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Calix Catches Ethernet Fever
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (16)
November 9, 2009 : Access equipment vendor says its first all-Ethernet offering can build itself up to terabit size
EENY 2009: Interoute Targets Edge Unity
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
November 4, 2009 : As part of its quest for simplicity, Interoute is aiming to cut the number of customer boxes it needs to support to just a handful
Ethernet Awards Finalists Highlight Backhaul
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 30, 2009 : The access category of Heavy Reading's Ethernet Expo awards is all about new backhaul-minded boxes
Ethernet News: The Urge to Converge
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 16, 2009 : Hatteras and Fujitsu talk about combining Ethernet access types, while Extreme brings out a new box and Force10 goes rural
Actelis Bags Cash, Euro Customers
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 8, 2009 : The Ethernet-over-copper vendor continues its push to win Tier 2s (and small incumbents), and its investors are kicking in more cash to help
Ex-Cisco Exec Now an Ex-ADVA Exec
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
July 30, 2009 : Ron Martin, hired to beef up ADVA's cred with North American carriers, has moved on
ANDA Plays Ethernet Watchdog
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
May 12, 2009 : Real-time monitoring gets added to the company's EtherReach demarc devices, opening possibilities for new service-level agreements
Et Tu, Morin? Then Fall, CESR!
News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (37)
March 2, 2009 : Nortel cuts back its investment in the carrier Ethernet switch/router space and pledges a bigger emphasis on optical networking
Overture Snaps Up Ceterus
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
December 16, 2008 : Two of the Ethernet access equipment brigade are joining forces as their specialist market continues to grow
ECI Makes Ethernet Headway
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
October 15, 2008 : ECI puts its IP/MPLS and transport heritage to use and lands some early deals as it attempts to compete with the carrier Ethernet switch sector's big guns
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Who Makes What: GPON & WDM-PON Equipment
Reports - Tim Hills - Comments (25)
July 22, 2009 : A year on, who's in and who's out?
  • New vendors
  • New products
  • New trends
  • Testing Cisco's IP Video Service Delivery Network
    Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (15)
    June 3, 2009 : The largest, independent test of Cisco's service delivery network
  • 1.9 million potential users
  • In-line video quality monitoring
  • Massive scalabilty of IP video services
  • Who Makes What: Ethernet/IP Equipment 2007
    Reports - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
    October 16, 2007 : Help create our latest taxonomy of packet gear:
    * Where is your company?
    * Where are your products?
    * Who are your competitors?
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    Aurora Tackles Cable Cell Backhaul
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    October 19, 2009 : To detail its fiber-based platform for wireless backhaul, showcase new components and technology at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2009
    RAD Adds SyncTop
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    September 9, 2009 : RAD debuts a carrier Ethernet demarcation device that includes timing-over-packet technology for mobile backhaul
    Actelis Raises More Funding
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    September 8, 2009 : Actelis Networks receives new funding round to help finance explosive expansion across Europe and North America
    XO Reports Q2
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    August 11, 2009 : Steady revenue growth driven by broadband offerings
    ADVA Reports Q2; Martin Departs
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    July 29, 2009 : Ex-Cisco man Ron Martin, head of ADVA's North American operations, takes his leave as the company reports revenues of €58.2M and net income of €0.5M
    Cortina Adds Access, OTN
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    June 2, 2009 : Integrated Access platform includes silicon and software solutions optimized for 1 to 10 Gigabit EPON, GPON, and active Ethernet access
    Moto Says Hello to Passive Optical LANs
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    May 18, 2009 : SAIC enters agreement to resell Motorola Passive Optical LAN solutions for the enterprise market
    Positron Acquires Aktino
    News Wire Feed - Comments (2)
    May 11, 2009 : Ethernet-over-copper vendor gets picked up by a Canadian access networking player
    AlcaLu Unveils Access Switch
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    February 10, 2009 : Expansion of Alcatel-Lucent portfolio speeds transition to Carrier Ethernet in the enterprise
    Xelerated Unifies FTTx
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    January 27, 2009 : The AX family of programmable wirespeed Ethernet switches, a unified solution for Active Ethernet, EPON, GPON, 10G PON, LTE, and WiMax
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    Virtual Bonding™ technology for enhancing HSPA backhaul traffic - by Celtro
    White Papers
    November 1, 2009 : In this white paper, Celtro presents an inside look at Virtual Bonding technology, and examines how mobile operators can leverage it to gain more capacity, better service delivery, better network flexibility, risk-free network evolution to support...
    CE Access Platform Market Booming
    Ethernet Exposed - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
    October 22, 2009 : 3:00 PM Heavy Reading’s newest 'Carrier Ethernet Access Platform Quarterly Market Tracker' indicates the CEAP market is hot
    The Intelligent Path to a Service-Enabling Infrastructure - by Ciena
    White Papers
    September 30, 2009 : An automated modular network can be what you need it to be today and tomorrow – without trade-offs in cost, capacity, capability or performance. Learn how penalty-free reconfigurable switching helps you drive more services to market faster, for less.
    Enhanced Application Management and Reporting for Application-Assured Business VPN Services - by Alcatel-Lucent
    White Papers
    September 1, 2009 : This whitepaper discusses enhanced application management for Application-Assured VPNs and specifically the role that reporting and service management applications play in delivering value to both the enterprise customer and the operator. The...
    Overcoming Application Performance Challenges with Application-Assured Business VPN Services - by Alcatel-Lucent
    White Papers
    September 1, 2009 : Most enterprises have little or no visibility of their business applications or how these applications are performing over the wide area network (WAN). Operators can address this shortfall and differentiate their services by offering application...
    Ethernet Expo: Winning Ways
    EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
    May 15, 2009 : 1:20 PM Ethernet awards and vino collapso closed out this year's Expo
    Dr. Alireza Mahmoodshahi
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    May 13, 2009 : Georgina Burnett talks to COLT Telecom Group's CTO about recent innovations in carrier-class Ethernet technology and whether affordable end-to-end Carrier Ethernet connectivity has at last become a reality
    #CTIA
    The Philter - Phil Harvey - Comments (2)
    April 1, 2009 : NOON Twitter updates from another big show
    AlcaLu Branches Out
    Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
    February 10, 2009 : 6:00 PM -- The new 7210 reaches Ethernet CPE territory
    TLAB Pressed
    The Philter - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
    January 27, 2009 : 5:30 PM -- What the media really thinks of Tellabs
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