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The juggling act of 100G migration: A look at our new eBook

September 26, 2011 | By
I'd like to take a minute to direct your attention to our latest eBook, 100 Gbps Networks See the Light. In considering a migration to 100G, service providers have had to juggle three balls:

tw telecom's Ethernet rise is based on a fiber-rich, customer-first diet

September 21, 2011 | By
tw telecom's (Nasdaq: TWTC) recent designation as the third largest Ethernet service provider by Frost and Sullivan, trailing only AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), is recognition that the

VoIP providers move to consolidate, expand hosted offerings, but can they maintain growth?

September 14, 2011 | By
8x8's recent acquisition of cloud-based call center provider Contactual may seem like an unusual move by a provider whose core competency is selling business-class VoIP service. But it actually

Take our wireline telecom innovators quiz

September 7, 2011 | By
As FierceTelecom prepares to release a special report later this month on 20 innovators who changed the face of the wireline industry, we're going to test your knowledge of telecom history. As part

Have a great long Labor Day weekend - no issue Monday

September 2, 2011 | By
I wanted to take a moment out to tell you to have a great Labor Day Weekend. In observance of the Labor Day holiday, FierceTelecom will not publish on Monday, but will be back in your inbox on

Utility cabinets are a necessary nuisance for fostering broadband competition

September 1, 2011 | By
San Francisco last week, after months of controversy, became the latest legal battleground over placement of remote terminal (RT) cabinets on city streets. The matchup: community groups advocating

CenturyLink's Ethernet service power rise reflects changing market dynamics

August 24, 2011 | By
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) recently gained the fourth spot on Vertical Systems Group (VSG) Mid-Year 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard--the first time the ILEC has ever been on the top 10 list.

No compromise in sight between Verizon, union workers

August 19, 2011 | By
Things don't look so great to either Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or the unionized workers of its wireline division, who walked off the job on Aug. 6 after negotiations failed to be resolved prior to

The Goog abides: Will Motorola acquisition mean a closer relationship with carriers?

August 16, 2011 | By
As with other companies like Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and to a lesser extent Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), it has always been difficult to determine

Highlighting today's women telecom leaders

August 9, 2011 | By
In this day and age, where women make up a larger percentage of the workforce than ever before, some might find it odd to celebrate women in leadership positions. But the workforce statistics don't
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