Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent’s silicon-driven enhancements to its service router portfolio have resulted in a host of new feature and service announcements in 2008, improving its ability to support business and residential services and carrier transport needs. (6/27/2008)
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Ciena
Ciena provided some momentum recently for its new CN 5060 platform with the achievement of Metro Ethernet Forum certifications, but it has not yet announced a customer deployment, and its overall data networking business remains limited. (3/7/2008)
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Cisco
Cisco dominates the service provider router market with its IP NGN portfolio which receives a steady flow of enhancements to address new applications such as video. Its new ASR series takes the service provider edge into the Exabyte era. (5/22/2008)
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ECI Telecom
ECI’s Network Division’s three product lines are supported by common sales and development to address the emerging carrier Ethernet transport, optical and broadband access. ECI’s full portfolio is managed by its LightSoft manager for reduced TCO. (6/25/2008)
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Ericsson
Ericsson’s “full-service broadband” vision has advanced with the third-generation router from Redback and its increased focus and continuing investment in fixed and mobile Internet infrastructure via the new Product Area Packet Networks unit. (5/27/2008)
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Extreme Networks
Extreme adds PBB-TE to MPLS gateway to support end-to-end interoperability with established MPLS edge routers, with new Soapstone partnership it can now deliver a fully managed PPB-TE solution; however T1 carrier interest remains somewhat elusive. (7/1/2008)
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Force10 Networks
Force10 has gained significant traction with the E-Series product in ISP, enterprise, data center, and research network customers, but it remains an Ethernet switch company competing mainly with large, end-to-end solution providers. (5/22/2008)
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Foundry Networks
Foundry’s NetIron series offers rich IP routing carrier Ethernet switching to address next generation requirements; for 2007 Foundry captured the #2 market share position in carrier Ethernet access and aggregation according to Synergy Research. (4/4/2008)
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Huawei
Huawei’s carrier router and switch product lines have been demonstrated at recent test events for mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and IP-MPLS multi-vendor interoperability, but it also needs to deliver proof-points of a more commercial nature. (3/7/2008)
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Juniper Networks
Juniper continues its strong revenue growth and increased carrier market penetration with a steady output of new products and features, including control plane advances at the system level and the new BX7000 for mobile backhaul. (5/22/2008)
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Nokia Siemens Networks
In carrier infrastructure, NSN has advanced its strategic position since last year with further acquisitions. Its portfolio now strengthened, it can offer broader end-to-end Ethernet-based solutions for both wireline and mobile networks. (2/29/2008)
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Nortel
Nortel announced progress with its PBT technology and new members of its Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem in Q4 2007, but it still has a long way to go in convincing the market. Meanwhile, its WAN switching market position continues a slow decline. (6/20/2008)
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Tellabs
Tellabs has increased traction in mobile backhaul and triple play and added Ethernet functionality to its transport platforms. Revenue for data products continues to grow, but the company must carefully direct its investments into growth areas. (6/24/2008)
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