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SD-WAN Market to Grow in 2019 with Managed Services Leading the Charge

SD-WAN Market to Grow in 2019 with Managed Services Leading the Charge

The managed SD-WAN services market is expected to generate more than $282 million in revenue in the U.S. by the ...
Research says managed SD-WAN services market tops $282M in U.S.

Research says managed SD-WAN services market tops $282M in U.S.

Carrier-grade managed SD-WAN services in the U.S. picked up the pace in the second half of this year to the ...
What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

For cable operators, business services have been a key growth engine for years.  At the recent Light Reading "Future of Cable ...
MEF Releases LSO Sonata APIs Enabling, for the First Time in the Industry, Automation of Potential $250B+ MEF Services Market

MEF Releases LSO Sonata APIs Enabling, for the First Time in the Industry, Automation of Potential $250B+ MEF Services Market

More than 40 service and technology companies have participated in MEF’s LSO Sonata-related standardization, implementation, and certification activities. Rosemary Cochran, ...
AT&T touts more than 450,000 lit buildings in U.S.

AT&T touts more than 450,000 lit buildings in U.S.

AT&T says its fiber-optic network now connects more than 450,000 business buildings in the U.S ...
Business Fiber Deployment Accelerates with New Competition and Investment-Friendly Policies

Business Fiber Deployment Accelerates with New Competition and Investment-Friendly Policies

Thanks to ongoing efforts by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Chairman Pai’s leadership to facilitate investment and accelerate the ...
Spectrum Enterprise Fiber Investment Will Help Maintain 50 Fiber-Lit Building Per Day Momentum

Spectrum Enterprise Fiber Investment Will Help Maintain 50 Fiber-Lit Building Per Day Momentum

Last month, Vertical Systems Group released its updated LEADERBOARD. The firm found that Spectrum Enterprise had the third most on-net ...
Closing the Enterprise Fiber Gap

Closing the Enterprise Fiber Gap

Across the U.S., almost all enterprise buildings with 250 employees or more are fiber-lit, while less than half of buildings ...
CenturyLink’s John DeLozier: ‘Amazing’ Returns on Level 3 Investment

CenturyLink’s John DeLozier: ‘Amazing’ Returns on Level 3 Investment

...So far, the acquisition has allowed CenturyLink to surpass AT&T in Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2017 U.S. Incumbent Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard ...
Being an Ethernet leader Makes Sense for a Modern Networking Company

Being an Ethernet leader Makes Sense for a Modern Networking Company

Comcast Business has once again been named to Vertical System Group’s Year-End 2017 U.S. Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD and achieved the highest organic ...
Windstream Recognized for Strong Ethernet Growth

Windstream Recognized for Strong Ethernet Growth

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced that for the third straight year it has climbed analyst firm ...
CenturyLink, Frontier make big Ethernet moves as Charter and Comcast become bigger threats

CenturyLink, Frontier make big Ethernet moves as Charter and Comcast become bigger threats

CenturyLink recently took the Ethernet industry segment by storm when it surpassed AT&T as the top Ethernet position in terms ...
CenturyLink, Spectrum Enterprise, Cogent Top Latest Ethernet Rankings

CenturyLink, Spectrum Enterprise, Cogent Top Latest Ethernet Rankings

CenturyLink's acquisition of Level 3 Communications allowed the company to power its way to the top of Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2017 ...
CenturyLink claims top spot on US Ethernet leaderboard

CenturyLink claims top spot on US Ethernet leaderboard

CenturyLink has captured the number one spot on Vertical Systems Group’s latest leaderboard of US Ethernet market-leaders ...
CenturyLink Vaults to Top of U.S. LEADERBOARD

CenturyLink Vaults to Top of U.S. LEADERBOARD

CenturyLink has captured the #1 spot on Vertical Systems Group's latest LEADERBOARD of U.S. Ethernet market leaders. It is the ...
CenturyLink steals AT&T’s top Ethernet crown following Level 3 acquisition

CenturyLink steals AT&T’s top Ethernet crown following Level 3 acquisition

CenturyLink has overtaken AT&T’s nearly 13-year reign as the top domestic Ethernet provider in the United States, a feat it ...
After Level 3 Buy, CenturyLink Leapfrogs AT&T in Ethernet Rankings

After Level 3 Buy, CenturyLink Leapfrogs AT&T in Ethernet Rankings

CenturyLink has taken the top spot from AT&T on Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2017 U.S. Carrier Ethernet Services Leaderboard ...
AT&T hits 400K business buildings with fiber, increases near-net footprint

AT&T hits 400K business buildings with fiber, increases near-net footprint

When it comes to on-net fiber in business buildings, AT&T is clearly in a unique class. Vertical Systems Group revealed ...
M&A ‘Driving’ U.S. Fiber Landscape

M&A ‘Driving’ U.S. Fiber Landscape

AT&T has made the most fiber connections in the U.S., according to a new study. Vertical Systems Group compiled its first ...
Apstra, Cohesity, Darktrace, Javelin Networks, NetFoundry, OnDot and Prof. David Cheriton triumph at NetEvents 2017 Innovation Awards

Apstra, Cohesity, Darktrace, Javelin Networks, NetFoundry, OnDot and Prof. David Cheriton triumph at NetEvents 2017 Innovation Awards

The winner of the Innovation Leader - IoT Award – presented by Erin Dunne, Director of Research Services, Vertical Systems Group – ...