…could be extended to reach 60-80% of all U.S. towers. Q: But don’t wireless operators like Verizon and AT&T have their own networks?  Why do they need Cable MSOs for backhaul? A: Verizon and AT&T each have wireline affiliates, and I’m sure they would prefer to rely on these…

…over a year ago in Europe, Verizon today announced that it was deploying Ciena?s coherent 100G technology in its U.S. network.  With its plans to deploy 100G technology on selected segments of its U.S. backbone network by the end of the second quarter of 2011, Verizon has become the first service…

This morning, Verizon has announced the industry’s first standards-based, multivendor 100 gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) link for an IP backbone.  The live 100GbE link has been deployed on a portion of Verizon’s European long-haul network, and uses Ciena’s coherent 100G Ethernet solution…

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Verizon Enterprise Solutions Group manages the design, operation and maintenance of end-to-end integrated network solutions for large business, government and education customers across the United States. With more than 7,800 employees in 35 states, Verizon Enterprise Solutions Group offers a complete…

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Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, today announced that Verizon Business is delivering its first highly-resilient mesh network based on Ciena CoreDirector® Multiservice Optical Switches across its terrestrial and undersea cable network to offer unsurpassed reliability to multinational…

…surveyed.     Finally, late last week Verizon made big news in the industry with this announcement that it would establish by year-end a 100-Gigabit Ethernet link between Paris and Frankfurt using Ciena and Juniper equipment.  Verizon billed it as the industry’s first standards…

…ratification, has been vocal today with its support.  The IEEE press release includes some interesting supporting quotes from the likes of AT&T, Verizon, Google and NYSE Euronext among others.  An interesting nugget on the importance of this new standard came from AT&T Labs CEO Keith Cambron…

…mindshare as the leading 4G provider. Verizon’s clever “Rule the Air” ad campaign has recently been tweaked to highlight the December 5 launch of their 4G LTE network across 38 U.S. cities (see their new commercial below).     Combating Verizon’s 4G push is Sprint, who has…