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Carrier Ethernet Services: 3+ Million Ports Worldwide by 2018

Carrier Ethernet Services: 3+ Million Ports Worldwide by 2018

Cumulative global opportunity for retail services exceeds $200 billion ...
Unlocking Revenues With Standardized CE 2.0 Wholesale E-Access Services

Unlocking Revenues With Standardized CE 2.0 Wholesale E-Access Services

Rosemary Cochran is moderating this session at the MEF Global Ethernet Networking Conference / GEN14. Vertical Systems Group is on the advisory board and is a contributing Industry Analyst firm for this event. MEF GEN14 is the inaugural gathering of the Ethernet community defining the future of network-enabled cloud, data and mobile services powered by ...
Service Provider Perspectives – Business Benefits Of Connecting Everyone & Everything With Ethernet

Service Provider Perspectives – Business Benefits Of Connecting Everyone & Everything With Ethernet

Erin Dunne is moderating this session at MEF GEN14. Vertical Systems Group is on the advisory board and is a contributing Industry Analyst firm for this event ...
NEWSFlash September 2014

NEWSFlash September 2014

In this NEWSFlash:
> Mid-Year 2014 Global Provider and U.S. Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARDs
> One Million Carrier Ethernet Service Ports Projected in U.S. by 2018
> Vertical in the News – What our analysts are saying…
> Events ...
One Million Carrier Ethernet Service Ports Projected in U.S. by 2018

One Million Carrier Ethernet Service Ports Projected in U.S. by 2018

Growth driven by expanding service options, rising bandwidth demand, and falling prices ...
Level 3/tw telecom: Deal May Be a Response to Post-Merger Comcast/TWC’s Increased Business Focus

Level 3/tw telecom: Deal May Be a Response to Post-Merger Comcast/TWC’s Increased Business Focus

Rick Malone, Principal of Vertical Systems Group, comments on the deal: > Fiber footprints are “extremely complementary” in terms of geographic coverage > Significant LEADERBOARD shakeups upcoming ...
U.S. Business Fiber Gap Narrows in 2013

U.S. Business Fiber Gap Narrows in 2013

The majority of new fiber deployments were focused on connecting medium and smaller buildings in the metro areas surrounding major cities across the U.S ...
Two Transport Takeaways from Telecom Exchange West

Two Transport Takeaways from Telecom Exchange West

Posted by Rosemary Cochran Earlier this month at Telecom Exchange West I moderated a thought-provoking CEO Roundtable, “Burstable Transport: The Challenges and Opportunities, which featured executives from Hibernia Networks, GlobeNet, Level 3 and tw telecom. These industry experts related their first hand experiences about why transport connections are substantively more than bit pipes. Here's a ...
NEWSFlash - March 2014

NEWSFlash – March 2014

In this NEWSFlash:
> Year-End 2013 Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARDs
> U.S. Carrier Ethernet Service Ports Jump 26% in 2013
> Vertical in the News – What our analysts are saying…
> Events ...
U.S. Ethernet Service Ports Jump 26% in 2013

U.S. Ethernet Service Ports Jump 26% in 2013

LEADERBOARD analysis shows port growth driven by Ethernet access to IP/MPLS VPNs and Cloud connectivity; Top providers already MEF CE 2.0 certified ...