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Managed SD-WAN providers ranked in new market report

Managed SD-WAN providers ranked in new market report

Recently, Vertical Systems Group -- a market research firm based in Boston -- shifted its attention to the managed SD-WAN ...
MEF Announces Final Draft SD-WAN Service Standard is Publicly Available

MEF Announces Final Draft SD-WAN Service Standard is Publicly Available

MEF is pleased to announce the public availability of MEF’s final draft standard that, for the first time in the ...
Oracle and the SD-WAN Marketplace

Oracle and the SD-WAN Marketplace

According to research by Vertical Systems Group, in 2018 the managed ...
The CP List: 20 Ethernet Service Providers You Should Know

The CP List: 20 Ethernet Service Providers You Should Know

Ethernet service providers are operating in a highly competitive market and have to evolve to keep up with changing customer demands ...
CenturyLink maintains top spot on Ethernet LEADERBOARD in 2018

CenturyLink maintains top spot on Ethernet LEADERBOARD in 2018

CenturyLink has topped the 2018 US carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD, growing its port base by 12%, according to figures from Vertical ...
SD-WAN Market to Grow in 2019 with Managed Services Leading the Charge

SD-WAN Market to Grow in 2019 with Managed Services Leading the Charge

The managed SD-WAN services market is expected to generate more than $282 million in revenue in the U.S. by the ...
Research says managed SD-WAN services market tops $282M in U.S.

Research says managed SD-WAN services market tops $282M in U.S.

Carrier-grade managed SD-WAN services in the U.S. picked up the pace in the second half of this year to the ...
What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

For cable operators, business services have been a key growth engine for years.  At the recent Light Reading "Future of Cable ...
MEF Releases LSO Sonata APIs Enabling, for the First Time in the Industry, Automation of Potential $250B+ MEF Services Market

MEF Releases LSO Sonata APIs Enabling, for the First Time in the Industry, Automation of Potential $250B+ MEF Services Market

More than 40 service and technology companies have participated in MEF’s LSO Sonata-related standardization, implementation, and certification activities. Rosemary Cochran, ...
AT&T touts more than 450,000 lit buildings in U.S.

AT&T touts more than 450,000 lit buildings in U.S.

AT&T says its fiber-optic network now connects more than 450,000 business buildings in the U.S ...
Business Fiber Deployment Accelerates with New Competition and Investment-Friendly Policies

Business Fiber Deployment Accelerates with New Competition and Investment-Friendly Policies

Thanks to ongoing efforts by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Chairman Pai’s leadership to facilitate investment and accelerate the ...
Spectrum Enterprise Fiber Investment Will Help Maintain 50 Fiber-Lit Building Per Day Momentum

Spectrum Enterprise Fiber Investment Will Help Maintain 50 Fiber-Lit Building Per Day Momentum

Last month, Vertical Systems Group released its updated LEADERBOARD. The firm found that Spectrum Enterprise had the third most on-net ...
Closing the Enterprise Fiber Gap

Closing the Enterprise Fiber Gap

Across the U.S., almost all enterprise buildings with 250 employees or more are fiber-lit, while less than half of buildings ...
CenturyLink’s John DeLozier: ‘Amazing’ Returns on Level 3 Investment

CenturyLink’s John DeLozier: ‘Amazing’ Returns on Level 3 Investment

...So far, the acquisition has allowed CenturyLink to surpass AT&T in Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2017 U.S. Incumbent Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard ...
Being an Ethernet leader Makes Sense for a Modern Networking Company

Being an Ethernet leader Makes Sense for a Modern Networking Company

Comcast Business has once again been named to Vertical System Group’s Year-End 2017 U.S. Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD and achieved the highest organic ...
Windstream Recognized for Strong Ethernet Growth

Windstream Recognized for Strong Ethernet Growth

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced that for the third straight year it has climbed analyst firm ...
CenturyLink, Frontier make big Ethernet moves as Charter and Comcast become bigger threats

CenturyLink, Frontier make big Ethernet moves as Charter and Comcast become bigger threats

CenturyLink recently took the Ethernet industry segment by storm when it surpassed AT&T as the top Ethernet position in terms ...
CenturyLink, Spectrum Enterprise, Cogent Top Latest Ethernet Rankings

CenturyLink, Spectrum Enterprise, Cogent Top Latest Ethernet Rankings

CenturyLink's acquisition of Level 3 Communications allowed the company to power its way to the top of Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2017 ...
CenturyLink claims top spot on US Ethernet leaderboard

CenturyLink claims top spot on US Ethernet leaderboard

CenturyLink has captured the number one spot on Vertical Systems Group’s latest leaderboard of US Ethernet market-leaders ...
CenturyLink Vaults to Top of U.S. LEADERBOARD

CenturyLink Vaults to Top of U.S. LEADERBOARD

CenturyLink has captured the #1 spot on Vertical Systems Group's latest LEADERBOARD of U.S. Ethernet market leaders. It is the ...