Metro Ethernet Channel
Feb 22 2012
According to news reports, the Metro Ethernet Forum says that providing guidelines for both wireless operators and their wholesale partners can make the whole wireless backhaul process easier "as operators migrate from TDM-based backhaul to Ethernet/IP-based backhaul to support 4G/LTE."
Industry observer Sean Buckley wrote that wireless operators who deliver the bandwidth required for 4G/LTE say that wireless backhaul is "the biggest challenge in operating cost in the industry," citing Nan Chen, president of the MEF, who told Buckley that costs run from $1-$2 billion "in just the U.S. for Ethernet circuits."..Read more
Feb 15 2012
FiberLight, a leading provider of metro Ethernet and fiber optic networks, announced that it is expanding its footprint in Texas by constructing a new super metro and regional fiber network in the western part of the state...Read more
Feb 9 2012
Network solutions provider Ciena Corporation announced that Fibrenoire, a provider of fiber-optic Internet connections and private network services, has selected Ciena Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) to enhance the delivery of metro Ethernet services to enterprise customers in Quebec and Ontario.
The solutions, which include Ciena's 3960 and 3920 Service Delivery Switches, will support Fibrenoire's IP MPLS Internet backbone that runs over 3,000 kilometers of optical fiber...Read more
Jan 31 2012
FiberLight has had a nice reputation for forming strong partnerships. It also has the reputation of being one of the best in its sector. That is one of the reasons why so many other companies have formed partnerships with one of the world's leaders in mission critical level high performance fiber optic networks. While FiberLight has had some real success over the last few years, an argument can be made that it never had more than when Amazon announced it would become a new partner...Read more
Jan 23 2012
CoSentry has completed construction of its latest generation of high-performance, PCI-certified cloud platforms.
Integrating with CenturyLink build fiber, the CoSentry platform provides a unique new service -- the CoSentry Metro Cloud, according to company officials...Read more
Jan 20 2012
NetLogic Microsystems has expanded its intellectual property portfolio to include over 800 worldwide patents, filings and international registrations covering a broad range of innovations for its networking infrastructure products...Read more
Jan 18 2012
Level 3 Communications, a provider of IP communications services, announced the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), an industry alliance, has honored the company with the "Service Provider of the Year" award for its Ethernet services in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA)...Read more
Jan 12 2012
According to the Anniston Star, based in Anniston, Ala., rural sections of northeast Alabama "could soon have access to faster Internet connections as a result of the installation of fiber optic cables."
The project calls for installing more than 180 miles of fiber optic cable in northeast Alabama and Georgia, connecting 144,000 households and 8,300 businesses...Read more
Jan 11 2012
In keeping with Governor Patrick's commitment to expand broadband access in western Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) entered into an agreement with Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider in the Northeast...Read more
Jan 4 2012
BT, a leading provider of communications solutions and services, has expanded carrier Ethernet service in the U.S. and Canada to meet the growing customer demand nodes in the metro areas of Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Newark, N.J. and Toronto, Canada...Read more
Dec 27 2011
Industry observer John Saxon recently posted some interesting thoughts on networking and assorted other terms which have come into everyday vocabulary through technology. Saxon thinks "Metro Ethernet" could be another popular term like "Internet." As he explains, "Ethernet is a way to connect in a network, using a cable to join computer to computer, or computer to device or just computer to modem for Internet access. Since most computers are built ready to network, there is little to understand in setting up except which wire to purchase or router to set up. The term Ethernet implies a wired connection, but a wireless system is referred to as Wi-Fi."..Read more
Dec 20 2011
Metro Ethernet provider Optimum Lightpath has now connected more than 5,000 buildings to its 100 percent fiber network, spanning more than 4,700 fiber route miles.
With this expansion, the network continues to be one of the densest fiber-based Ethernet networks in the United States...Read more
Dec 15 2011
Mr. Colocation, a provider of data center-related consulting services on the West Coast, has announced the launch of its new website.
To the customers in the greater San Diego and Phoenix metropolitan areas, the new website is expected to offer consumers assistance in locating the best value and high quality options for colocation and data center-related services...Read more
Dec 8 2011
Verizon announced that the Metro Ethernet Forum recognized the company's excellence and leadership in the development, marketing and delivery of Carrier Ethernet business services around the world.
The recognition as the Global Service Provider of the Year for the third consecutive year is based on the strength of the company's comprehensive Carrier Ethernet portfolio, continued service innovation worldwide and expansive interconnect agreements, company officials said...Read more
Nov 28 2011
As large cities across the nation start to overflow with frenzied holiday shoppers, metropolitan-area businesses will now more than ever require a robust and reliable network connection as they communicate between offices. And, just as we have choices in what color sweater to buy for our loved one this year for Christmas, options also exist for Internet connections...Read more
