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Verizon Deploys 100G on U.S. Network
Infonetics: China drives 2Q12 IP router/switch sales
Australia’s AAPT Launches 80 Gbps Carrier Ethernet over Copper
Digital Realty Announces Rollout Of Global Network-Neutral Ecosystem Featuring GigE Connections
Broadcom unveils 100 Gbps full duplex network processor unit
Windstream Debuts Carrier Switched Ethernet
UNSi Finishes Carrier Ethernet Expansion and Mulls CE’s Future
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Hurricane Electric deploys new PoP in Boston data centre
Explore Telecompaper (Jun 20 2014)
(Telecompaper) IPv6-native internet backbone, Hurricane Electric is expanding its global network with a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) at Markley Group, located at One Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to offering customers of One Summer Street connectivity options through 10GE (10 gigabit Ethernet), 100Gbps, GigE (1 gigabit Ethernet) and 100BaseT network connections, this new PoP will provide improved fault tolerance, load balancing, congestion management and reduce latency in the delivery of new IP connectivity services.
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Carrier router, switch spending slowed in Q1 due to 'SDN hesitation,' says Infonetics
Explore FierceTelecom (May 29 2014)
Service providers may be interested in adopting software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV), but Infonetics says their cautious outlook on these technologies is driving them to be more cautious with spending capital on new routers and switches.
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Mentions: China Telecom NTT Telefónica
Akado Telecom starts backbone network upgrade in Moscow
Explore Telecompaper (Apr 28 2014)
(Telecompaper) Russian regional operator Akado Telecom has started a massive project to upgrade its DWDM/IP MPLS backbone network in the city of Moscow. The operator has already replaced the equipment of its core DWDM network. Akado Telecom plans to raise the coverage of its Carrier Ethernet network by up to 100 percent, and the HFC network coverage will also be expanded by up to 100 percent.
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Equinix Performance Hub Leverages Carrier Ethernet Connectivity
Explore CEN Feature (Mar 18 2014)
Carrier Ethernet is an important element of a new Performance Hub offering announced by data center operator Equinix on March 5.
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Packet Transport: India's Weak Links, Solutions
Explore Light Reading India (Nov 20 2013)
The discussions on packet transport and of evolution of core transport technologies from NG SDH & EoSDH to packet optical transport were interesting too. The unique need of India is that one cannot fully migrate to a new transport platform but needs to ...
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Mentions: NFV
Carriers ride the converged IP optical wave
Explore FierceTelecom (Nov 5 2013)
The notion of converging the optical and IP core with IP is taking hold amongst the world's largest service providers. A key part of this network transformation is the Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS). These systems include a mix of WDM wavelength switching, Carrier Ethernet switching via various protocols, and TDM and OTN/ODU switching
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Mentions: Infonetics
Worldwide Carrier Switch And Router Market Back On Its Feet
Explore ChannelBiz UK (Sep 3 2013)
The carrier switch and router market came back to life in the second quarter of 2013, with virtually every region worldwide experiencing growth, claimed market analysis firm Infonetics Research. Preliminary results found that worldwide service provider router and Carrier Ethernet switch revenue is up 27 percent in the second quarter 2013 from the first quarter to $4 billion (£2.6bn). This firm said this showed that service providers are ready to spend after holding back in the previous quarter.
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Mentions: IDC Infonetics Juniper
Internet’s core is getting fatter to meet our tech planet’s bandwidth demand
Optical networks are getting bigger, beefier and faster — thanks to a slew of new technologies. It has now become commonplace to hear about optical networks, mostly in the Internet’s backbone, supporting speeds of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps). And to add some context, in 1990 the state of the art was 2.5 Gbps.
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Packet optical transport gear sales to reach $11B by 2017 says Dell'Oro
Explore Lightwave Online (Jul 22 2013)
Optical Packet-Transport systems provide high-capacity bandwidth management and transport. Optical Packet-Switches support the provision of deterministic Carrier Ethernet services. Carriers use Optical Packet-Core Switches for network meshing and protection, ...
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Global Capacity adds 30 Gbps to its core PoPs
Explore FierceTelecom (Jul 18 2013)
Global Capacity has expanded the its core network with over 30 Gbps of bandwidth between its One Marketplace Points of Presence as a way to better respond to its carrier and enterprise customers' growing needs.
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Mentions: Overture Networks
Global Capacity expands core network bandwidth capacity
Explore Telecompaper (Jul 18 2013)
(Telecompaper) Network connectivity company, Global Capacity announces the expansion of its core network with more than 30 Gigabits of bandwidth between its One Marketplace Points of Presence (PoPs)...
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Mentions: Global Capacity
TI Sparkle launches PoPs in Telecity, Equinix data centres
Explore Telecompaper (Jul 2 2013)
(Telecompaper) Telecom Italia Sparkle (TI Sparkle) has established PoPs in London Telecity 2 and Equinix's data centre in Amsterdam. TI Sparkle's two new points of presence will provide customers with access to Sparkle's Global IP Transit backbone Seabone, a Tier1 fully IPv6-enabled global IP Transit backbone. With Sparkle Lan2Lan customers can extend Ethernet technology from a local environment to anywhere in the world using Sparkle IP backbone as a transport layer. Ethernet over MPLS transport enables point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections throughout the Seabone footprint
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Infonetics Healthy outlook for Carrier Ethernet Router Market
Explore Lightwave Online (Jun 6 2013)
"The first quarter is normally down for routers and Carrier Ethernet switches, so it's better to look at the longer-term trends," explained Michael Howard, principal analyst for carrier networks and co-founder of Infonetics Research.
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Mentions: NTT Infonetics Juniper
EuNetworks delivers Carrier Ethernet connectivity from London to Basildon
Explore Telecompaper (May 17 2013)
(Telecompaper) European data network operator EuNetworks Group has built a diverse route from London to Basildon, supporting a connectivity requirement in the market. This connectivity service is now live and supporting customer's bandwidth requirements from 100Mbps Carrier Ethernet through 10Gbps Wavelengths. At the core of euNetworks capacity as a bandwidth infrastructure provider, is its thirteen fibre based city networks owned and operated across Western Europe. euNetworks' London metropolitan network enables customers to connect from their office building, a key data centre or exchange, through to NYSE Euronext with either Ethernet or Wavelengths services.
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Digital Realty Announces Rollout Of Global Network-Neutral Ecosystem Featuring GigE Connections
Explore CEN Feature (May 16 2013)
Global data center solutions provider Digital Realty Trust, Inc. recently unveiled a new initiative to create an ecosystem of network services. The services and connectivity will be available to the company’s carrier customers that are collocated in any of Digital Realty’s 130-plus data centers worldwide.
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Australia’s AAPT Launches 80 Gbps Carrier Ethernet over Copper
Explore CEN Feature (Apr 2 2013)
Australian competitive carrier AAPT recently expanded its data offerings to include mid-band Carrier Ethernet service at 80 Mbps using eight pairs of copper phone wiring. The company expects the move to open up opportunities to connect branch offices for companies that previously were only able to use Carrier Ethernet for their headquarter locations.
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CenturyLink VP Shares Rationale for 100G Network Upgrade
Explore Telecompetitor (Mar 18 2013)
CenturyLink VP Shares Rationale for 100G Network Upgrade Data center connectivity requirements and burgeoning residential broadband traffic are driving CenturyLink’s 100G packet optical network expansion announced today. “Deploying 10G has become too much work,” said Pieter Poll, CenturyLink senior vice president of national and international network planning, engineering and construction, in an...
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Mentions: Joan Engebretson
NextiraOne doubles backbone capacity with Interoute
Explore Telecompaper (Feb 26 2013)
Telecom integrator NextiraOne has selected Interoute to double the capacity of its Global Unifier Network backbone. Interoute provides point-to-point Ethernet links between Paris and Berlin, Berlin and Vienna, and Lyon and Paris with 100Mbps connections on a 1Gbps support. All of NextiraOne Europe's internet connecticity is provided by Interoute from two points in Paris and Berlin to which are connected NextiraOne offices in 15 European countries. The new system has allowed NextiraOne to reduce its network operating costs by 40 percent.
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Dell'Oro: Service provider router market growth to level off by 2017
Explore FierceTelecom (Feb 4 2013)
The core and edge service provider router market will level off by 2017 as the market reaches maturity, says a new Dell'Oro report. What will drive the eventual leveling off of the router are three factors: the slowing of network traffic growth, lower equipment prices, and service providers finding more efficient ways to provision their networks.
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Mentions: Juniper Metro Ethernet Forum
Level 3 brings fiber network to Tulane University
Explore FierceTelecom (Nov 13 2012)
Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) on Monday won a contract to provide its network services to Tulane University in New Orleans. Under the terms of the agreement, the service provider will deliver Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) and Ethernet Private Line (EPL) services to the university. Charlie McMahon, chief technology officer for Tulane University, said, "These network services safeguard Tulane against losing connectivity to communications that are critical to the university's core mission."
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Mentions: Level (3)
UNSi Finishes Carrier Ethernet Expansion and Mulls CE’s Future
Explore CEN Feature (Sep 20 2012)
United Network Services, Inc. (UNSi) has wrapped up a major round of upgrades to its facilities in the Midwest and Rockies. The company expanded its Dallas and Denver POP into full border gateway interconnects (BGIs) whose service lineups include MPLS, VPLS, DIA and Carrier Ethernet.
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Mentions: OAM
Kevag Telekom to deploy Carrier Ethernet
Explore Telecompaper (Sep 20 2012)
German regional network operator Kevag Telekom is deploying a Next Generation Network based on Carrier Ethernet technology and expanding its backbone to 10 Gbps connections. The investment in this next-generation network will boost network capacity, combine the previously separate TDM and IP networks, and migrate the network to a unified IP-MPLS/MPLS-TP infrastructure. It has selected carrier Ethernet MPLS technology from Orckit-Corrigent and service support from network integrator 3M Services.
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Orange offers wholesale ethernet LAN service
Explore Telecompaper (Sep 17 2012)
France Telecom Orange launched its Core Ethernet LAN (CE LAN) service over IP/MPLS this summer, reports telecom regulator Arcep in a news review. With the wholesale CE LAN service, the incumbent carrier allows alternative operators to provide Level 2 services to enterprise customers completely based on new generation networks. The service over copper and fibre is regulated by Arcep due to France Telecom's dominance in copper infrastructure.
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Mentions: France Telecom Level (3)
UNSi Wraps Major Network Upgrades
Explore Channel Partners Magazine (Sep 12 2012)
The carrier expanded its Dallas, Denver and St. Louis, Mo., PoPs into full border gateway interconnects, which means each facility now accommodates MPLS, VPLS, DIA and Carrier Ethernet services. UNSi also expanded its 10GB backbone into seven major carrier hotels in New York City. “Our continued investment in our MPLS and Ethernet capabilities is all part of the exciting growth strategy we have implemented and are experiencing at UNSi," said Fran John, president and CEO of UNSi. “2012 has been a
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