernet , Municipal Optimum Lightpath has developed a new product line targeting the diverse needs of local government agencies in its New Jersey and New York service footprint. ASupported by its fiber network, the product line includes: three new data service offerings (E-Line, V-Line and E-Link), an Internet/voice bundle, toll-free services and a conference bundle. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cablevision   Optimum Lightpath   Lightpath

12. IBM and VELCO announce agreement to build communications network in Vermont Explore Laser Focus World (Jan 24 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Municipal The companies said the intelligent fibre optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network will span more than 1000 miles and will connect transmission substations to Vermont's distribution utilities, well as provide additional bandwidth to support the eEnergy Vermont initiatives in the state. (Read Full Article)

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13. Zayo brings 100 Mbps Ethernet to Idaho's Meridian Joint School District - FierceTelecom Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 17 2012) Metro Ethernet , Municipal Zayo has furthered its presence in the evolving education segment by winning a contract to build a dedicated fiber-based Ethernet network for Meridian Joint School District in Idaho. Providing 100 Read more >> (Read Full Article)

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14. MBNL utilizes Virgin Ethernet backhaul Explore telecomseurope.net (Sep 4 2011) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul , Municipal Virgin Media Business is preparing for the first commercial deployment of its synchronous Ethernet mobile backhaul, winning a £100 million (€114 million) deal from Mobile Broadband Net read more (Read Full Article)

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15. PAETEC Provisions Ethernet-over-Copper Services in Excess of 200 Mbps to Web ... Explore Communication Solutions (Aug 9 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Municipal PAETEC (News - Alert) Holding, a provider of communications solutions, announced it has provisioned Ethernet services in excess of 200 megabits per second (Mbps) via its Ethernet-over-Copper (EoC) network to a prominent Web marketing company. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Paetec

16. Wyoming Department of Transportation uses Ethernet over copper to support ... Explore Connected Planet Online (Jul 20 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Municipal The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced today that it has upgraded the traffic control system in Cheyenne to support real-time multipoint communications over Ethernet without replacing the copper wiring that supported its previous system, which used 1200 baud modems for communications. (Read Full Article)

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17. AboveNet Wraps Fiber Build-Out to DFT Data Center Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 18 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Municipal AboveNet will deploy equipment at DFT's New Jersey data center, thus providing the facility with an IP and Metro Ethernet POP. Through utilization of AboveNet's fiber-optic network, customers within the data center will be now be able to utilize connectivity to two major carrier hotels located in the New York City Metro area. This will give users access to crucial business environments throughout the world, the company said. (Read Full Article)

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18. Smart Grids: An Opportunity for Carrier Ethernet Service Providers? Explore von.com (Jan 3 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Municipal Ethernet does have the reliability and security needed and enables easy bandwidth upgrades. But, Ethernet coverage is somewhat limited. Coverage could be expanded here by Ethernet Exchanges that could connect together different access carriers. Others are suggesting that Sonet may be a good technology since it is highly reliable and secure. Wireless could be a winner for good coverage. (Read Full Article)

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19. New Carrier Ethernet Network Improves Utilities' Communication Explore WaterWorld (Aug 12 2010) Business Ethernet , Municipal Sun Prairie Utilities is a locally owned and operated municipal utility offering electric, water and telecom services to more than 13,500 customers throughout Sun Prairie, WI. The water division of the company includes a water distribution facility made up of 10 sites – three water towers, three ground reservoirs and four well houses. The telecom division offers fiber optic Internet and wide area network connectivity, providing area businesses and organizations with a variety of Internet, voice, high-speed data and video services. Last year Sun Prairie's telecom division upgraded its municipal fiber optic network with Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery (CESD) ... (Read Full Article)

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20. Ciena's Gary Smith speaks with Financial Times Explore Financial Times (Jul 30 2010) Middle Mile , Municipal Transcript: View from the Top with Ciena's Gary Smith. Ciena has made a number of acquisitions to help really get some of the technologies that we needed, and we're using even now into this converged optical and Carrier Ethernet ... (Read Full Article)

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21. LSI's New Multicore Processor Targets Carrier Ethernet Apps Explore SIP Trunking (May 25 2010) Municipal Designed for applications such as Carrier Ethernet OAM, wirespeed security and network timing, the LSI APP3100 can completely offload these functions from the host processor... (Read Full Article)

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