One of the least vulnerable networks is metro Ethernet, which has a multiple-ring architecture that lets data change directions and reroute if it runs into congestion or equipment failure. It also ...

A lot has happened with Ethernet in service provider networks in the past 10 years. And the Metro Ethernet Forum has been behind a lot of that progress. From promoting and education the industry on ...

The International Telecommunications Union has announced a set of new standards designed to make it easier for telephone and Internet service providers to offer Ethernet services over their existing ...

Nortel Networks moved to beef up metro Ethernet networks on Tuesday at the Globalcomm carrier-equipment show in Chicago, rolling out a recently developed technology designed to make them more ...

* The primary drivers behind Metro Ethernet adoption In the last newsletter, we began a discussion of the current state-of-the-market for Metro Ethernet. This time we’ll focus on the primary drivers ...

Metropolitan-area networks (MAN) built on Ethernet over fiber promise to deliver faster, cheaper and more flexible bandwidth than ATM/Sonet-based technologies. But IT professionals contemplating the ...

Nan Chen is president of the Metro Ethernet Forum, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based consortium of equipment manufacturers and service providers developing standards for providing carrier-class Ethernet ...

Comcast is expanding its services to medium-sized businesses by introducing metro Ethernet connections at up to 10-Gigabit speed, launching Monday in more than 20 U.S. cities. The services include ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) today announced an expansion of Metro Ethernet (MetroE) service to more than 55 new markets in 10 states. The ...

Comcast Corp. is moving into the mid-sized business data market in Michigan. The Southfield office of the Philadelphia-based cable and telecom giant Monday announced Metro Ethernet services for metro ...

A US-based company lifted the lid on a range of products earlier this month that could help service providers to offer Metro Ethernet services to companies. The four 'Etherjack' products launched by ...