Today's Top Stories Telstra has tapped Ericsson to be its ongoing supplier of optical transport equipment while providing a foundation to implement software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) functionality in its network. In addition to Ericsson's optical gear and professional services, the agreement includes Ciena's packet-optical platforms. David Robertson, Telstra's director of transport and routing engineering, said in a release that this latest agreement "will help us ensure a consistent satisfactory customer experience, despite the demands for high traffic across different parts of the transport network." He added that the optical-network upgrades will enable it to reduce latency, particularly for its business clients that are adopting cloud-services strategies. "The continued improvement of Telstra's optical technology will increase bandwidth capacity and also lower latency, which is of growing importance as more and more operations move to the cloud," Robertson said. Earlier this year, the two vendors established a joint agreement in which Ciena became Ericsson's (Nasdaq: ERIC) preferred partner for packet optical and SDN. This new agreement with Telstra is one of the first customer examples based on the Ericsson and Ciena partnership that leverages a growing suite of optical networking, professional services, and software. Ericsson immediately enhances its status with one of its large Tier 1 customers, while Ciena can drive more of its packet-optical-networking capabilities forward, particularly as service providers look for more software and professional services. For more:
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Telstra strengthens its optical network ties with Ericsson
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Telstra, Ericsson hold 1 Tbps trial Read more about: Ciena, SDN, Ericsson
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TDS Telecom continues to charge ahead to its broadband-stimulus-project finish line, announcing that it has completed a project serving a mix of local businesses and about 1,350 area residents around the Oklahoma towns of Cyril, Elgin, Fletcher, Inola and Kellyville. The project exceeded TDS' initial target of 900 residents, with 450 more households served than projected in the telco's application for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. In mid-May, TDS revealed that it completed a part of this project around Kellyville. For this project, TDS installed over 30 miles of fiber cabling and 25 remote-terminal cabinets, which house the associated broadband loop carrier (BLC) equipment, throughout its Oklahoma Communication Systems, Inc. company subsidiary. TDS forecast the cost of the project to exceed $4.76 million. The RUS grant covered 75 percent of the cost, and TDS invested the remaining 25 percent (nearly $2 million) to expand broadband to more businesses and residents. When the service provider completes all of its broadband stimulus projects—a feat it said is nearly reached—it will bring services to more than 27,000 rural households it could not cost-effectively reach on its own without the assistance of the ARRA grants. For more:
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TDS adds New London, N.H., to its 1 Gig fiber-based broadband list
TDS partially completes Oklahoma broadband stimulus project
TDS completes central Wisconsin broadband stimulus project, extends service to 1,900 households Read more about: Broadband, remote terminal
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Canby Telcom, a regional telco serving the northern Willamette Valley of Oregon, is the latest service provider to launch a 1 Gbps-based fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service, providing service to more than 2,500 local residents and businesses. To deliver the FTTH service, Canby is using Adtran's Gigabit hardware portfolio, including the Total Access 5004 platform. Similar to pioneering towns such as Rock Hill, S.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn., the service provider has set a goal to make the town of Canby a more attractive area for businesses to locate their facilities in. "This development is a tremendous asset to existing businesses, education and the overall community economic health by retaining local jobs and attracting even more industries and new job opportunities to our town," said Renate Mengelberg, economic-development director with the city of Canby, in a release. Having launched its FiberOptic Zone (FOz) FTTH service in 2010, Canby Telcom is hardly a fiber-broadband novice. At that time, the service provider delivered three speed tiers: 20/10 Mbps; 40/20 Mbps; and 60/30 Mbps. By adding the 1 Gbps tier to the FOz service lineup, Canby said that "real estate agents have seen a marked increase in homebuyers selecting Canby properties due to fiber access." At the same time, local businesses can get a high-bandwidth connection to larger cities in Oregon and other states, while Canby retains its small-town charm. For more:
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Adtran says European service provider consolidation will benefit its international expansion
Canby Telcom adds Roku channel with local stations
Canby Telcom gets into the FTTH zone Read more about: Fttp, 1 Gbps
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Deutsche Telekom said that in order to reach 90 percent of the country with higher-speed DSL, including its vectored VDSL service, it will have to spend up to $13.4 billion in government funding. Niek Jan van Damme, managing director of DT's Telekom Deutschland unit, said that another $20 billion would be required to cover the remaining 10 percent of Germany with speeds up to 50Mbps, Reuters reported . Earlier this year, the service provider announced that it had moved nearly 3 million of its customers to IP-based technology, with the overall goal of upgrading all 20 million of its connections to IP technology by 2018. Deutsche Telekom's deployment of IP technology provides the foundation for the telco to deploy vectoring with VDSL2, two technologies that will enable it to deliver up to 100 Mbps broadband speeds on the existing copper network beginning later this year. This initiative follows a proclamation it made in December 2012 that it would spend €6 billion ($7.9 billion) to build a fiber-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) network to expand download speeds on its copper lines from 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps. But copper is just one option for Deutsche Telekom. Citing a Focus magazine article, Reuters reported that DT is considering acquiring smaller cable operators. "We are closely monitoring the TV-cable market and keep purchasing options open," Focus quoted van Damme as saying. "But things must fit together." For more:
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Deutsche Telekom upgrades 2.6M customers to IP technology, sets pace for vectored DSL
Adtran says European service provider consolidation will benefit its international expansion Read more about: Deutsche Telekom, fttn
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Equinix has taken another step toward providing more cloud services to enterprises through its growing network of data centers by adding CloudSigma, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, to its Cloud Exchange. Through this agreement, enterprises will be able to gain access to CloudSigma services globally via the Equinix Cloud Exchange, a network interconnection point that can provide hybrid cloud solutions through on-demand access to multiple clouds and networks. By establishing a presence in Equinix's Cloud Exchange, CloudSigma gains a number of benefits: access to global standardized business processes, lower operational expenses, and automated ordering and provisioning, which reduces the time to onboard customer network connections. CloudSigma can also get access to private networking services and the ability to easily interconnect with service providers and enterprises stationed on the Cloud Exchange. "By providing enterprises with direct, private access to our public cloud, we are able to significantly enhance performance and security, while capitalizing on Equinix's global footprint," said Robert Jenkins, CEO of CloudSigma, in a release. "We are actively expanding our partnership with Equinix across new geographies and joining the Equinix Cloud Exchange will enable us to extend our reach even further." Equinix's Silicon Valley SV5 data center is the initial Cloud Exchange connection point for CloudSigma. CloudSigma is just one of many service providers that Equinix has attracted to the Cloud Exchange. Other participating service providers include TW Telecom and Level 3, which established a similar pact in May. Besides traditional service providers, Equinix is attracting key software players, such as Microsoft. In July, it added Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Azure ExpressRoute by offering the service out of its Washington, D.C., Cloud Exchange facility. Currently available in 17 global markets, Equinix plans to expand its Cloud Exchange to 19 markets by the end of 2014. For more:
- see the release Related articles:
Equinix acquires remaining 47% stake in ALOG, furthers Brazil, Latin America presence
Equinix brings Microsoft's Azure ExpressRoute to Washington, D.C.
Equinix lights up its eighth Silicon Valley-based data center
Equinix adds GoGrid to its growing Cloud Exchange platform Read more about: Microsoft, Cloud Software, data center
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