Keynotes, panels, and more show floor vendors make up this installment of our trip 'round Ethernet Expo

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 technology enables an interactive healthcare application that is changing how doctors and patients interact. Optimum Lightpath's Dave Pistacchio describes that service and talks about the need for high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity

MSO will make unspecified layoffs as 'Project Cavalry' gets underway in more than half of its markets

AT&T and Verizon are among the big dogs backing IMS for voice and SMS service delivery over proto-4G LTE

Carrier is rapidly pushing Ethernet into every part of its network, including the wireless piece that's straining under the bandwidth demands of smartphone use

1:15 PM Equinix, CENX, and the MEF: ready to rumble

Russell Shriver, Level 3's VP of product management for IP and data services, says carriers need to expand, innovate, and take Ethernet services to the next level

More pics and grins from Ethernet Expo in New York

12:40 PM MSO debuts its 60-Meg wideband tier in another AT&T U-verse market

Small booths and wide smiles dominate the Ethernet Expo exhibits hall

Service providers at Ethernet Expo insist there's demand for a, still theoretical, 100-Gig Ethernet service

Nokia Siemens is reportedly looking to outbid Ciena for Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks business

Mzima Networks CTO Grant Kirkwood discusses his company's business plan and how it uses Ethernet connectivity to give enterprises a fresh start in their offices and when outsourcing their network infrastructures

Enterprise customers are realizing that not all Ethernet services are created equal, says AboveNet CTO, Rajiv Datta. Newer, more aggressive service-level agreements and ultra-low latency guarantees are ways that service providers are standing out from the competition

The winners of Light Reading's 2009 Ethernet Expo Awards

5:45 PM Cable overbuilder starts lighting up Cisco's wideband gear in New York, Boston, and Lehigh Valley

One constant challenge for carriers is their ability to connect with other carrier networks to extend the reach of their services. Service providers here have taken note of the problem, and they weigh in during this news brief

Reliance Globalcom's CTO talks about the importance of managed services and explains why that particular carrier offering is still going gangbusters in a bad economy

New York-based MSO says outdoor WiFi deployment is ahead of schedule and coming in 15% under budget

New offering isn't the market's first, but Verizon Business says it delivers better common customer experience

CLEC creating customer portal that will enable enterprises to keep close tabs on network and application performance

2:40 PM SK Broadband, another cable tech early adopter, is using Arris gear to bond four upstream channels

Equinix Inc.'s Jarrett Appleby explains how local carriers can get global reach with his company's Carrier Ethernet Exchange

The market for Carrier Ethernet switch router gear is set to grow in 2010 after contraction in 2009, analyst tells packed event

According to reports, Apple planned over-the-top subscription TV service would cost $30 per month and be delivered through iTunes

NOON MSOs talked the talk about new, advanced services, but will they walk the walk?

Nokia Siemens unveiled a major cost-cutting initiative, a new corporate structure, and plans to cut 9% of its workforce

The company's EtherStream technology promises to help carriers milk more mobile data bandwidth out of their base stations

Using the same technology its vendors developed to push FiOS into MDUs, Verizon Business now offers fiber LAN

9:45 AM We discuss Ethernet business services market trends with Russell Shriver, Level 3's VP of Product Management, IP & Data Services

9:25 AM Apple is pitching a $30/month iTunes video package

9:10 AM Cisco's M&A run continues with a bid to buy Chinese set-top box firm DVN

MEF president Nan Chen takes the wraps off his long-awaited Ethernet interconnect startup

Startup AirHop tackles thorny issues of self-organizing networks for LTE and future 4G networks

SureWest is launching Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV to fiber and copper customers and promising to do it aggressively

5:00 PM Phone maker shuts down mobile games service

Startup has nothing to do with superheroes, spiders, or anything cloudy

After years of self-containment, John Cioffi's DSL management specialist Assia bags $10 million, with operators backing the vendor

Cable IP convergence, 3D-TV demos, and Docsis and PON growing closer together – just some of the things that were on tap at cable's big tech confab in Denver

8:25 AM Not much difference between Orange and O2 iPhone prices

7:00 AM Dave Pistacchio, president of Optimum Lightpath, talks to us about the future of Ethernet services