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Comcast Business Recognized as #1 Provider for Managed SD-WAN by Vertical Systems Group for the First Time

Comcast Business today announced it is the number one ranked U.S. provider of Managed SD-WAN services for the first time, surpassing AT&T, according ...
Logix gets new CEO as it eyes more value in enterprise fiber

Logix gets new CEO as it eyes more value in enterprise fiber

800G may be the wave of the future, but the market is ramping slowly due to some challenges, according to Vertical ...
Lumen holds onto its wavelength market position

Lumen holds onto its wavelength market position

Lumen remains the top contender in the optical wavelength services market, maintaining top ranking on Vertical Systems Group’s 2024 U.S ...
AT&T’s lead in U.S. carrier Ethernet faces challenges from Comcast Business, Spectrum Enterprise

AT&T’s lead in U.S. carrier Ethernet faces challenges from Comcast Business, Spectrum Enterprise

Dedicated internet access (DIA) and gigabit services drove growth in the U.S. Ethernet market ...
DIA Connections Are Increasing: Is It Due to AI?

DIA Connections Are Increasing: Is It Due to AI?

DIA is contributing to U.S. Ethernet growth in a big way. Vertical Systems Group unveiled its 2024 Year-End U.S. Carrier ...
AT&T’s commanding U.S. Ethernet position

AT&T’s commanding U.S. Ethernet position

Video: According to Vertical Systems Group's mid-year 2024 Ethernet LEADERBOARD, AT&T continues to dominate the U.S. Ethernet market ...
Lumen maintains the top position in the Wavelength services market

Lumen maintains the top position in the Wavelength services market

The telco has been aggressively expanding its fiber network and has secured the number one rank on Vertical Systems Group’s ...
Cirion enters the Global Ethernet Provider LEADERBOARD 2023

Cirion enters the Global Ethernet Provider LEADERBOARD 2023

Cirion advanced from the Challenge Tier and ranks #7 on the Global Ethernet LEADERBOARD ...
Friday 5 video - AT&T led retail Ethernet service growth

Friday 5 video – AT&T led retail Ethernet service growth

Sean Buckley covers AT&T's rank on the U.S. Ethernet LEADERBOARD ...
Astound unveils 400G wavelength service with Ciena tech

Astound unveils 400G wavelength service with Ciena tech

Vertical's Principal Rick Malone told Fierce he expects “steady growth of the wavelength market during the next several years, with ...
Cisco Tops VMware, Versa on SD-WAN Technology Leaderboard

Cisco Tops VMware, Versa on SD-WAN Technology Leaderboard

Cisco takes the top spot on Vertical Systems Group's inaugural LEADERBOARD of U.S. SD-WAN technology suppliers ...
AT&T still top dog of U.S. carrier Ethernet market

AT&T still top dog of U.S. carrier Ethernet market

AT&T continues to hold the crown of Vertical Systems Group’s U.S. Carrier Ethernet leaderboard, after surpassing Lumen earlier this year ...
Nitel Launches Global SASE to Gain Ground in Hot NaaS Market

Nitel Launches Global SASE to Gain Ground in Hot NaaS Market

Erin Dunne said SD-WAN and related technologies represent “a bright spot in the overall telecom universe.” ...
Lumen retains dominant share of wavelength services market

Lumen retains dominant share of wavelength services market

The incumbent telco holds onto the top position in Vertical Systems Group’s U.S. Wavelength Services LEADERBOARD ...
Cox Communications wraps Unite Private Networks acquisition

Cox Communications wraps Unite Private Networks acquisition

Cox continues to be a dominant holder of on-net fiber to business buildings. It maintained its sixth position on Vertical Systems ...
SASE/SD-WAN roundup: AT&T tops SD-WAN leaderboard

SASE/SD-WAN roundup: AT&T tops SD-WAN leaderboard

In this SASE and SD-WAN roundup: AT&T gains first place on a global managed SD-WAN leaderboard ...
AT&T, Verizon’s Business Fiber Presence Face Growing Threats from Spectrum, Comcast Business

AT&T, Verizon’s Business Fiber Presence Face Growing Threats from Spectrum, Comcast Business

AT&T and Verizon continue to command the leadership position in the number of on-net fiber-lit business buildings. Still, their dominance ...
Fiber connects more than 1.4 million U.S. commercial buildings and data centers

Fiber connects more than 1.4 million U.S. commercial buildings and data centers

Fiber reached more than 1.4 million U.S. commercial buildings and data centers by the end of 2022, according to Vertical ...
Former Sprint Wireline Network Now in Cogent’s Hands with Close of T-Mobile Deal

Former Sprint Wireline Network Now in Cogent’s Hands with Close of T-Mobile Deal

The company regularly appears on various Leaderboard “challenger” lists prepared by Vertical Systems Group that measure market share for carrier ...
TPx Honored on Vertical Systems Group's U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN LEADERBOARD

TPx Honored on Vertical Systems Group’s U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN LEADERBOARD

Vertical Systems Group has again named TPx to its prestigious U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN LEADERBOARD benchmark ...