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PAETEC Upgrades Network for High-Speed Ethernet over Copper Options
| May 5, 2011 | Network Access and VPN Services
| Analyst: Cindy Whelan
Event Summary
May 3, 2011 -- PAETEC announced that it has enabled 100 Mbps Ethernet over copper (EoC) in its network, using carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation platforms from Overture Networks. PAETEC is leveraging its existing copper network infrastructure, which supports up to 15 Mbps per copper pair, to deliver up to 100 Mbps access to customers. PAETEC’s EoC option potentially offers customers cost savings over traditional SONET offers.
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• Current Perspective: Moderate on PAETEC’s move to enable its network to support Ethernet over copper (EoC) access up to 100 Mbps, because the availability of higher-speed EoC services will enable the carrier to target companies that may not have access to fiber, as well as those seeking a cost-effective symmetric service alternative to solutions from cable operators and incumbents. High-speed EoC options are an attractive alternative to businesses faced with buying more and more T1s if they do not have DS3 or fiber access options.
• Vendor Importance: Moderate to PAETEC, because the carrier has launched a service option that will provide an attractive alternative to offers from its main competitors: cable operators (MSOs) and incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECS). MSOs can support higher speeds via their asymmetric broadband offers, which do not typically carry SLAs. Incumbent carriers quietly offer EoC in some markets, but do not match PAETEC’s speed, and they mainly direct customers to lower-capacity and/or pricier leased lines. In markets where its service is available, PAETEC can approach enterprises with a high-speed offer that carries service guarantees at a competitive price point.
• Market Impact: Moderate on the business services market, because PAETEC is not only announcing that the network can support 100 Mbps Ethernet over copper, but also delivering the service through 275 central offices (COs) in 16 markets. The incumbent providers generally do not actively market their EoC offers, although they do have EoC available in some markets. PAETEC is using Overture Networks’ HN Solution line of products (formerly Hatteras Networks) to enable up to 100 Mbps EoC speeds. Hatteras has been deployed by a number of carriers, enabling those competitors to bring higher-speed services to market as well.
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May 3, 2011 - PAETEC Propels Ethernet over Copper Network to 100 Mbps
One of the largest Ethernet over Copper providers is now among the fastest, supporting access to PAETEC's advanced voice, data, security, and cloud-based solutions
HERNDON, Va. - May 3, 2011
PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), a Fortune 1000 company that provides advanced communication solutions to businesses nationwide, today announced it has enabled its network with 100 Mbps Ethernet over Copper (EoC) technology leveraging Overture Networks' next generation Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation platforms.
Overture's industry-leading EoC technology and features allow PAETEC to leverage the qualifying existing copper infrastructure currently utilizing up to 15 Mbps per copper pair to deliver as much as 100 Mbps access directly to customers, supporting unprecedented bandwidth at a dramatically reduced cost compared to traditional SONET offerings. PAETEC has more than 370 central offices (COs) directly connected to its fiber network with additional COs planned this year.
"As one of the largest providers of EoC in the United States, we are leading the way with one of the fastest offerings on the market," said Clint Heiden, president of national accounts and fiber services, PAETEC. "Our dense footprint allows us to offer multiple access media and speeds to meet the diverse needs of our customers, including Ethernet over Copper, fiber, and fixed wireless."
In addition to direct access for PAETEC retail customers, wholesale customers also can establish one or more Ethernet Network-to-Network Interfaces (NNIs) with PAETEC to drive down access charges and reach more than 200,000 business locations.
"As the demand for expanded Ethernet services accelerates, PAETEC, with its broad central office footprint, is well prepared to deliver unparalleled bandwidth and best-in-class Ethernet services that today's enterprise and wholesale customers have been waiting for," said Kevin Sheehan, president, Overture Networks. "As the recognized technology, innovation and market leader in Ethernet over Copper solutions, Overture is excited to partner with PAETEC for its launch of 100 Mbps services."
PAETEC's access loops are part of its comprehensive communications portfolio spanning 86 of the nation's top 100 metropolitan areas. From voice, data and cloud computing services to unique software, hardware, and financing solutions, over 50,000 businesses nationwide rely on PAETEC products to drive productivity and efficiency. PAETEC also interconnects with major data, carrier, and hosting facilities in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Jacksonville, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, and Washington D.C., among others.
Source: PAETEC
