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Sizing up Connection-Oriented Ethernet approaches: A new eBook from FierceTelecom

April 23, 2012 | By
There's no question that Ethernet has become the accepted service of choice for data that service providers are using for their business and wholesale customers. But an emerging group of vendors,

Welcome 2012's wholesale service provider leaders

April 16, 2012 | By
As we begin our coverage of this year's COMPTEL PLUS--a trade show this week in San Francisco that will focus selling wholesale services to competitive providers and increasingly wireless

IPv6 security a growing concern as Blue Coat, Akamai note malware, exploits

April 11, 2012 | By
According to some of the equipment vendors and networking providers out there, 2012 is the year for IPv6 adoption. In many ways that's true, as enterprise IT departments last year faced up to the

No issue on Friday

April 5, 2012 | By
Just wanted to wish you all a happy and safe Easter holiday. Due to the holiday, FierceTelecom will not publish on Friday, but we'll be back in your inbox on Monday morning. Thanks for reading.--Sean

Detailed, accessible infrastructure maps can aid smarter broadband deployments

March 26, 2012 | By
I started writing full-time about wireline telecom around the same time that the federal government's broadband stimulus plan was announced, in early 2009. One of the first pieces of data I went

Zayo's AboveNet acquisition is all about quenching the metro fiber thirst

March 22, 2012 | By
Zayo Group went to the acquisition well again by making its 19th and 20th deal in the span of its short five years--first acquiring AboveNet on Monday and then, with the ink still wet on the

Improving the customer experience: a new eBook from FierceTelecom

March 19, 2012 | By
What are carriers doing to manage the customer experience? The increase in available technology to track and analyze the way customers are using telecom services, as well as how they are interacting

Windstream's business service ambition: A necessary and inevitable move

March 13, 2012 | By
Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) has some grand ambitions for its business service unit: Become the most powerful No. 4 "enterprise-focused" telecom provider in the U.S. As told in its new promotional

Chattanooga's EPB Fiber defies tough telecom odds

February 24, 2012 | By
EPB Fiber, the municipal broadband arm of Chattanooga-based EPB Power, created a stir last year when it launched its 1 Gbps service, which includes broadband speeds that begin at 30 Mbps, video

Happy President's Day: No issue Monday

February 17, 2012 | By
Just wanted to wish you all a happy and safe President's Day. Due to the holiday, FierceTelecom will not publish on Monday, but we'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday morning. Thanks for reading.--
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