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Ethernet over copper
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Week in research: Copper lives in niche role; attack traffic spikes 718 percent
An estimated $1.5 billion will be spent on EFM-bonded, copper-based Ethernet access devices in the next five years, an Infonetics Research report forecasts. Much of that will be spent to increase capacity for businesses and some mobile backhaul networks.
VSG: Business fiber gap is slowly closing
For much of the last decade, the lack of business fiber connections was often cited as an opportunity for new service providers and an embarrassment for those that had been around for a while and could have done better addressing the market.
EoC makes a new dent in Ethernet market
Despite the allure of fiber-based Ethernet, the reality is that no service provider—even a large one—can justify bringing a fiber connection to every building in its footprint. Which providers are taking the Ethernet over Copper route in the U.S. marketplace?
TelePacific introduces 220 Mbps EoC service
TelePacific on Wednesday announced that it is doubling its current 100 Mbps Ethernet over Copper data rates to 200 Mbps for customers it serves in its California and Nevada markets via its Enhanced Ethernet over Copper access ecosystem.
Consolidated ramps up its business services strategy with Ethernet
With the integration of SureWest well underway, Consolidated Communications has set a goal of advancing its business service set to extend into the Sacramento, Calif. and Kansas City areas it entered through that deal.
Alpheus purchases Net Star Telecommunications
Alpheus Communications, a Texas-based CLEC focused on the Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston (DASH) area, on Wednesday acquired Net Star Telecommunications, a Houston-based data center service provider.
XO ups EoC ante with new 100 Mbps speeds
XO Communications on Wednesday debuted a 100 Mbps Ethernet over Copper speed tier and announced plans to extend its overall Ethernet service reach to serve almost 2 million buildings.
Integra Telecom serves up 60 Mbps symmetric EoC service
Integra Telecom on Tuesday debuted a 60 Mbps symmetrical Ethernet over Copper (EoC) service, extending Ethernet service into areas that it can't currently can't reach with fiber yet.
SARENET selects Overture for its EoC initiative
SARENET, a Spanish competitive provider focused on the business market, on Tuesday chose Overture Networks for its Ethernet over Copper service initiative.
CLECs to ILECs: Don't hang up your copper networks!
Traditional ILECs may see their copper facilities as nothing more than an aging asset of the legacy voice-only service age, but for competitive telcos serving the business market, copper is still very much in fashion.
