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Greetings from TNT

Welcome to the third edition of Telcom News & Trends (TNT), the JS&A monthly round-up of the latest client, partner, media and analyst headlines hitting our industry.

We would like to extend a special congratulations to Tinet; May 26th marked the company's first year anniversary as an independent operator. For more information on Tinet, the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market, please visit www.tinet.net.

Scroll down to hear the latest news from Allied Fiber, Arbinet, Hibernia Atlantic, CloudLinux, UNIFI, Tinet, Lexent Metro Connect and more. If you wish to feature your news here next month, please email lsauer@jaymiescotto.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon and enjoy our June 2010 issue.


    International Telecoms Week 2010 (ITW)

After months of preparations for the largest global wholesale telecommunications meeting, the International Telecoms Week (ITW) was held May 24-26 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The event attracted nearly 5,300 attendees from more than 1,900 companies from all over the world. JS&A's sister company DealCenter, was the official online attendee contact and online meeting system. On-site there were over 4,000 meetings scheduled throughout the course of the three-day event. The ITW DealCenter remains open to continue the networking until June 2010.

On Tuesday May 25th, Hibernia Atlantic hosted a morning coffee break for all ITW delegates.

   Top Headlines
Allied Fiber Announces the First Phase of Long-Haul Dark Fiber Cable Across America is Underway

5.24.10
Construction of the first phase linking New York, NY, Chicago, IL and Ashburn, VA is already underway and will cost approximately US $140 million.

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Arbinet's Private Exchange Provides Global Interconnectivity Solutions

5.24.10
Arbinet announces that Roshan, the leading GSM cellular service provider in Afghanistan, will gain access to a platform where more than 1,100 carriers and service providers can trade, route, manage and settle voice traffic.

Read more.

North West Electronics (NWE) to Extend its Wireless Network Utilizing Hibernia Atlantic's Project Kelvin Build

5.27.10
Hibernia Atlantic announces that NWE will expand its wireless Internet connectivity across Ireland to meet the growing demands of business customers and end-users.

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   Must-See Videos
Tech News Today - Video Tech News Today
Can today's broadband infrastructure, including fiber-based backhaul solutions, support new applications like iPad and Slingbox? Allied Fiber's CEO Hunter Newby speaks to Tech News Today on broadband access, net neutrality and more.
Dark Fiber Community Video Dark Fiber Community
Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber speaks with Grant Kirkwood, CTO of Packet Exchange.
Dark Fiber Community Video Dark Fiber Community
Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber speaks with Dan Powdermaker, SVP of Sales at Marketing of Arbinet.
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Register now for the July 29th NYC Networking Event from 2-5PM at Battery Gardens. For the July event, we are holding video interviews with TMCNet. If you are interested in participating, please email Lauren Sauer at lsauer@jaymiescotto.com or call 1.866.685.3629 ext. 7.

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   Headlines to Note
NORDUNet Research Network Selects Tinet's IPv6 IP Transit Network

Tinet has been selected by NORDUNet, for a joint collaboration by the five Nordic National Research and Educational Networks.

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UNIFI Communications Announces Undersea Cable Project with Interoute

UNIFI Communications announced an agreement with Interoute to provide the landing solution in Italy for Albania's first competitive undersea fiber optic cable.

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Top Hosting Center to Offer CloudLinux on all of its Cloud Hosting Solutions

Top Hosting is the ninth CloudLinux service provider partnership within the first 90 days of the CloudLinux launch.

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Arbinet Signs Russian Mobile Telecom Operator MegaFon

MegaFon, the first and only carrier to launch its own network in all regions of Russia, has chosen Arbinet's PrivateExchange.

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Lexent Metro Connect Builds and Maintains Some of the Shortest Dark Fiber Routes Between NY and NJ

Lexent's dark fiber connects key facilities, carriers, and enterprises offering secure connectivity and financial networks.

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