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MEF LSO Marketplace Accelerates Service Provider Automation

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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MEF also released new developer guides, including the LSO API Security Profile, LSO Payload Handbook, and an example implementation of dynamic binding.

Key Points: 
  • MEF also released new developer guides, including the LSO API Security Profile, LSO Payload Handbook, and an example implementation of dynamic binding.
  • Leading global service providers are implementing MEF LSO APIs because they offer an automated, standardized way for service providers to buy and sell services while maximizing return on their investment in interface development, said Daniel Bar-Lev, Vice President Strategic Programs, MEF.
  • Each release of the MEF LSO API Framework is acomprehensive set of SDKs containing APIs, tools, documentation, and underlying standards for delivering frictionless service provider and enterprise commerce and operations.
  • MEFs LSO APIs automate business and operational transactions and interactions both between and within service providers, and between service providers and enterprises.

LightRiver's SD-WAVES is High-Score Recipient for 2022 Lightwave Innovation Reviews

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Industry, LightWave 3D, MPLS, Program, Technology, Control software, SD, Editing, Carrier Ethernet, Associate, Element management, Video game console

An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from the optical communications community recognized LightRiver as a High-Scoring recipient in the SDN/NFV Technology category.

Key Points: 
  • An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from the optical communications community recognized LightRiver as a High-Scoring recipient in the SDN/NFV Technology category.
  • "We are thrilled for LightRiver to be a 2022 Lightwave Innovation Reviews High-Score Recipient for our newly launched SD-WAVES solution," states Travis Ewert, Chief Operating Officer of LightRiver.
  • "On behalf of the Lightwave Innovation Reviews, I would like to congratulate LightRiver on its4.0 honoree status," comments Lightwave Associate Publisher and Editorial Director, Stephen Hardy.
  • "This competitive program allows Lightwave to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products impacting the optical communications community in 2022 and beyond."

South Reach Networks Announces Proactive Network Health Powered by LightRiver's WaveWatch™

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Monday, January 31, 2022
Dark, Carrier Ethernet, Metro, FTTH, IP, Artificial intelligence, Wind, Technology, Intelligence, SRN, Network-neutral data center, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, Telecommunication, Industry, MPLS, Automation, Internet service provider

SRN will utilize LightRiver's WaveWatch offering as an Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOPs) framework to autonomously control customer networks and services.

Key Points: 
  • SRN will utilize LightRiver's WaveWatch offering as an Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOPs) framework to autonomously control customer networks and services.
  • "SRN continues to expand the network for scale, reach, intelligence and availability, as complemented by industry leading visibility and control solutions like WaveWatch."
  • South Reach Networks constructs, owns and operates its Metro & Long-Haul Dark and Managed Fiber Optic Network.
  • South Reach Networks provides customers global and domestic reach to the ever-expanding ecosystem of carriers, subsea, FTTH, enterprise and wireless operators.

MEF Introduces New Standards for High-Performance, Secure SD-WAN Services

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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MEF 95 provides a unified policy framework for MEFs SD-WAN (MEF 70.1), Network Slicing ( MEF 84 ), and SASE (MEF W117) and Zero Trust (MEF W118) standards coming in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • MEF 95 provides a unified policy framework for MEFs SD-WAN (MEF 70.1), Network Slicing ( MEF 84 ), and SASE (MEF W117) and Zero Trust (MEF W118) standards coming in 2022.
  • MEF develops standards and certifications to provide clarity and assurance and remove complexity for SD-WAN managed services.
  • The new standards define the service behavior and associated policy language needed to deliver high-performance, secure SD-WAN managed services, said Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF.
  • MEF delivers service standards, LSO frameworks and APIs, and training and certification programs for services, technologies, APIs, and professionals.

BMC TV delivers Paralympic coverage to UK with ADVA FSP 150

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Other Sports, Sports, Entertainment, Software, Networks, TV and Radio, Hardware, Cloud, BMC, FTL, Sport, News, Carrier Ethernet, EMEA, Tokyo Paralympics, Future Fibre Technologies, Technology, Paralympic Games, Industry, Solution, SVP, Software, FSP, Education, Channel, Channel 4, ADV, OAM, Carbon footprint, FSE, Multimedia, Television, ADVA, BMC TV, FTL, ADVA, BMC TV, FTL

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that BMC TV deployed its FSP 150 Carrier Ethernet technology to transport coverage of the Paralympic Games from Tokyo to London.

Key Points: 
  • ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that BMC TV deployed its FSP 150 Carrier Ethernet technology to transport coverage of the Paralympic Games from Tokyo to London.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211202005059/en/
    ADVAs FSP 150 technology helped BMC TV bring coverage of the Tokyo Paralympics to an audience of over 20 million people.
  • Using the ADVA FSP 150-XG108 Series of Layer 2 service demarcation and aggregation devices, BMC TV was able to provide highly reliable and cost-effective broadcast services.
  • The ADVA FSP 150-XG108 Series enabled BMC TV to efficiently aggregate 1Gbit/s services into 10Gbit/s wavelengths.

LightRiver Named Winner in the 2021 Pipeline Innovation Awards for Alien Aware Networking™ Solution

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
Technology, Industry, The Economist, Judge, Service provider, Engineering, Service, Network, Control software, MPLS, Multi-Vendor Integration Protocol, Carrier Ethernet, Joint Innovation Lab, COO, Software, Winner, OEM, CA, Internet service provider, Online shopping

LightRiver's Alien Aware Networking solution enables network disaggregation as a collaboration with leading OEM's, Service Providers, and large Network Operators to design, lab validate, deploy, and automate Open Optical networking solutions at scale.

Key Points: 
  • LightRiver's Alien Aware Networking solution enables network disaggregation as a collaboration with leading OEM's, Service Providers, and large Network Operators to design, lab validate, deploy, and automate Open Optical networking solutions at scale.
  • "LightRiver is thrilled to be recognized as the winner in Pipeline's esteemed awards program for innovation in Customer Experience," comments Travis Ewert, COO of LightRiver Software.
  • The annual Pipeline Innovation Awards have provided the most credible recognition of technical innovation in the industry over the last decade.
  • In September 2021, LightRiver's Alien Aware Networking solution achieved finalist award winner status in Light Reading Leading Light Awards' "Outstanding Test & Measurement Vendor" category; and in March 2021, Alien Aware Networking was recognized as a high-score recipient for the 2021 Lightwave Innovation Reviews.

United States Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market Report 2020-2021: Revenue Growth Rates Slowing Down as the Market Matures - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, September 27, 2021
Technology, Internet, Macrocell, Present value of growth opportunities, TDM, USS Pivot (MSO-463), Carrier Ethernet, VLAN, MNOS, Top-line growth, Internet service provider

The "Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market Update, United States, 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market Update, United States, 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This study presents an in-depth analysis of the key trends impacting the wholesale carrier ethernet services market, and includes market revenue forecasts and market share analysis.
  • After several years of double-digit growth, the US wholesale Carrier Ethernet services market revenues growth rates began to slow down in 2015, primarily due to market maturity and slowing demand from mobile network operators completing 4G rollouts.
  • Top 4 Growth Opportunities in the U.S. Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market
    Growth Drivers in the U.S. Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market
    Growth Restraints in the U.S. Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market
    Percent Revenue Forecast by Dedicated Vs.

AT&T, Verizon, and Other Top Service Providers Adopting MEF LSO APIs for Business Automation

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEF, a global industry association of network, cloud, and technology providers working together to empower enterprise digital transformation, today announced a comprehensive set of new APIs, services, and programs in response to significant market demand to accelerate the implementation of MEF Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs.

Key Points: 
  • Companies cite the following top benefits for implementing MEF-standardized APIs for the automation of business-to-business interactions between service providers:
    AT&T is leading the global implementation of MEF LSO Sonata APIs through our ecosystem.
  • MEF LSO APIs are taking off because they offer an automated, standardized way for service providers to turn up services in seconds, not days.
  • LSO API Solution Providers MEF members with LSO API technology and implementation solutions to help service providers fast track their LSO implementations.
  • Also in development: A security standards framework, MEF W128, for LSO APIs; LSO Payloads, a set of MEF, market, and customer schemas used within LSO APIs to describe products being transacted between and with service providers; and an LSO Marketplace for business, operational, and technical support of LSO APIs.

Ethernet Alliance Touts Range of Simultaneous Advances for Global High-Speed Ethernet Community

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Monday, June 7, 2021
Software, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Electronic design automation, Data management, Technology, Semiconductor, Security, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Ethernet, Fiber-optic communications, Ethernet Alliance, Technology, Science and technology, Organizations, Carrier Ethernet, University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory

The Ethernet Alliance , a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today reviewed the progress of recent standards activities with profound implications for the global high-speed Ethernet community.

Key Points: 
  • The Ethernet Alliance , a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today reviewed the progress of recent standards activities with profound implications for the global high-speed Ethernet community.
  • To learn more about OFC 2021 and the Ethernet Alliances involvement in the event, please visit the Ethernet Alliance website.
  • The Ethernet Alliance is a global consortium that includes system and component vendors, industry experts, and university and government professionals who are committed to the continued success and expansion of Ethernet technology.
  • The Ethernet Alliance takes Ethernet standards to market by supporting activities that span from incubation of new Ethernet technologies to interoperability demonstrations and education.

US Companies Invest in Switched Ethernet Services to Connect to Cloud-based Applications, Says Frost & Sullivan

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Ethernet, Telecommunications, Computing, Technology, Carrier Ethernet, Computer network, Cloud computing, Bandwidth, Storage area network, Metro Ethernet, Tata Communications

"\nSanchez added: "The adoption of Ethernet by enterprises to connect to cloud-based applications is driving the demand for dynamic bandwidth capacity on Ethernet networks.

Key Points: 
  • "\nSanchez added: "The adoption of Ethernet by enterprises to connect to cloud-based applications is driving the demand for dynamic bandwidth capacity on Ethernet networks.
  • Enterprise users are evaluating the benefits of fixed versus usage-based network services to align with pay-as-you-go cloud-based services.
  • Therefore NSPs are increasingly shifting from selling fixed bandwidth services to dynamic bandwidth options using SDN technologies.
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