GEN15: Business Ethernet Enabling Advanced Services

by James E. Carroll The outlook for Carrier Ethernet is very robust, according leading U.S. service providers at last week's GEN15 event in Dallas.  Vertical Systems Group is forecasting that by 2020 there will be over four million ports installed worldwide, of which approximately 1.3 million ports are expected to be in the U.S.  This build-out of Carrier Ethernet infrastructure is further expected to become the platform NFV-driven advanced...

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GEN15 - One Minute Videos

Check out this collection of 1~2 minute perspectives on the market for Carrier Ethernet Services. Filmed at GEN15 in Dallas, Texas. ' AT&T Business, Comcast Business, Cox Business, Level 3 Communications, Alcatel-Lucent, tmforum, Vertical Systems Group, Cylance, Wedge Networks, Spirent Communications, Open Cloud Connec...

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Cisco to Acquire Acano for Video Bridging

Cisco agreed to acquire Acano Limited, a start-up developing collaboration infrastructure and conferencing software, for $700 million in cash and assumed equity awards, plus additional retention based incentives for Acano employees who join Cisco. Acano, which is based in London, offers gateways and video and audio bridging technology.  The products allow customers to connect video systems from multiple vendors across both cloud and hybrid...

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