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MEF: Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Pioneers Pave Way for Ethernet Access Surge
SAN DIEGO, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
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 (News - Alert)
(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 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 (News - Alert), Infinera, Juniper Networks, MRV,
Omnitron, Overture, PT Inovacao, Pulsecom, RAD Data Communications,
Telco Systems, Tellabs, Transition Networks and Transmode (News - Alert).
Next 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 Ehernet as a business class
cloud service carrier. According to Nan Chen, MEF President: "The main
market drivers continue to dominate business: bandwidth growth, mobile
data and LTE (News - Alert) migration and the growth of public and private cloud
computing."
Bob Mandeville President and Founder of test lab Iometrix (News - Alert), responsible
for MEF's testing process, outlined the challenges of meeting the new
exacting standards: "CE 2.0 is a difficult accreditation to achieve. To
be recognised as CE 2.0 ceftified, each company must pass a suite that
totals 634 stringent tests. Over 155 companies are now certified for CE
1.0 and the adoption signs for 2.0 are exciting. The demand for
certified products and services is a driving force, and we expect a
significant increase in service provider certifications not only from
established markets, but also from developing economies in 2013."
Carrier Ethernet has become 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.
Bob Metcalfe, Inventor of the Ethernet, summed up the gala certificate
award ceremony, saying: "40 years after its inception, Ethernet
continues to innovate. CE 2.0 gives, service providers and vendors the
ability drive global interconnection and deliver a whole host of
services to enterprises rapidly and with multiple classes of service and
robust service level agreements. These twenty companies are the first to
recognize this enormous potential. It gives them a distinct competitive
advantage, as Carrier Ethernet continues to dominate and surpass all
other 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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