1. Level 3 to Acquire tw telecom for $5.7B Explore Light Reading (Jun 16 2014) North America , Business Ethernet , Vertical Systems Level 3 has agreed to acquire Carrier Ethernet service provider tw telecom for $40.86 per share in a cash and stock deal worth $5.7 billion, the companies confirmed on Monday. The move unites two of the top Ethernet service providers in the US into one powerhouse company. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Communications Inc.   tw telecom   Level (3)

2. Sponsored Content: Overture Adds Hardware to Its NFV Pitch Explore Light Reading (Jun 12 2014) Overture, is extending its existing NFV proposition with a new product designed to combine the benefits of virtualized functions with Carrier Ethernet on top of dedicated hardware located at the customer premises. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Overture Networks Inc.   Mark Durrett

3. Cox Joins Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Club Explore Light Reading (Jun 6 2014) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Cable / MSO , National , Vertical Systems Earning another stripe on its uniform, Cox Business has received Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), putting it in position to offer more advanced Ethernet services to its commercial customers. Cox Business, the commercial services arm of Cox Communications Inc. , thus becomes the third major US MSO business services unit to gain the Carrier Ethernet 2.0 blessing from Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) . (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Time Warner Cable   RCN Corp.

4. Overture Trials NFV Software With Hidden Punch Explore Light Reading (Apr 30 2014) Middle Mile , Other , ETSI , Business Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN) , Virtualization Overture Networks is trialing an NFV software appliance designed to make it easier for service providers to create more flexible and inexpensive alternatives to managed business services. It struck me as a respectable but ordinary product announcement ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   IBM   Juniper   Overture Networks

5. Businesses Still Face 'Fiber Gap' Explore Light Reading (Apr 9 2014) Business Ethernet , Cable / MSO , Vertical Systems The number of businesses in the US connected to fiber networks, the predominant medium for Ethernet, is growing at a healthy clip, increasing to 39.3% of all US businesses with 20 or more employees by the end of last year, according to numbers just released by Vertical Systems Group. That stat is up from 36.1% in 2012, and far from the 10% to 11% numbers the industry was lamenting a decade ago. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group

6. TWC Sees Competitive Edge in CE 2.0 Explore Light Reading (Feb 7 2014) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Cable / MSO , National Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) Business Class earlier this week became the first Ethernet service provider in North America to achieve certification for all six of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 's Carrier Ethernet 2.0 business service classes, ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   AT&T Inc.   Metro Ethernet Forum   tw telecom

7. MEF: Ce 2.0 Certification Pipeline Filling Up Explore Light Reading (Jan 10 2014) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Heavy Reading The number of service providers attaining Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification through the Metro Ethernet Forum is set to jump quickly in 2014, with 10-12 providers engaged in the certification process as of the fourth quarter of 2013, an MEF official told us. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

8. Top 5 NFV Movers & Shakers Explore Light Reading (Jan 8 2014) Software Defined Networking (SDN) Nolle initially brought together five industry vendors into the CloudNFV consortium -- 6Wind, Dell, EnterpriseWeb, Overture Networks and Qosmos -- but the group continues to grow. And Nolle continues to spearhead its efforts and maintain a very public ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   NFV

9. Is 2014 the Year of Carrier Ethernet 2.0? Explore Light Reading (Jan 3 2014) Middle Mile , MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Heavy Reading Will 2014 be the year that the Metro Ethernet Forum's Carrier Ethernet 2.0 becomes widely adopted among service providers? For something once touted as "the new Ethernet," it's been a bust. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Metro Ethernet Forum

10. Router, Ethernet Switch Sector Grows Explore Light Reading (Dec 2 2013) Infonetics The market for telecom operator routers and Carrier Ethernet switches grew by 7% year-on-year to $3.6 billion in the third quarter of 2013 and is expected to experience further growth in the fourth quarter, according to numbers published by Infonetics Research. (Read Full Article)

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11. SDN Will Shake Industry's Roots Explore Light Reading (Oct 9 2013) Software Defined Networking (SDN) , Heavy Reading No matter whether it's under-hyped or over-hyped right now, software-defined networking (SDN) will disrupt and transform the telecom industry over the next few years, leading to new winners and losers and a potential vendor shakeout. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading

12. Business Services Grab Spotlight at Ethernet and SDN Expo Explore Light Reading (Sep 30 2013) The dynamic, roughly $5 billion US Ethernet market continues to grow at a very healthy clip, driven by business and, increasingly, wholesale services. Although the maturing market is no longer expanding at the 20 percent annual pace of its more youthful days, industry analysts estimate that it's still growing about 10 percent a year. (Read Full Article)

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13. Comptel: The Contrarian View Explore Light Reading (Sep 26 2013) Event Related , Business Ethernet Waters says Carrier Ethernet "didn't get the widespread adoption that was expected," and that in today's market, the distinction between Carrier Ethernet and what was developed for the enterprise has blurred substantially. (Read Full Article)

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14. 2013 Leading Lights Finalists: Most Innovative Ethernet/Optical Service Explore Light Reading (Sep 17 2013) The entries in this year's 'Most Innovative Ethernet/Optical Service' Leading Lights category fell into two camps -- services for carrier customers and services for non-carrier customers. That the number of entries from each camp was roughly equal says a lot about how far carriers have come in offering innovative Ethernet and optical services to end users such as corporate enterprises, government organizations and universities.  (Read Full Article)

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15. Back to School for Carrier Ethernet Competition Explore Light Reading (Aug 30 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , National , Heavy Reading As the kids are heading back to school, it looks like Carrier Ethernet professionals have been earning their degrees, too. The Metro Ethernet Forum's Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (CECP) program reportedly is very near to reaching the milestone of 1,000 certified professionals, according to EthernetAcademy.net. In the grand scheme of things, what do 1,000 certified professionals signify? (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum   tw telecom

16. Cable Goes on "Carrier" Ethernet Roll Explore Light Reading (Aug 23 2013) Cable operators are taking the US Carrier Ethernet market by storm, making strong inroads against the big incumbent telcos as they expand further in the business services arena. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   XO Communications   AT&T Inc.   Cablevision

17. Carrier Ethernet Drives 100G Explore Light Reading (Aug 13 2013) Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Heavy Reading Support for 100G is growing rapidly, driven by the huge demand for high-speed connectivity. Cloud services and distributed networks require huge bandwidth, and Carrier Ethernet equipment is now the leading application for 100G ports, significantly ahead of long-haul DWDM systems and core routers. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Broadcom   IEEE   Jdsu

18. SDN Will Reshape Carrier Ethernet Services Landscape Explore Light Reading (Jul 23 2013) Business Ethernet , Heavy Reading The convergence of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and software-defined networking (SDN) technologies promises to reshape how most networks are built and operated and significantly impact the competitive services landscape, but it may be years ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

19. Heavyweights Form CloudEthernet Forum Explore Light Reading (May 24 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN) A collective of major industry operators and vendors, including Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper Networks Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., has formed a new industry organization, the CloudEthernet Forum. The Forum, a new part of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) that will "operate independently," has been formed to address "the specific issues of scaling and applying suitable Ethernet services to meet the stringent demands of delivering cloud services." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Tata   Verizon Communications Inc.   Juniper

20. Overture Upgrades Ethernet Access Line Explore Light Reading (May 14 2013) Other , Business Ethernet Overture Networks Inc. is beefing up its carrier Ethernet offerings with a higher-capacity line of gigabit Ethernet Access Devices (EAD) for the metro edge. Essentially an upgrade to (and replacement for) the company's 20 series, the Overture 65, being (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Overture Networks   Overture Networks Inc.

21. Vitesse Gets Edgy With Carrier Ethernet Explore Light Reading (Apr 23 2013) MEF , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet Chipmaker Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. introduced its latest Ethernet switch-fabric chip Tuesday, claiming it's got the potential to redefine the Carrier Ethernet edge. The Serval-2 chip, more formally called the VSC7438, can be split among multiple functions -- handling some traffic with Carrier Ethernet's level of care while leaving other traffic at an enterprise level, for example. The company calls (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   OAM   Vitesse

22. Light Reading - Ethernet Europe: Top 10 Takeaways Explore Light Reading (Apr 16 2013) So here are the 10 key issues that captured my attention during the conference sessions, and on the show floor, during the first day's proceedings. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Heavy Reading   Metro Ethernet Forum

23. TWC Bids on NC's Next-Gen Network Explore Light Reading (Apr 4 2013) Unlike other gigabit efforts, NCNGN (pronounced 'NC Engine') combines six municipalities and four universities in a joint effort to drive deployment of an ultra-fast broadband network. Participants in the group will combine existing assets (such as excess fiber), determine specific regions of broadband demand, and agree on a common pricing plan. However, NCNGN has no interest in actually running a broadband network, and that's where Time Warner Cable comes in. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Time Warner Cable

24. SDN: The Road to Customized Services Explore Light Reading (Mar 27 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Software Defined Networking (SDN) , Heavy Reading Telecom operators will be able to use a combination of software-defined networking (SDN) and Carrier Ethernet 2.0 capabilities to develop services that are better suited to customers' needs, according to Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Stan 'Etherman' Hubbard. (Read Full Article)

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