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XO expands Ethernet, offers higher speeds
XO Communications is expanding availability of Ethernet services to cover more than 500,000 business customer locations in 75 markets. XO's Ethernet reach is built on a mix of fiber, copper and Read more...
Adva device enables Ethernet network hand-off
As telcos continue to enjoy growth and expansion for their carrier Ethernet services, the points at which those services need to be handed off to run over another carrier's network are becoming more Read more...
Embarq on Ethernet track with Ciena gear
Independent telco Embarq is the latest telco to begin a migration from SONET to a converged Ethernet architecture. The carrier has been deploying Ciena's CN 4200 platform for the last six months, Read more...
Blade cuts into data center virtualization trend
Nortel Networks spin-off Blade Technologies has announced Gigabit and 10 Gig Ethernet switches that address the market opportunity for rack-level virtualization in the network data center. The Read more...
BT eyes service launches, avoids PBT talk
BT has been hounded by perceptions that its 21st Century Network project was staggering a bit, but in a keynote speech at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo in London, Karl Penaluna, director of IP and Read more...
Interoute CTO: Commercial PBT agendas confuse
Newly introduced carrier-Ethernet technologies--like provider backbone transport--are confusing customers and carriers as hype and "mis-selling" of the product is driven by commercial agendas, said Read more...
Spirent gear earns PBT testing certification
Test vendor Spirent Communications has earned Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem Compatible Product Certification in the field of provider backbone transport technology testing for its TestCenter platform. Read more...
Foundry Networks cuts Q1 earnings forecast
Ethernet equipment vendor Foundry Networks cut its outlook for the first quarter, saying earnings will be between $13 million and $14 million for the quarter, or about 8 cents to 9 cents per share, Read more...
Cisco snaps up remaining chunk of Nuova
Cisco Systems is acquiring the 20 percent of data center switch vendor Nuova Systems that it does not already own in a deal that ultimately could be valued around $678 million. The company, Read more...
Xtera acquires Meriton in optical match
WDM and long-haul optical vendor Xtera Communications has acquired metro optical vendor Meriton Networks in a deal which on the surface appears to be the latest step in optical vendor consolidation. Read more...