AT&T Ethernet Services
AT&T offers a broad portfolio of Ethernet services in its 22-state ILEC territory as well as on a national scale. In 2008, AT&T plans to launch a national and international VPLS offer, filling a major gap in its enterprise services portfolio. (7/9/2008)

Price: $495

Masergy inControl VPLS
Masergy was one of the first to offer VPLS in the U.S. and can provision Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs on a single access link. But its first-mover advantage may be diminished now that Verizon has rolled out nationwide VPLS, with AT&T soon to follow. (6/12/2008)

Price: $495

Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet & Ethernet Private Line
Qwest offers Metro Ethernet services in 13 in- region states and 32 national metro markets from New York to Los Angeles, with access speeds up to 10 Gbps in some locations. Yet VPLS is only available as a standard offer for government customers. (7/1/2008)

Price: $495

Sprint Nextel SprintLink Virtual LAN Services, Packet Private Line, Ethernet Access
Sprint enhanced its enterprise services with Ethernet access in 30 metro markets, a number that is sure to grow over the coming year. But that access is provided by cable and CLEC partners since Sprint now lacks a local presence of its own. (5/30/2008)

Price: $495

tw Telecom Native LAN Portfolio
Time Warner Telecom offers a diverse portfolio of E-Line and E-LAN services, in up to 75 metro markets. A new and improved customer management Web portal will help to put the CLEC on par with the leading Ethernet service providers. (6/13/2008)

Price: $495

Verizon Business ELAN, EPL, EVPL, VPLS
With the launch of Virtual Private LAN Services nationwide, Verizon Business has become one of the most formidable providers of enterprise Ethernet services. The carrier also has an international reach matched only by AT&T among U.S. competitors. (7/9/2008)

Price: $495

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• - Product Strengths & Weaknesses
• - Product Buying Criteria
• - Product Metrics

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• Buying Criteria
  • Availability
    • Local, national and international metro area availability and access.
  • E-Line Service
    • Point-to-point Ethernet service key features.
  • E-LAN Services
    • Switched Ethernet service features.
  • VPLS
    • Virtual private LAN services.
  • Reliability
    • Redundancy, restorability and SLAs.
  • Pricing
    • Price, discounts, terms.
  • Platform
    • Network platform, including MSPPs, switches, routers and protocols and management.

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• Product Metrics
• Ethernet Services
  • Application
• In-Region Metro Services
  • Private Line (E-Line)
    DIA
    Switched (E-LAN)
    Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
    Geographic Availability
    Number of Ethernet Nodes
    Platform
    Transport Options
    Customer Access Options
    Topologies
• U.S. National Services
• Private Line (E-Line)
  DIA
  Switched (E-LAN)
  Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
  Geographic Availability - National
  Geographic Availability - International
  Number of Ethernet Nodes
  Platform
  Transport Options
  Access Options
  Topologies
• E-Line Service Features
• Port Interface Rates
  UNI / E-VC Bandwidth Increments
  VLAN Support
  QoS / CoS
  QoS Support
  Service Interworking
  Redundancy/Restorability
  Customer Management Platform
  Management Features
  Managed Service Option
• E-LAN Service Features
• Port Interface Rates
  UNI / E-VC Bandwidth Increments
  VPLS Features
  VLAN Support
  Topology
  Scalability
  QoS/CoS
  QoS Support
  Service Interworking
  Redundancy/Restorability
  Customer Management Platform
  Management Features
  Managed Service Option
• SLAs
• On-Time Provisioning
  Availability – Network/Port
  Availability – Customer Site
  TTR/MTTR
  Packet Loss/Data Delivery
  Latency
  Jitter
• In-Region Metro Area Pricing
• Access Component
  Distance Component – Metro
  Port Charge
  Bandwidth/ E-VC Charges
  DIA
  Flat-rate/Usage-based
  Term/Volume Discount
• U.S. National Pricing
• Access Pricing
  Distance Component – Long Haul
  Ethernet Port Charge
  Bandwidth/ VC Charges
  DIA
  Flat-rate/Usage-based
  Standard National Rates
  Term/Discount

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