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UNSi Announces Acquisition of Next-Gen Network Provider IPNetZone
LEMONT FURNACE, PA, Feb 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- United Network Services, Inc. (UNSi), a leading provider of managed services for voice and data networks, announced today it has completed a strategic expansion by acquiring IPNetZone Communications, Inc., a nationwide next generation network provider. The acquisition of IPNetZone and its established MPLS network positions UNSi as a major player in the managed network services space gaining their own advanced backbone network.
IPNetZone is a privately-held company headquartered in New York City which owns and operates its own 16-node MPLS/VPLS and Carrier Ethernet network. In addition, it provides intelligent internet connectivity, managed network services and proactive monitoring of network assets for both enterprise and Carrier customers. From inception, IPNetZone has provided complete end-to-end solutions to manage and maintain the performance of its clients' complex communications infrastructures.
"The combination of UNSi's managed network service portfolio and the largest cable and DSL footprint in North America, coupled with IPNetZone's nationwide MPLS network, enables UNSi to expand the delivery of enterprise-grade managed service solutions," states Francis D. John, President and CEO of UNSi. "Additionally, IPNetZone's highly experienced technical staff allows UNSi to seamlessly enhance our procurement capabilities and 24/7 NOC support to our customers," added Mr. John. "We're ecstatic to join forces with UNSi," added Allan Schwartz, Founder and CEO of IPNetZone. "Our customers will immediately feel the impact of an enlarged project management team and back office integration enabling them to more quickly leverage, deliver and deploy services on our advanced MPLS and VPLS networks."
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press release Feb. 7, 2012, 4:00 p.m. EST Vitesse Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results
Improved product margins to 58.0% in Q1FY12, up from 55.3% in Q4FY11;
CAMARILLO, Calif., Feb 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Lowered operating expenses to $19.9 million in Q1FY12, from $26.1 million in Q4FY11;
--Reduced target revenue breakeven level to $32.0 million ahead of schedule;
--Posted cash balance at $17.0 million at December 31, 2011
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation /quotes/zigman/4228524/quotes/nls/vtss VTSS +0.50% , a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended December 31, 2011.
"During our first fiscal quarter of 2012, we delivered revenues within our guidance, solid product margins, and lower operating expenses," said Chris Gardner, CEO of Vitesse. "These improvements enabled us to maintain our cash position and to reach our target revenue breakeven of $32.0 million a quarter ahead of schedule within a challenging market environment."
"Our new product lines continued to gain traction with Tier-1 and Tier-2 customers. As such, we are on schedule to achieve our 2012 objective of 300 design wins. We are positioned to capture share in the rapidly growing segments in Carrier and Enterprise networking markets, notably IP Edge. Our customer feedback and performance testing results validate our superior networking solutions for mobile access, specifically 4G/LTE small cell, and network interface devices. We are confident that our new products will begin to make a larger contribution to revenue in the back half of 2012 and into 2013, and the increased leverage in our operating model will improve our profitability."
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results Summary
-- Total net revenues were $30.0 million, compared to $30.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, down 20.3% compared to $37.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. -- Product revenues were $28.9 million, the same as reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, down 23.0% compared to $37.6 million in the first quarter in fiscal year 2011.
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Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Launch EMEA Press and Analyst Summit transcript
EMEA PRESS AND ANALYST SUMMIT GARMISCH GERMANY
Transcript from CE 2.0 Live Launch Event
5pm CET, Feb 23, 2012
The launch of a new Ethernet generation – CE 2.0
Bob Metcalfe
Ethernet Inventor
Hello. I‟m Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet. And now 39 years later I‟m professor
of Innovation at the University of Texas.
It‟s going to be my great pleasure today to introduce a new generation of Ethernet: Carrier Ethernet 2.0.
And yes, this is not the first time a new Ethernet has been introduced. Since its first inception in 1973, there have been many new Ethernets. From its humble 2.94 megabit per second beginnings in our lab in Palo Alto, Ethernet has constantly re- invented itself.
According to IDC, last year, 2011, over 1.2 billion new Ethernet ports were shipped,
400 million wired and 800 million WiFi. And even after an increase in 5 orders of magnitude of speed, “build it and they will come” still holds true.
It‟s been more than a decade since Ethernet ventured out into the wide area network, and 7 years since we defined the first carrier-class networks and services that we all now know as Carrier Ethernet.
For the first time, Ethernet services were standardized, triggering adoption in more than 100 companies, $40 billion in revenue, and tens of millions of Ethernet Service Locations. More than a thousand products and services bear the MEF certified logo from 150 companies around the world.
MEF has grown to close to 200 members with aggregated MEF member market capitalization well exceeding $1.5 trillion.
This standardization fuelled a transformation, with Carrier Ethernet obsoleting Sonet
TDM and becoming the service of choice that we enjoy today.
Just as the web browser revolutionized the efficiency and usability of the Internet, a new Ethernet will revolutionize the efficiency and usability of Ethernet Service delivery.
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CE 2.0 Advances Industry Through Standardized Multi-CoS, Interconnect and Manageability over 8 Ethernet Services
February 24, 2012 - Los Angeles - Bob Metcalfe, the Inventor of Ethernet and MEF Advisory Director, announced the launch of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0), characterized by three powerful and standardized features: Multiple Classes of Service (Multi-CoS), Interconnect and Manageability, enabling the delivery of differentiated applications over managed and interconnected networks globally. CE 2.0 is generationally advanced from the standardized Ethernet services delivered over a single provider’s network defined now as Carrier Ethernet 1.0 (CE 1.0).
“Many ‘new Ethernets’ were born since its humble 2.94 Mbps beginnings in Palo Alto,” said Metcalfe, “It’s been more than a decade since Ethernet ventured out into the wide area network, and 7 years since we defined the first carrier-class networks and services that we all know as Carrier Ethernet. Just as the web browser revolutionized the efficiency and usability of the Internet, CE 2.0 is positioned to revolutionize the efficiency and usability of Ethernet Service Delivery.”
CE 2.0 greatly expands from 3 services in CE 1.0 to 8 services, 2 of each respectively in E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, and E-Access, as defined in MEF Service Specifications and Implementation Agreements (MEF 6.1, 6.1.1, 22.1,33). Further, CE 2.0 carries newly standardized and powerful service features of Multi-CoS with Performance Objectives, Interconnect and Manageability, through the integrated delivery of MEF Service Attributes (MEF 10.2, 10.2.1, 26.1), Implementation Agreements (MEF 13, 20, 23.1) and Management Specifications (MEF 7.1, 16, 17, 30, 31).
“The approval of key MEF specifications and implementation agreements in 2012 marks the tipping point that this new generation of services and networks can be confidently implemented and deployed as a new industry standards” said Nan Chen, MEF Founder and President. “CE 2.0 provides a new dimension for industry growth and prosperity.”
CE 2.0 delivers significant values to all stakeholders worldwide: enterprises, small/medium businesses, retail/wholesale service providers, mobile operators, and network equipment manufacturers.
“For the Enterprise, CE 2.0 will mean more consistent performance levels and associated SLA’s regardless of office location; It will also enable enterprises to reach all their offices more efficiently on a global basis.” said Mike Volgende, Chairman of the MEF Board, and Director of Business Process Management at Verizon.
“For the small/medium business, it will further the availability of capabilities such as Internet and hosted services on a single Carrier Ethernet connection, with higher SLA’s for those hosted services.”
For network equipment manufacturers, it means additional new markets and opportunities, augmenting already hot-selling Carrier Ethernet equipment.” said Phil Tilley, MEF Global Marketing Committee Co-Chair, Alcatel-Lucent Director Portfolio Strategy.
“For mobile operators, it means a foundation for additional efficiencies and cost-savings through implementation of Mobile-Backhaul-specific Multi-CoS performance objectives, packet and network-based synchronization, resiliency performance, and service OAM fault management.”
“For the retail service providers, it means that they can expand their footprint more efficiently globally; It also means the guarantee of certain performance criteria whether on or off net.” said Carlos Benavides, MEF Global Marketing Committee Co-Chair, Verizon Group Manager for Access Strategy.
“For the wholesale provider, it means increased revenue by more easily wholesaling existing footprint; it also means the standardized performance that must be delivered from the access network.”
“CE 2.0 underscores the MEF’s commitment to advance the industry and further promote the global adoption of Ethernet services through a new generation of standards,” said Karen Schmidt, MEF Board Member, Executive Director of Data Product Management & Strategy at Comcast Business Services. “Comcast has long-supported the standardization of Carrier Ethernet and we look forward to working with the MEF on CE 2.0 and the benefits it will bring to our mid-market customers.”
“We are delighted with the latest advancement of Carrier Ethernet on Multi-CoS, Interconnect and Manageability.” said Huiling Zhao, MEF Advisory Director, Vice President of China Telecom. “We are seeing large potential of CE 2.0 in the fast growing China Ethernet Market, in mobile backhaul, business and cloud services.”
“The MEF Certification program has done more than just verify compliance, it has established a standard for deployed services. As CE 2.0 is introduced, once again MEF Certification will play a vital role of speeding deployment, creating a trusted baseline and establishing proper recognition for those who bring CE 2.0 benefits to market, especially to the end user,” explained Eric Puetz, MEF Certification Committee Co-Chair, Director of Broadband, Access and Transport Standards at AT&T. “CE2.0 Certification will be soon available to MEF members.”
“Carrier Ethernet generations outline a framework and roadmap for our effort and development at the MEF and for the entire Carrier Ethernet industry.” Stated Nan Chen, MEF Founder and President. “Future generation networks and services will be geared towards ever more simple and automated service delivery. However, for now and the foreseeable future, CE 2.0, the generationally advanced networks and services with Multi-CoS, Interconnect and Manageability, delivering over 8 Ethernet services, is positioned to produce unmatched values to all stakeholders, and to change this industry, again.”
CE 2.0 Resources:
CE 2.0 Web Page:
http://www.metroethernetforum.org/CE20
Announcement Video:
http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ce20
Announcement Video with Q & A: Email Kirby Russell
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Launch Briefing Presentation:
http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ce20/Materials/MEF-CE-2-0-Launch-Briefing-February-2012.pdf
Transcript:
http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ce20/Materials/transcript/Metcalfe-launch-CE-2-0-Feb-23-MEF-KR-Final.pdf
CE 2.0 Logo:
http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ce20/images/CE20-Feb-24-2012-MEF-KR-Dist.zip
Photo:
http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ce20/images/Bob-Metcalfe-Nan-Chen-MEF-KR.jpg
MEF Member CE 2.0 Vector Logos: Email Kirby Russell
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About The MEF:
The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 190 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/
Putting a spotlight on carrier ethernet services
Due to the rise of ‘dumb pipes,’ enterprises demand the delivery of high-bandwidth and high-quality service to end-users. By combining service-level specifications and bandwidth profiles of Carrier Ethernet with service quality visualization, operators can ensure a high quality of experience (QoE) for end users and ensure that service expectations are consistently met, if not exceeded.
There are many ways for a CSP to differentiate their services. There are three kinds of service differentiators that CSPs can employ: price, performance and offering. It’s important to incorporate all three of these aspects because it will enable better quality and more cost-effective Carrier Ethernet services. Check out this video for further information on why this is such an important topic:
