Telecom Italia is Europe’s First CE 2.0 Company
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April 16 2013: The MEF today announces that Telecom Italia has become the first European Service Provide to achieve CE 2.0 certification.
“The MEF views the Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification program as a very important chapter in the evolution of standardised Carrier Ethernet services. I believe it will open up new services and markets for Telecom Italia,” said Nan Chen, President of the MEF, at the organization’s Quarterly Meeting in Frankfurt as he congratulated Mario Bianchetti, Senior Program Manager and Daniele Accetta, Primary Technical Contact.
“CE 2.0 is a very significant milestone for Telecom Italia,” said Mario Bianchetti. “It enables us to rapidly deploy standardised services to our enterprise and wholesale customers, with increased Quality of Service, stricter SLAs and more predictable SLS.”
Italy has seen significant growth in Carrier Ethernet Services in recent years, with some analysts* predicting a $1.1bn market for the Enterprise Market alone in the country by 2018, up from $0.6bn in 2010. Italy is the 4th largest Carrier Ethernet market in Europe by revenue.
“Our international wholesale customers are increasingly specifying CE 2.0 as part of their tender process, so we are delighted to be the first in Europe to be able to offer the service,” concludes Fabio Randone, who oversees the design of new services for Telecom Italia Wholesale Services Innovation & Consulting.
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Globe Business is first in Asia to achieve MEF CE 2.0 certification
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March 22nd 2013, Manila, Philippines: Globe Business has established yet another industry milestone as it becomes the first in Asia to earn the significant Metro Ethernet Forum – Carrier Ethernet (MEF CE) 2.0 certification on March 20, 2013, elevating its status as among top service providers worldwide and can now deliver added benefits to its customers by matching enterprise users' application performance needs to MEF services with specific service-level agreements (SLAs).
Head of Globe Business Jesus Romero lauded the company's latest accolade, noting that "being the first not only in the Philippines but in Asia to receive certification for Carrier Ethernet 2.0 is not only an important achievement for us and also augurs well for the local ICT industry. It reflects our company's genuine commitment to deliver world-class and best-in-class services to our customers."
As the pioneer of premium-grade corporate solutions in the country, Globe Business is presently the only Philippine and Asian service provider, and fourth in the world, to achieve MEF CE 2.0 certification with its point-to-point E-Line (EPL and EVPL) and multipoint-to-multipoint E-LAN services, strengthening its Ethernet services' MEF 9 and MEF 14 certifications or MEF CE 1.0 which define Ethernet service functionality and service performance, respectively. These accreditations enhance the company's end-to-end service Operation, Administration and Maintenance (or OAM) capabilities for the three-level Class of Service and Tier 1 service performance as they make Globe Business Ethernet services the best choice at world-class standards.
Its MEF CE 2.0 accreditation also extends the original purpose of Carrier Ethernet with added vital features, including easier interconnection with global Ethernet providers and partners for multiple standard service types as well as enabling new levels of efficiency for mobile backhaul.
Globe Business Head of Enterprise Segments Grace Castillo added: "With our MEF CE2.0 certified services, we can deploy our products and solutions much faster, provide guarantees to customers of globally-compliant services which will work seamlessly with their network and allow end-to-end visibility to perform faster issue identification and resolution as well as ensure SLA delivery."
"What this means in terms of Classes of Service is that our customers can run multiple and critical applications while we assist and support them in prioritizing which ones can pass through Ethernet traffic. Likewise, we can conduct non-intrusive tests with added testing parameters leading to quicker turn-around time in pinpointing issues and resolutions, less service downtime, ensure SLAs and improve after-sales support. This gives them a definite advantage when subscribing to our MEF CE 2.0-certified Ethernet services," she added.
Meanwhile, Globe Business Head of Business Products and Services Francisco Claravall confirmed that "this accreditation from a global-certifying IT body is actually the result of the hard work and commitment put in by our Data Network Planning and Engineering, our Product Management team, as well as our colleagues from Tellabs and Iometrix through extended days and nights of continuous, round-the-clock assessing and resolving issues during the course of the certification tests. Our synergies were focused toward the collective goal of giving the country its first MEF CE 2.0 certified-service through Globe Business."
Already, Globe Business customers have commended its move to take its Ethernet services several notches higher, as attested by a long-time client and local insurance giant Philamlife: "We've known Globe Business to be at the forefront of innovation in the Philippines. Being the first locally to be MEF CE 2.0 certified and, better yet, in Asia, is a breakthrough not only for the company but for the country as well. This demonstrates that the Philippine telecommunications and ICT industry are moving ahead, with Globe Business leading the way," said Nilo Zantua , Vice President and Head of IT Infrastructure of PhilamLife.
Romero commented: "We believe that more than just an accreditation document, this acknowledgment from a global certifying body will translate into tangible benefits that our customers will feel and will be delighted about: simpler and faster deployment as well as standardized services that offer them more choices, giving them more reasons to be with Globe Business over and above any other provider."
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Alaska gets Carrier Ethernet 2.0
Alaska Communications’ CE 2.0 certified services will benefit business, government and consumer markets
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March 19th 2013, Los Angeles: The arrival of Carrier Ethernet (CE 2.0) services, announced today, brings Alaska in step with the best-connected business communities in America, according to Nan Chen, MEF President. He congratulated Alaska Communications for being Alaska’s first provider to achieve the new CE 2.0 certification for both their carrier grade E-Line and E-LAN Ethernet services, now extensively available across the state.
“This certification puts Alaska Communications among the pioneers of new Ethernet services and it’s a testament to the company’s commitment to the business market” said Nan Chen. “CE 2.0 services help address Alaska’s unique needs and infrastructure challenges, bringing the assurance that Alaska businesses will have the world-class connectivity that places them right at the heart of the US, and global, economy.”
CE 2.0 extends Carrier Ethernet with vital added features, including multiple classes of service, greater manageability and easier interconnect for eight standard service types, enabling new levels of efficiency for mobile backhaul, making it easier for a large number of access providers to join the Carrier Ethernet community and establish Carrier Ethernet as a business class cloud service carrier.
Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Communications (Nasdaq: ALSK) delivers wireless, mobile broadband, Internet, local, long-distance and advanced broadband solutions for businesses and consumers. The company’s coverage includes advanced broadband and voice networks and dual submarine fiber links connecting Alaska to Oregon and the contiguous United States. The company offers businesses and consumers wireless service on the largest network in the state, and began providing 4G LTE service late last year.
According to Michael Todd, Alaska Communications’ SVP, Customer Operations: “Our CE 2.0 certification provides our Alaska business customers unparalleled assurance of world-class connectivity when they’re doing business across the state, throughout the country or around the world.”
Alaska Communications’ commitment to Carrier Ethernet reflects the industry’s biggest success story of the past decade. For the first time this year, CE services share of bandwidth exceeded the sum total of all legacy telecoms services across the world, making it the dominant technology in the carrier space, according to Vertical Systems Group. Last year over 1.2 billion new Ethernet ports were shipped (400 million wired and 800 million wireless) according to IDC, and Frost & Sullivan, Vertical Systems and Infonetics predict a near $48+ billion services market by 2015.
About The MEF:
The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 200 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org/
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Australian SP brings Carrier Ethernet 2.0 to the APAC region
CE 2.0 certified services ensure world-class connectivity with multiple CoS and end-to-end manageability
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March 7 2013. Telstra Wholesale is now the first company in the APAC region – and only the second company in the world – to offer certified Carrier Ethernet (CE 2.0) services, according to Nan Chen, President of the MEF. He congratulated Telstra Wholesale for being the APAC region’s – and so also Australia’s – very first provider to achieve the new CE 2.0 certification for both their Ethernet Access and Ethernet Backhaul E-Line products. Telstra is backing its CE 2.0 services with a major internal educational campaign that has already resulted in eighteen employees across the Telstra Group receiving MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (CECP) accreditation – with more to come.
“Carrier Ethernet has become the industry’s biggest success story of the past decade,” said Nan Chen, President of the MEF. “With India, China and other Asian countries continuing to drive the global economy, interconnectivity – both within the region and into other world markets – is key. Effectively, Telstra Wholesale’s customers can be confident that these services offer ‘world’s best practice’, - certified by the MEF. What’s more, Telstra Wholesale customers can now enjoy the inherent advantages of CE 2.0’s multi-CoS plus sophisticated end-to-end management capabilities.”
CE 2.0 extends Carrier Ethernet with vital added features, including multiple classes of service, greater manageability and easier interconnect for four standard service types (E-Line, E-Lan, E-Tree and E-Access) enabling new levels of efficiency for mobile backhaul, making it easier for a large number of access providers to join the Carrier Ethernet community and establish Carrier Ethernet as a business class cloud service carrier. Service Providers choose to certify one or more of these four service types, progressively certifying additional service types as customer demand warrants.
According to Telstra Wholesale’s Mr Bryce Blacker, General Manager - Solutions: “CE 2.0 E-Line certification is a whole lot more stringent than earlier Carrier Ethernet acccreditations, and we are proud to be the first to achieve it in the APAC region. Telstra Wholesale can now offer its customers four classes of service, targeting a range of business applications from the stringent demands of voice/video down to the best effort needs of Internet browsing. In addition, the CE 2.0 SOAM capability provides enhanced end-to-end manageability so our customers can benefit from fast, fine-grained fault detection and localization across a nation-wide fibre network covering approximately 1700 metro, inter-city, and regional Exchange Serving Areas (ESA’s). Meanwhile, we are accelerating our employee training group-wide to ensure an ample resource of MEF-CECPs to back our service delivery with the very best in professional support.”
Telstra’s commitment to Carrier Ethernet reflects the industry’s biggest success story of the past decade. For the first time this year, CE services share of bandwidth exceeded the sum total of all legacy telecoms services across the world, making it the dominant technology in the carrier space, according to Vertical Systems Group. Last year over 1.2 billion new Ethernet ports were shipped (400 million wired and 800 million wireless) according to IDC, and Frost & Sullivan, Vertical Systems and Infonetics predict a near $48+ billion services market by 2015.
About The MEF:
The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 200 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org/
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Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Has Arrived.
Comcast Business Services is World’s First CE 2.0 Service Provider
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After the first 20 Equipment Vendors certified for CE 2.0, Service Providers now follow suit
NetEvents, Wednesday 20th February 2013, Phuket,Thailand: Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company based in the U.S., has become the first Service Provider in the world to achieve CE 2.0 status.
“A milestone was reached this year when for the first time Carrier Ethernet services share of bandwidth exceeded the sum total of all legacy telecoms services across the world, with Frost & Sullivan, Vertical Systems and Infonetics predicting a near $48 billion services market by 2015. We are therefore very pleased to see that Comcast has achieved the latest milestone in our industry - becoming the first CE 2.0 Service Provider,” said Nan Chen, President, MEF.
The news follows the MEF’s recent announcement of the first twenty vendors to offer Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified products in San Diego on January 29th. According to the MEF, this will mean a surge in the number of access providers in the Carrier Ethernet industry, new markets for regional providers, application-oriented SLAs, optimized mobile backhaul and cloud service delivery.
Ihab Tarazi, Chairman of the MEF added: “Certification will enable service providers to choose equipment vendors with greater speed, clarity and certainty. CE 2.0 Certification marks a significant moment in the life of the MEF and Carrier Ethernet.”
The first twenty CE 2.0 vendors are: Accedian, Altera, BTI Systems, Ciena, Cisco, Cyan, FibroLAN, Huawei, Infinera, Juniper Networks, MRV, Omnitron, Overture, PT Inovacao, Pulsecom, RAD Data Communications, Telco Systems, Tellabs, Transition Networks and Transmode.
“It is a natural outcome that the Service Provider community will seek out equipment vendors with CE 2.0 certification,” says Kevin Vachon, COO of the MEF. “Now we expect to see the enterprises specifying CE 2.0 services from their service provider partners.”
Latest generation CE 2.0 extends the original purpose of Carrier Ethernet with vital added features, including multiple classes of service, greater manageability and easier interconnect for eight standard service types, enabling new levels of efficiency for mobile backhaul, making it easier for a large number of access providers to join the Carrier Ethernet community and establish Carrier Ethernet as a business class cloud service carrier. According to Vachon: “The main market drivers continue to dominate business: bandwidth growth, mobile data and LTE migration and the growth of public and private cloud computing.”
Bob Metcalfe, Inventor of the Ethernet, summed up saying: “40 years after its inception, Ethernet continues to innovate. CE 2.0 gives service providers and vendors the ability to drive global interconnection and deliver a whole host of services to enterprises rapidly and with multiple classes of service and robust service level agreements. Carrier Ethernet continues to dominate and surpass all other WAN technologies and services on the market.”
About The MEF:
The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 200 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org
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MEF-CECPs in 40 Countries
APAC in top 5
NetEvents, Wednesday 20th February 2013, Phuket,Thailand: The MEF today announced that there are now 571 MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professionals (MEF-CECPs) in 142 employer organizations in 40 countries around the globe. The program, launched in mid-2011, is now being adopted by major Carrier Ethernet organizations as a formal requirement for key technical positions, with APAC service providers and equipment vendors appearing among the top 5 MEF-CECP employers in the MEF rankings.
“My congratulations to the nearly 600 Carrier Ethernet professionals that have already achieved MEF-CECP certification,” commented Nan Chen, MEF President. “With Ethernet Business Services revenues forecast to be $40 - $50bn by 2015, service providers, equipment vendors and enterprises are now able to recruit talent to internationally recognized Carrier Ethernet knowledge and skill levels. Individuals also now have a path to varying levels of professional recognition and accomplishments.”
The MEF also reports that currently 52% of MEF-CECPs are based in North America, and 25% in APAC, followed by 18% in Europe. The top three job responsibilities held by MEF-CECPs are sales engineering, product management and network engineering. The MEF has also recently boosted its program of MEF-accredited training which is now offered by 7 third party companies – both specialist training providers and equipment vendor with customer-facing training groups.
Full details of the process for MEF-CECP certification are available on the MEF website http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org or http://www.ethernetacademy.net.
About The MEF:
The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 200 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
For more information: http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org/
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Carrier Ethernet 2.0 pioneers pave way for Ethernet access surge
First wave of CE 2.0 certified products has been announced
Tuesday 29th January, 2013 San Diego, CA: A surge in the number of access providers in the Ethernet community, new markets for regional providers, application-oriented SLAs, optimized mobile backhaul and cloud service delivery… these are among the benefits now on offer, according to Ihab Tarazi Chairman of the Board, MEF (MetroEthernet Forum), speaking today at the gala announcement of the first twenty vendors to offer Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified products. Other speakers included Ethernet inventor, Bob Metcalfe, and MEF President Nan Chen.
“The companies’ achievements are are a testament to their commitment to outstanding delivery for the Carrier market” said Ihab Tarazi. “Certification will enable service providers to choose equipment vendors with greater speed, clarity and certainty. CE 2.0 Certification marks a significant moment in the life of the MEF and Carrier Ethernet.”
 The first twenty vendors certified are: Accedian, Altera, BTI Systems, Ciena, Cisco, Cyan, FibroLAN, Huawei, Infinera, Juniper Networks, MRV, Omnitron, Overture, PT Inovacao, Pulsecom, RAD Data Communications, Telco Systems, Tellabs, Transition Networks and Transmode.
The MEF is providing detailed program descriptions in two key documents: the CE 2.0 Certification Blueprint and the CE 2.0 Technical Foundation now available at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org. For the full press release click here |
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 MEF Announces Winners of the CALA Carrier Ethernet Awards – 2012
Los Angeles, November 29, 2012: The winners of the prestigious 2012 MEF Carrier Ethernet Awards - CALA were announced at a special Awards dinner ceremony following MEF’s Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul Seminar in Rio, Brazil on Monday. These annual Awards recognize excellence and leadership in the development, marketing and delivery of Carrier Ethernet Services, and are presented annually in North America, Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Caribbean and Latin American regions. A Global Service Provider of the Year is also recognized.
The awards this year, encompassed four specific categories – to encourage the widest range of submissions, regardless of size or footprint, with the judging panel comprised of senior analysts from IDC, Infonetics, Ovum and The Yankee Group.
For award details click here for the full press release
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MEF Announces Winners of the APAC, North America and Global Carrier Ethernet Awards – 2012
Los Angeles, November 14th 2012: The winners of the prestigious 2012 MEF Carrier Ethernet Awards for the APAC, North America and Global regions were announced recently, with the APAC awards being presented at the recent MEF APAC Summit in Shanghai and the North America and Global award winners being named at the Light Reading Ethernet Expo in New York. These annual Awards recognize excellence and leadership in the development, marketing and delivery of Carrier Ethernet Services, and are presented annually in North America, Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Caribbean and Latin American regions.
The awards this year encompassed four specific categories – to encourage the widest range of submissions, regardless of size or footprint, with the judging panels comprised of senior analysts from Current Analysis, Dell’Oro Group, Frost & Sullivan, Heavy Reading, IDC, Infonetics, Informa, Ovum, and Vertical Systems.
For award details click here for the full press release
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Carrier Ethernet to ride on Wave of Mobile Proliferation
iPhone 5 and growth in 4G driving adoption of MEF Carrier Ethernet v2.0 |
NetEvents, Portugal, 28 September 2012. The MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum), the defining body for Carrier Ethernet, today referenced the Dell’Oro Group Mobile Backhaul Report that predicts large-scale network investments as a result of the proliferation of mobile devices like the new iPhone 5. Dell’Oro Group forecasts investments in mobile backhaul infrastructures will approach $40 billion over the next five years, with Carrier Ethernet equipment accounting for the vast majority of the expenditures.
Telecoms groups are predicted to make more money from data than voice by 2017 according to research for the Financial Times (London) by the GSMA, which represents nearly 800 mobile operators in 220 countries. T-Mobile USA, the fourth largest U.S carrier, which this week appointed John Legere as its new CEO, is the latest member of the MEF. T-Mobile USA is starting to aggressively court owners of the iPhone while preparing to roll out its own fast 4G LTE network, set to go live next year.
“To keep up with the exponential demand for mobile data, operators will need to adapt their mobile backhaul infrastructures rapidly in the next five years,” says Nan Chen, President of the MEF. “Carrier Ethernet has transformed WAN and enterprise connectivity as well as providing an infrastructure to fuel soaring user expectations for mobile applications.”
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South Africa 4G/LTE Adoption “A priority”
Gary Williams of Metrofibre networx and founding member of the Metronet Ethernet Forum in South Africa, says the government should do more to license the spectrum |
NetEvents, Portugal, 28 September 2012. Although South Africa is lagging behind when it comes to deployment LTE (Long Term Evolution), South Africa is ahead of the curve with its physical IT infrastructure which has improved immensely with the emergence of new entrants, claims Gary Williams of Metrofibre networx, the founding member of the MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) in South Africa. Metrofibre networx provides fibre optic Open Access over the “Last Mile” connecting Service and Application Providers to their customers.
According to Williams, South Africa needs more formalized, national broadband policy which would open the gates for technologies like LTE to become more accessible to prospective operators.
“The industry has made huge efforts to get all its ducks in a row, now we need the government to do its part and release the mobile spectrum which will join our wired and mobile networks together.”
Metrofibre Networx, is the original adopter of MEF standards in SA and also the driver behind this adoption of "world conformity" for every SP/ISP/Carrier to be interconnected to the same MEF Carrier Ethernet Cloud.
"Joining up different provider networks is the key to driving down bandwidth cost. This will also mesh together the country’s networks and provide the countrywide network which is so desperately needed to boost the economy.
“The only way to achieve this is if all participants use the same language, which is
MEF - Carrier Ethernet. This would mean that: |
- there is no need to interconnect with equipment that speaks different languages
- businesses will have Transparent SLA's, Quality of Services and Class of Services
- ENNI enabled Wholesale Interconnects that will allow the Service Provider to add services, change bandwidth on the fly over their partners carriers network "Elastic type services"
“If the government provides the framework, the MEF can galvanise the telcos, ISPs and equipment manufacturers to join up our islands of connectivity into a national network which can compete in a globally connected business environment,”
For the full press release Click Here
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MEF Announces Winners of EMEA Carrier Ethernet Awards 2102
Finalists and winners named at VIP Dinner in Barcelona |
Los Angeles, September 25th 2012: The winners of the prestigious MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) Carrier Ethernet Awards for 2012 were announced at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress in Barcelona. These annual Awards recognize excellence and leadership in the development, marketing and delivery of Carrier Ethernet Services, and are presented annually in North America, Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Caribbean and Latin American regions. A Global Service Provider of the Year is also
recognized. { click here to view the winners}
The awards this year, encompassed four specific categories – to encourage the widest range of submissions, regardless of size or footprint, with the judging panel comprised of senior analysts from Current Analysis, IDC, Infonetics, Informa and Ovum.
For the first time, this year’s Business Services category was enhanced to recognize both the service povider and end user customer, resuling in excellent submissions across many vertical markets. The analyst juding panel voted Bird & Bird and Colt in the Professional Services market, Slovakia Broadcast & Television Company and GTS Central Europe in the Television and Broacasting industry along with SmartGaming Group and Colt in the Live Dealer Gaming segment, as the eventual winners of this year’s inaugural “Best Carrier Ethernet Business Application Awards”.
“Best Wholesale Ethernet Service” includes applications for mobile backhaul, data centre and provider interconnects for the provisioning of managed point-to-point Ethernet services to their clients as well as overall contribution to Ethernet ubiquity. This year’s winner was GTS Central Europe, who edged out fellow finalists Colt and Eurofiber.
“Best Marketing”, as in previous years, recognizes the value in spreading the word about the many benefits of Carrier Ethernet. The judges assessed the campaign’s goals and objectives, how it differentiated the services and the results gained. Broadnet, Colt and Verizon made the finals but it was Colt that scored the highest to take this year’s award.
The “Regional Service Provider of the Year” is awarded on the basis of the cumulative score from the above 3 categories plus additional qualifications relating to the company’s location and specific regional coverage. The winner this year was Colt with GTS a close runner-up.
“Colt is very proud to be recognised once again by the MEF Carrier Ethernet Awards” commented Henry Bohannon, Head of Ethernet & IP Services at Colt. “It has been an exciting year in terms of continuing to enhance Colt’s Ethernet Services and the independent judging panel of industry analysts provides a respected endorsement of our capabilities. The MEF awards allow us to demonstrate market leadership and expertise to our customers and to showcase Colt’s Ethernet Service portfolio.”
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MEF appoints Verizon’s Ihab Tarazi as Chairman
Major addition to board with spread of new generation Carrier Ethernet 2.0 |
July 30th Los Angeles, CA: MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) President Nan Chen, today welcomed Ihab Tarazi, Verizon’s Vice President of Global Network Planning, as the new chairman, together with other senior appointments, to the MEF’s board.
“Ihab is one of the most influential and respected leader in the global telecommunications industry and brings us tremendous first-hand knowledge of planning and engineering one of the largest and most advanced Ethernet networks in the world,” said Nan. “We have already benefited greatly from his presence and leadership on our board, which undoubtedly will accelerate adoption of CE 2.0 and advance Carrier Ethernet deployment.”
Nan continues to serve as President; Robert Kuse, Director of Commercial Engineering, Cox Communications as Treasurer; Arie Goldberg, CEO and Co-Founder, Omnitron Systems as Secretary, and Kevin Vachon as Chief Operating Officer.
The other board of directors are, in alphabetic order: Lionel Florit, Senior Manager, Cisco Systems; Andrew McFadzen, Head of Global Marketing, Orange Business Services; Scott Mansfield, Principal Engineer, Ericsson; Eric Puetz, Director of Strategic Standards, AT&T; Raghu Ranganathan, Senior Advisor (Office of CTO) Ciena; Ralph Santitoro, Director of Carrier Ethernet Market Development, Fujitsu Network Communications; Karen Schmidt, Executive Director, Product Management and Strategy, Comcast Business Services.
“I am pleased and honored to join the MEF leadership team of this prominent organization that has done an outstanding job of advancing Carrier Ethernet globally,” said Tarazi. “The time is right to focus on simplifying the Carrier Ethernet technology and operations model and improving interoperability with enterprise, mobile and cloud applications. At the same time, I look forward to helping MEFexpand its goal of addressing other areas such as operations and planning and their impact on Carrier Ethernet technology.”
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MEF Breaks the Tape at 200 Members
Other milestones include150 companies and 300 MEF-CECPs now certified |
July 16, 2012, Los Angeles, CA: The MEF’s (Metro Ethernet Forum) global membership passed the 200 member company mark for the first time as it concluded its fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. Other major milestones passed in this eleventh year since the MEF’s inception, include over 150 service providers and equipment vendors certified to CE 1.0 and the number of MEF-CECPs (MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professionals) has now passed the 300 mark - a number that is expected to triple over the coming year.
“It has been a great twelve months for the MEF,” announced Nan Chen, MEF President. “Our growing, global membership base demonstrates the industry’s commitment to the globalization and success of standardized Carrier Ethernet Services. It also gives us the critical mass to pursue our goals aggressively, being a solid foundation for migration to our recently-announced CE 2.0 and CE 2.0 Certification flagship initiatives.”
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MEF Launches Expanded 2012 Carrier Ethernet Awards
Service Providers and their clients recognized for Carrier Ethernet excellence and innovation
The MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) today announced details of an enhanced awards program for 2012 – the Carrier Ethernet Awards – which for the first time, will acknowledge partnerships between Service Providers and their clients in the delivery of Carrier Ethernet services for various application verticals. The awards will be presented in North America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Caribbean & Latin American (CALA) regions with a Global Service Provider award being presented to the provider offering the most comprehensive range of Ethernet services in 3 or more regions. Full details and application forms are available now from the MEF website http://metroethernetforum.org/page_loader.php?p_id=2405 Click here for the full press release |
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MEF Launches Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification
April 30th, 2012, Los Angeles: The MEF’s new Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification program for services and equipment complements the MEF’s recent launch of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 with certification for 8 new services. CE 2.0 brings significant value added benefits, matching the Enterprise users’ application performance needs to MEF services with specific SLA’s, accelerating global deployment and optimizing bandwidth use and costs. CE 2.0 certification has been developed to bring these new benefits to service providers, equipment vendors and users more quickly, with higher quality and at lower cost. The 680 test cases in the new certification program replace months or even years of costly and highly specialized test development required for assuring compliance with the new CE 2.0 services. CE 2.0 certification accelerates the ability for service providers to deploy new services and to bring deserved industry recognition for innovation and quality.
Registration for CE 2.0 certification opens today for equipment vendors and will open on May 28th for Service Providers. The MEF is providing detailed program descriptions in two key documents: the CE 2.0 Certification Blueprint and the CE 2.0 Technical Foundation now available at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org. For the complete press release click here |
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MEF Releases MEF-CECP Study Guide
The MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) has launched an online study guide
to support their Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) program. With 191 MEF-CECPs already registered in 27 countries since the program’s launch last year, the response has been extremely positive. However, the demand for skilled professional Carrier Ethernet expertise is unabated, and this study guide is designed to help bridge the gap.
It is available now in universal browser format and as part of the mobile iPad app ‘MEF on the Go’ both available at http://metroethernetforum.org/CarrierEthernetStudyGuide
“We set the bar high, and the quality of applicants has been excellent” says MEF President Nan Chen. “The examination tests them on a vast body of knowledge generated by the MEF over ten years – in addition to materials from the IEEE and other bodies – and we want candidates to spend less time searching the database and more time learning.
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This guide does exactly that – setting out the essentials in a clear, easy to navigate format with direct links to further study materials.” The guide already amounts to over 180 HTML pages of concise information, and is being continuously updated and expanded. Those registering to access the free guide can also opt to receive notification of updates via Twitter (@MEFCert). The Study Guide also includes a comprehensive gallery of diagrams used by the MEF, a glossary of terms, and a consolidated list of links to all reference documents.
To qualify as an MEF-CECP, candidates must pass an 80 question multiple choice examination covering the relevant aspects of Carrier Ethernet. The exam can be taken online at the candidate’s convenience – regulated by web based proctoring technology to ensure the security and integrity of the examination – or taken in an MEF approved test facility. Individuals also have the option of taking class training from an MEF Accredited Training Partners (MEF-ATP). Whether self-taught or professionally trained, every candidate will benefit from the concise and accessible compendium provided by the Study Guide.
“The latest data on Carrier Ethernet 2.0 is already available on the guide”, adds Nan Chen. “After our February launch of Carrier Ethernet 2.0, the demand for supporting information from MEF has been huge and we see this as being an important vehicle in meeting that need”. About The MEF: The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 190 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide.
For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at hhttp://www.MetroEthernetForum.org
CE 2.0 Advances Industry through Standardized Multi-CoS, Interconnect and Manageability over 8 Ethernet Services
 February 24th, 2012, Los Angeles: - Bob Metcalfe, the Inventor of Ethernet and MEF Advisory Director, announced the launch of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0), characterized by three powerful and standardized features: Multiple Classes of Service (Multi-CoS), Interconnect and Manageability, enabling the delivery of differentiated applications over managed and interconnected networks globally. CE 2.0 is generationally advanced from the standardized Ethernet services delivered over a single provider’s network defined now as Carrier Ethernet 1.0 (CE 1.0).
Many ‘new Ethernets’ were born since its humble 2.94 Mbps beginnings in Palo Alto,” said Metcalfe, “It’s been more than a decade since Ethernet ventured out into the wide area network, and 7 years since we defined the first carrier-class networks and services that we all know as Carrier Ethernet. Just as the web browser revolutionized the efficiency and usability of the Internet, CE 2.0 is positioned to revolutionize the efficiency and usability of Ethernet Service Delivery.”
CE 2.0 greatly expands from 3 services in CE 1.0 to 8 services, 2 of each respectively in E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, and E-Access, as defined in MEF Service Specifications and Implementation Agreements (MEF 6.1, 6.1.1, 22.1,33). Further, CE 2.0 carries newly standardized and powerful service features of Multi-CoS with Performance Objectives, Interconnect and Manageability, through the integrated delivery of MEF Service Attributes (MEF 10.2, 10.2.1, 26.1), Implementation Agreements (MEF 13, 20, 23.1) and Management Specifications (MEF 7.1, 16, 17, 30, 31).
“The approval of key MEF specifications and implementation agreements in 2012 marks the tipping point that this new generation of services and networks can be confidently implemented and deployed as a new industry standards” said Nan Chen, MEF Founder and President. “CE 2.0 provides a new dimension for industry growth and prosperity.”
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MEF Introduces The Mobile Backhau Initiative with First Integrated Suite to Resolve 4G/LTE Backhaul’s Most Costly Challenge February 8th, 2012, Los Angeles: This year’s first MEF Quarterly Meeting brings very welcome news to mobile operators and their access providers with the launch of the MEF’s Mobile Backhaul Initiative for 4G/LTE. It brings a technical solution to the challenged backhaul, resulting in potential 25% backhaul savings for mobile operators, up to 3x revenue growth for access providers over existing network infrastructure, while delivering equal or better end user experience. Given mind-bending predictions on mobile backhaul build-out costs, the scale of the savings could amount to the hundreds of millions of dollars! These significant benefits are powered by Carrier Ethernet innate ability to support Multiple Classes of Services (Multi-CoS), which is newly standardized as MEF 23.1 Multi-CoS Implementation Agreement. view the video
“Mobile Operators all agree that the industry’s single biggest challenge and operating cost is in delivering the bandwidth needed for 4G/LTE backhaul” says MEF President, Nan Chen. “It’s important to take a holistic approach, so for the first time, the MEF introduces its Mobile Backhaul Initiative with an integrated suite consisting of the MEF 22.1 Mobile Backhaul implementation agreement, MEF 23.1 Multi-CoS implementation agreement, and a technical business paper clarifying the urgency and justification of migrating to Multi-CoS if cost-effective expansion and efficient deployment of 4G/LTE are to be achieved. It also includes other technical guidance on best practices and a new paper on packet-based frequency synchronization.”
“Multi-CoS is a breakthrough in delivering sustainable quality and profitable deployment of mobile services, because it allows highly efficient bandwidth usage – with less dependency on over-provisioning, combined with more responsive QoS delivered to more users.” Said Nav Chander, Sr. Analyst at IDC, “it delivers significant benefits to both mobile operators and Ethernet access provider partners; and MEF is at the forefront of enabling the onset of a whole new class of mobile value-added services.”
For more information, please visit MEF at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org
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MEF Introduces The Mobile Backhaul Initiative with First Integrated Suite to Resolve 4G/LTE Backhaul’s Most Costly Challenge
February 8th, 2012, Los Angeles: This year’s first MEF Quarterly Meeting brings very welcome news to mobile operators and their access providers with the launch of the MEF’s Mobile Backhaul Initiative for 4G/LTE. It brings a technical solution to the challenged backhaul, resulting in potential 25% backhaul savings for mobile operators, up to 3x revenue growth for access providers over existing network infrastructure, while delivering equal or better end user experience. Given mind-bending predictions on mobile backhaul build-out costs, the scale of the savings could amount to the hundreds of millions of dollars! These significant benefits are powered by Carrier Ethernet innate ability to support Multiple Classes of Services (Multi-CoS), which is newly standardized as MEF 23.1 Multi-CoS Implementation Agreement.
View MEF Mobile Backhaul Initiative video.
“Mobile Operators all agree that the industry’s single biggest challenge and operating cost is in delivering the bandwidth needed for 4G/LTE backhaul” says MEF President, Nan Chen. “It’s important to take a holistic approach, so for the first time, the MEF introduces its Mobile Backhaul Initiative with an integrated suite consisting of the MEF 22.1 Mobile Backhaul implementation agreement, MEF 23.1 Multi-CoS implementation agreement, and a technical business paper clarifying the urgency and justification of migrating to Multi-CoS if cost-effective expansion and efficient deployment of 4G/LTE are to be achieved. It also includes other technical guidance on best practices and a new paper on packet-based frequency synchronization.” “Multi-CoS is a breakthrough in delivering sustainable quality and profitable deployment of mobile services, because it allows highly efficient bandwidth usage – with less dependency on over-provisioning, combined with more responsive QoS delivered to more users.” Said Nav Chander, Sr. Analyst at IDC, “it delivers significant benefits to both mobile operators and Ethernet access provider partners; and MEF is at the forefront of enabling the onset of a whole new class of mobile value-added services.” For more information, please visit MEF at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org/
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