
AT&T Tops Global Ethernet Providers, Trailed by Colt, Orange Business
Companies have been actively jockeying for position over the past three years ...

Versa Networks Wins Business Impact Award from MEF During MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Showcase Q1 2021
The Business Impact Award recognizes the most significant potential impact on the service provider’s business. The MEF 3.0 PoC Showcase ...

Lumen, AT&T and Spectrum lead flat carrier Ethernet market
COVID-19 and SD-WAN were two of the biggest factors influencing the carrier Ethernet market last year ...

Fierce Telecom Industry Voices—Cochran: Who needs to SASE!
Every enterprise and business entity needs to Somehow Administer Security Everywhere! (SASE!). Meanwhile, the magic SASE (secure access service edge) notion promises to simplify ...

AT&T CEO: More fiber is the company’s top-priority
According to Vertical Systems Group, AT&T had the most on-net fiber lit buildings in the U.S. in April ...

COVID-19 Takes Big Bite Out of Managed SD-WAN Service Revenue
It could be a long way back for managed SD-WAN services. At least one researcher expects the COVID-19 pandemic to stifle demand through most ...

Aryaka Recognized in 2019 U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN LEADERBOARD by Vertical Systems Group
Aryaka, the cloud-first WAN company, today announced the company achieved a position on Vertical Systems Group’s 2019 U.S. Carrier Managed SD-WAN ...

AT&T, Hughes and Verizon top SD-WAN leaderboard
Erin Dunne sits for an extensive interview with Light Reading focusing on the latest SD-WAN LEADERBOARD ...

Deutsche Telekom hands ADTRAN a major software-defined broadband access deal
Erin Dunne believes a number of different industry trends, including advances in PON technology coupled with decreasing PON costs, plus ...

AT&T Tops Managed SD-WAN Ranking, CenturyLink Surges
AT&T, Hughes, and Verizon topped the Vertical Systems Group’s 2019 ranking of carriers offering managed SD-WAN services. Those three were ...

AT&T is king of U.S. on-net fiber buildings
For the fourth straight year, AT&T ruled the roost for on-net fiber lit buildings in the U.S., according to research ...

First Certified MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Service Providers Announced
"Our research shows a direct relationship between a commitment to MEF certification and the business success of market leading companies ...

CenturyLink Simplifies Cloud Networking with Self-Service Connectivity to IBM Cloud
CenturyLink is in the first position on Vertical Systems Group's 2019 U.S. Ethernet LEADERBOARD ...

Telia Carrier Launches World’s Best-Connected SD-WAN Service
“SD-WAN has the capability to deliver transformative results for organizations looking to harness the power of a cloud-based consumption model,” said ...

AT&T Maintains Lead in Latest Global Ethernet Rankings
AT&T retained the top spot, followed by Colt and CenturyLink, in Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2019 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard ...

2019 U.S. Competitive Ethernet LEADERBOARD
Cogent, Zayo, GTT and Sprint have achieved a position on the 2019 U.S. Competitive Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD ...

2020 Forecast: Where Will Cable’s Growth Come From?
…revenue for managed SD-WAN, MPLS, and site-to-site VPNs, according to Erin Dunne, director of research services, Vertical Systems Group. Many ...

MEF Announces SD-WAN Certified Professional Program
“Carrier Managed SD-WAN is one of the fastest growing markets for service providers, MSPs, and enterprises – projected to reach ...

WiFi 6 will face 5G competition
Sitting behind the battle between WiFi 6 and 5G is an important point. As Erin Dunne, from the Vertical Systems ...

Building and Maintaining an SD-WAN is Complex and Time Consuming – Aryaka’s 3rd Annual Global State of the WAN Report
“Vertical's research on migration to SD-WAN concurs with Aryaka’s latest survey results regarding the complexities of managing the underlying WANs ...