MEF Awards Carriers

CHICAGO -- The MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) is proud to announce the winners for their third "North American Carrier Ethernet Service Provider of the Year" awards. Verizon received the "Carrier Ethernet Service Provider of the Year - National Category" award and Optimum Lightpath received the "Carrier Ethernet Service Provider of the Year - Regional Category" award today at the MEF booth NxtComm, Chicago.

Also featuring on the MEF booth was the presentation of the latest round of MEF certifications, including the world's first ever service provider certification for service quality and performance compliant with MEF 14, and the announcement of the MEF's first "Carrier Ethernet for Business World Tour".

"Please join me in congratulating Verizon and Optimum Lightpath for their outstanding achievement in accelerating deployment of Carrier Ethernet networks and services" commented Nan Chen, President of the Metro Ethernet Forum. "Their commitment to Carrier Ethernet has elevated market awareness and worldwide development of Carrier Ethernet. The MEF's Carrier Ethernet for Business world tour takes up that theme, and today's MEF 14 certifications for service performance prove that Carrier Ethernet is here and ready for prime time."

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