8/14/2019 — NORWALK, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) announced the launch of Managed Wireless LAN for medium businesses and large enterprises, which combines hosted and managed technology with extensive, one-stop-shop network installation, management, maintenance and analytics. The solution is a…
Two new initiatives from service provider standards organization MEF aim to streamline the process of establishing customer circuits that originate and terminate on different service provider networks. If this sounds familiar, that’s because MEF has been doing a lot of…
JUNE 11, 2019 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream Wholesale, a leading provider of advanced network communications, today announced it is establishing a presence in the MDC El Paso, Texas, data center. MDC’s edge data centers are strategically located at network crossing…
May 07, 2019 — PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cable ONE Business today announced that it has achieved MEF 3.0 Services Certification for its E-Line, E-LAN and E-Access Ethernet services. This certification represents Cable ONE’s ability to deliver standards-based Ethernet services that are seamless, with…
SAVANNAH, Ga. and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hargray Fiber announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Dark Fiber Systems (“DFS”), a dark fiber provider in Jacksonville, FL. The transaction further expands Hargray’s network in the southeast and positions the company…
BLAIR, Nebraska – April 18, 2019 – Great Plains Communications, the largest independent telecommunications provider in the state of Nebraska, has kicked off new construction to extend the reach of its extensive 9,500- mile regional fiber network. Projects include construction to expand…
Advanced Communications Technology (ACT) and Blackfoot Communications have entered into a strategic partnership to expand connectivity in their footprints, according to the companies. The combined Advanced Communications Technology, Blackfoot Communications footprint will include more than 30,000 locations across more than…
Richardson, TX, March 26, 2019Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. today announced that the Midwest Fiber Network has successfully upgraded an existing fiber transport network with a 200 GbE system based on the Fujitsu 1FINITY S100 Layer 2 Switch and Virtuora Network Control Solution. This high-capacity…
Windstream fixed wireless wholesale Ethernet access service will be available to enterprises in 400,000 buildings in 50 markets in 2019, the company said today. Speeds range from 3 Mbps to 5 Gbps, with guaranteed four-nines availability, according to the company….
Comcast and Spectrum Enterprise are fastest-growing U.S. cable MSO firms in terms of ethernet presence, with Cox and Altice USA also making significant gains, according to the Vertical Systems Group’s latest Leaderboard report. The Leaderboard bases rankings on share calculations…
CenturyLink has the largest carrier Ethernet market share in the U.S., followed by AT&T, Verizon, Spectrum Enterprise, Comcast and Windstream, according to the 2018 Vertical System Group Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard. The companies each have at least 4% of the market…
Frontier today launched Frontier Connect – Cloud, which will use the Frontier Ethernet network, in combination with the Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric, to offer customers access to any of numerous third-party cloud service providers. The goal is to offer a…
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