XO fills in fiber gaps with microwave gear
Like Ethernet over Copper (EoC), XO's LMDS network is just one of the complementary technologies that the service provider will use to either extend services to customers where fiber is not available...
View ArticleWindstream Joins CarrierQuoteShop.com
Channel Partners... pricing for products that include data T1, bonded T1, data DS3, integrated voice and data, PRI, local voice, and Metro Ethernet products (under 10mbps). ...
View ArticleXO Communications gets into cloud service game
XO (OTC BB: XOHO.OB) is making its formal move into the cloud services market with the launch of its Enterprise Cloud Communications solution. Claiming that it can simplify the management of an...
View ArticleVertical: Business fiber availability up in US and Europe, but SMBs remain ...
Newly released research from Vertical Systems Group revealed that business fiber penetration increased to 27.7 percent in the U.S. and 18.4 percent in Europe at the end of 2010. This is an increase...
View ArticleIPNetzone selects XO Communications Ethernet over Copper
IPNetzone Communications, Inc., a rapidly growing privately-held global network provider based in New York, has selected XO Communications’ nationwide Ethernet access network to extend its service...
View ArticleXO Communications signs teaming agreement with Exalt
XO Carrier Wireless Access include carrier-grade system supporting Fast-E and Gig-E connectivity to locations without direct fibre access, an additional level of network redundancy in the event of...
View ArticlePAETEC extends Ethernet services to its agent channel
Through PAETEC's existing Channel Program, channel partners can sell Intellifiber's portfolio of fiber, Ethernet, and custom network design and build projects. This portfolio includes a mix of Ethernet...
View ArticleEthernet over Copper breathes new life into telecom's wired medium
While it's clear that a growing base of business customers want Ethernet, the reality is many aren't connected to a service provider's fiber facility--the dominant method to deliver Ethernet--and...
View ArticleCompetitive carriers hone their Ethernet over Copper skills
Fiber likely will be the ultimate endgame to deliver Ethernet services to businesses. Offering unlimited amounts of bandwidth, incumbent and even competitive service providers have spent billions of...
View ArticleXO's EoC growth driven by mix of organic growth, partnerships
Late last year, XO had expanded its Ethernet over Copper (EoC) network by more than 30 percent, a long-term goal that not only increased its EoC coverage in 39 existing markets, but also saw them...
View ArticleCarrier Ethernet Hot Topic at TIA 2011
Attendees of next week’s TIA 2011 “Inside the Network” Conference & Exhibition in Dallas, May 17-20, will take a close look at the converged network from two vantage points: the growing number of...
View ArticleKeeping Carrier Ethernet SLAs intact: TIA 2011 Preview
Being able to maintain Service Level Agreements (SLA) for business services is a table stakes requirement that every service provider has had to follow. Despite the promise of greater bandwidth and...
View ArticleOverture Networks' ISG 400 Begins Shipping to Commercial Customers
Overture Networks, the industry's trusted Carrier Ethernet solutions provider today announced the general commercial availability of its ISG 400 platform. The ISG 400 is a modular Gigabit Carrier...
View ArticleXO enhances its international network reach
XO Communications (OTC BB: XOHO) is responding to the growing need for global connectivity with plans to expand a suite of its international network service elements. When this expansion effort is...
View ArticleXO Expands Global Network Services
Once complete, the expansion will enable XO to offer its enterprise and carrier customers Dedicated Internet Access, Ethernet, MPLS IP-VPN and Private Line services to more locations around...
View ArticleSurvey Says! - Results of Carrier Ethernet SONET/SDH Displacement Survey are In
We wrapped up the Carrier Ethernet SONET/SDH Displacement survey a few days ago, just in time to share the preliminary results with the audience at TIA 2011 last week. Mark McDonald and Don MacNeil of...
View ArticleRandy Nicklas, XO Communications: Wireline's most powerful people
During his 12 years at XO Communications, first as Vice President of Engineering and ow as Chief Technology Officer, Randy Nicklas, a former MCI and NASA technologist, has driven a number of key...
View ArticleXO Communications' Meteoric Rise Tied to Ethernet
According to Don MacNeil, vice president of Carrier Services for XO Communications, Ethernet has been key to the company's strong growth since its founding in 1996, a trend he foresees continuing in...
View ArticleXO Communications' Ethernet services get MEF 9, 14 certification nod
XO Communications' Ethernet services get MEF 9, 14 certification nodFierceTelecomBoth MEF 9 and MEF 14 define a series of test cases to verify the ability of a carrier Ethernet network to deliver...
View ArticleVSG Ethernet Leaderboard: Indie telco CenturyLink rises
Vertical Systems Group released its Mid-Year 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard, and though little has changed among the top three market leaders, independent telco CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) made...
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