As demand explodes for voice, video and data services, and as the number of users of those services surges, government agencies are taxed with finding ways to cost-effectively get as much bandwidth as possible to the users at the network edge. Faced with the need to upgrade their network infrastructures, agencies are opting to move away from aging TDM technologies such as ATM. One new method rapidly attracting organizations is Carrier Ethernet.

…® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEND*), the network specialist, and Swisscom today announced Carrier Ethernet certification for Swisscom’s Carrier Optical Service (COS) and Ciena’s optical Ethernet platforms – the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform and CN 2300&trade…

…Carrier Ethernet access products that extend the reach of Ethernet to all business locations, whether served by copper or fiber network connections, while providing remote network monitoring and control to enable rapid fault resolution and end-to-end SLA verification. Ciena’s new 3000 Ethernet Access…

…Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced the CN 5060™ Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform has secured Carrier Ethernet certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). A cornerstone of Ciena’s FlexSelect™ Architecture, the CN 5060 is an element of the…

…– FlexSelect™ for Ethernet – to make Ethernet a carrier-class, performance-grade convergence vehicle from the access network to the core. Extending the Company’s FlexSelect Architecture approach to network transition, Ciena is adding advanced Ethernet products and capabilities to…

…new G10 and G10X Ethernet Service Modules that deliver Layer 2 Ethernet aggregation, switching and transport capabilities as simple plug-and-play upgrades to the Company’s CN 4200® FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform family. The new modules simplify IP/Ethernet service architectures…

…Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform, a next-generation Ethernet-optimized platform, enabling a cost-effective transition to converged Ethernet switching in metro and edge aggregation networks. The CN 5060, part of a comprehensive strategy that enhances the IP and Ethernet value proposition of Ciena…

…announced the addition of a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) module for its CN 4350™ Ethernet Services Provisioning Switch, the first carrier-grade Ethernet platform specifically designed for telco and cable service providers to deliver high-value business-class Ethernet services as well as the triple play…

…that it has been selected as the successful bidder in the auction of substantially all of the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business. Ciena has agreed to pay US $530 million in cash and issue US $239 million in aggregate principal amount…

…specialist, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of substantially all of the optical networking and Carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel’s+ Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business. The $773.8 million (USD) aggregate purchase price for the acquisition consists entirely of cash. The…