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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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