In this podcast New Paradigm Research Group (NPRG) analyst Stephen Hernan talks with Grant Kirkwood, CTO of Mzima Networks, and Terry Koosed, President of Bel Air Internet. Be sure to join us as we discuss how these two carriers have collaborated to deploy an all-wireless voice, data, and video bundle to both the residential and business customer segments – and how this might represent the next big threat to the incumbent carriers and cable MSOs.

Below is a press release on behalf of one of JS&A’s newest clients, Telehouse America.  Telehouse America is currently best known for its Datacenters and colocation facilities in New York and Los Angeles – the company is now providing its customers additional services in order to provide a complete one-stop-shop solution for those companies that require them.  The key highlights of this press release are:  

1.  The company is now offering IP Transit Services directly to its customers

2.  The company can now provide Ethernet Private Line connectivity solutions (Global Interlink) between its datacenters in the US as well as Equinix facilities in Chicago and Ashburn and Switch and Data facilities in Paolo Alto and Dallas

3.  Maintaining its carrier neutrality status, Telehouse America can now provide complete Total Solutions for global network providers and operators.  

TELEHOUSE America Launches Ubiquitous IP Transit Services

 Global Interlink Solutions Provide Ethernet Connectivity Between the United States and Europe

 Staten Island, NY, USA – September 17, 2009- TELEHOUSE America (www.telehouse.com), the United States’ leading provider of dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges, and managed IT services, announces today the launch of its ubiquitous IP Transit services and the availability of its Global Interlink US-Europe Ethernet connectivity solutions between its major data centers in the United States and Europe.  Together with TELEHOUSE America’s Manage-E services, launched in November 2008, the company has now transformed into a Total Solution Provider (TSP) for the global communications marketplace. In addition, all TELEHOUSE data centers will maintain carrier-neutrality status.

 The launch of TELEHOUSE America’s IP Transit Services marks its foray into providing direct Internet connectivity to its data center and colocation customers located at 25 Broadway in New York City, 7 Teleport on Staten Island and 626 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.  The service provides cost-competitive, Internet network capacity across a multi-backbone route, providing full protection and redundant global IP connectivity.  In addition, TELEHOUSE customers and prospects can access this service from nearly any major colocation or data center facility across America, regardless of whether it’s a TELEHOUSE branded facility or not.  The service is offered from 1 Mbps up to 10 Gbps commitments.

In addition to TELEHOUSE’s IP Transit Services, the company now provides Global Interlink Ethernet Network connectivity across the TransAtlantic. The Global Interlink Broadband Ethernet solution is available between Telehouse America’s Datacenters at 25 Broadway and 7 Teleport, Staten Island in New York and 626 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and Telehouse Europe Datacenter facilities at Coriander Avenue in The Docklands, London (both North & East), 137 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris and 1, rue Pablo Picasso in Magny-les-Hameaux France.  In addition, access to the Global Interlink US-Europe Ethernet network is also available from and between Equinix’s facilities in Chicago, IL and Ashburn, VA as well as Switch and Data facilities located in Palo Alto, CA and Dallas, TX.

These services cement TELEHOUSE America’s position as a Total Solution Provider for the global communications marketplace.  With its IP Transit, Global Interlink US-Europe Ethernet connectivity and its comprehensive suite of Manage-E, all-in-one managed and professional services solutions, TELEHOUSE America’s services are now available in and between nearly all of the major data center and colocation facilities in the United States.  Together, these services provide a complete Total Solution for global network providers.

TELEHOUSE’s IP Transit and Global Interlink US-Europe Ethernet Services are available immediately; additional incentives for new customers include one month free with $0 non-recurring charges for a minimum of one-year commitment, on either service through September 30, 2009.

For more information, please visit www.telehouse.com or www.Manage-E.com or email sales@telehouse.com. 

About TELEHOUSE America

TELEHOUSE America is the US’s leading provider of dedicated data centers, colocation facilities, international Internet exchanges, managed IT services and disaster recovery solutions.

A stable and trusted pioneer of carrier-neutral data center services, they provide secure, power-protected environments, where clients house and operate their telecommunications and network resources. Companies from a wide range of industries locate their mission critical equipment at Telehouse’s colocation “meet-me-centers” in New York and California; taking advantage of the potential business opportunities that exist from other Telehouse customers. Among the many benefits of colocating with Telehouse is the ability to connect to state-of-the-art peering exchanges in New York (NYIIX) and Los Angeles (LAIIX). Additionally, through close ties to its sister companies in Europe and Asia, Telehouse can provide continuous, cost-effective operation of network-dependent businesses around the world. Please visit http://www.Telehouse.com, or contact us at sales@Telehouse.com.

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Tinet Selects Cariden MATE^TM for Network Planning

Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group and the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market, today announced that they have selected Cariden as a strategic partner for network discovery, simulation, planning and optimisation solutions.

“With global customers and an extensive network of over 100 POPs, the Tinet backbone requires the highest levels of service, with the flexibility to support our customers’ increasing bandwidth demands. Cariden MATE helps us to efficiently plan and operate our network, ensuring we can meet our customer’s stringent requirements, whilst staying flexible to changes in traffic demands, and making the most effective use of our network capacity”, states Maurizio Binello, Chief Operating Officer of Tinet.

“Tinet is recognised as a progressive global IP and Ethernet carrier with a reputation for delivering high quality of service to their customers. We are privileged to support Tinet with the Cariden MATE product suite, helping them to design and manage their network to meet their customers’ service level requirements efficiently”, continues John Evans, Director of Technology and Operations for Cariden in EMEA.

About Tinet

Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, is the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market. With network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC, Tinet provides global IP Transit and Ethernet connectivity to Carriers, Service and Content Providers worldwide, within 7 working days. The carrier guarantees customers proactive management of SLAs and protection from dDoS attacks.

Established in 2002, Tinet’s unique business model, based on focus and simplicity, assures the delivery of the highest standard of service. Tinet has grown to become one of the top 10 global IPv4 backbones and the number one IPv6 network worldwide.

For more information on Tinet, please visit www.tinet.net.

About Cariden

Cariden Technologies, Inc. is a network management software company founded in 2001. Cariden provides critical network design, planning and automation tools with the mission of simplifying IP and MPLS network operations. Cariden is a consistently profitable company with customers around the world, including eight of the twelve Tier-1 ISPs, some of the largest IP / MPLS Service Providers in North America and Europe, together with select enterprises. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Cariden has offices and resellers around the world.

Cariden’s flagship software suite, MATE^TM, provides a comprehensive but flexible traffic management solution that includes discovery, visualization, monitoring, simulation and what-if analysis, capacity planning, traffic engineering and network optimisation. MATE is unique in its ability to provide an integrated solution across engineering, planning and operations organizations and is now considered a standard tool for managing IP/MPLS networks.

For more information on Cariden or MATE, please visit www.cariden.com.

Total Telecom’s 2009 CEO of the Year award has a number of top contenders for sure.  So what makes Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Atlantic the candidate for you to vote for?

In 2009 Hibernia Atlantic was awarded a contract to build a new cable system into Northern Ireland.  As part of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment (DETI) for Northern Ireland and the Department of Communications and Natural Resources (DCENR) for Ireland, the Project Kelvin initiative is expected to bring business and other opportunities to the Island and help grow its economy.  Under Bjarni’s leadership, he successfully bid for this project and has already completed Phase I – landing the cable in Portrush.  He has spent the first half of the year working with DETI and DCENR on ways to promote this new opportunity and carefully updating the world on the steady progress of the project.  This project is valued at over 30 million Euros, and in a difficult economic climate ‘he has brilliantly managed Hibernia Atlantic,’ commented a supporter.

Please click this link and scroll down the page until you see Bjarni’s profile.  Just click the “VOTE NOW” button and check off your favorite CEO.   

Icelands’ Bjarni K. Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Atlantic has held the position of CEO since December 2004.  He is also Chief Executive of CVC Iceland Holding Ltd. 

Before joining CVC/Hibernia Atlantic, Thorvardson was CEO of investment fund Talenta, senior account manager for the Icelandic Investment Bank, and VP of software development for Tecnival, Iceland.

“Mr. Thorvardson is the Ceo of all Ceo’s!” commented another supporter, “He works hard day in and day out to ensure the success of his companies, and always has a smile on his face.”

So help us award this dynamic, likeable true leader by voting for Bjarni Thorvardson as CEO of the Year!

Don’t delay, VOTE TODAY!

Please click this link and scroll down the page until you see Bjarni’s profile.  Just click the “VOTE NOW” button and check off your favorite CEO.    http://www.totaltele.com/show.aspx?i=859

 Grant Kirkwood, CTO of Mzima Networks has been selected by TMCNet to present in two different sessions at this weeks ITExpo conference being held in Los Angeles, CA.  The first session, held on September 1, 2009 in a session titled “Effective IP Peering Strategies.”   The on Thursday, September 3rd at 8:30am Grant will present in a 45 minute Track: Communications Developer, on “Enabling Ultra Low Latency Applications over Ethernet.”  The full press release is below for your convenience.

To request a copy of either of these presentations, please email pr@jaymiescotto.com.

Mzima Networks to Present at Multiple Conference Sessions at

ITEXPO West 2009 in Los Angeles

 Grant Kirkwood to Discuss IP Peering and Enabling Ultra Low Latency Applications over Ethernet at the IP Communications Industry’s Leading Event this September

LOS ANGELES, CA August 31, 2009 – Mzima Networks, the world’s premier high-performance Network Service Provider,  today announces that Grant Kirkwood has accepted an invitation to present  multiple times, first in a session titled “Effective IP Peering Strategies” at TMC’s INTERNET TELEPHONY^® Conference & EXPO West 2009 (ITEXPO) on September 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California followed by a 45 minute Track: Communications Developer,  on September 3^rd at 8:30am where Grant will present on “Enabling Ultra Low Latency Applications over Ethernet.”

ITEXPO, celebrating its 10^th Anniversary in 2009, is the world’s largest and best-attended IP Communications trade show, drawing an average attendance of 7,000 buyers and sellers of IP Communications products and services.  The show in September will be the 19^th ITEXPO, and TMC projects total attendance to once again exceed 7,000.

“The Internet Peering ecosystem has seen a dramatic shift in recent years away from the traditional Tier 1 carriers as more and more users and content have shifted to smaller, more focused networks,” commented Kirkwood. “The content of my speaking sessions at ITEXPO will be particularly valuable to anyone involved with Internet operations, Ethernet technologies and the distribution of web content to users and devices.”

“We are very pleased that Grant Kirkwood will be participating in this year’s show.   Mzima Networks is widely recognized and respected as an industry leader, and I am confident that our attendees will appreciate and value the opportunity to hear his perspective on IP Peering,” said TMC president and conference chairman, Rich Tehrani.  “Over the past twelve months, widespread deployment of IP Communications services by global service providers, businesses and governments has reinforced that this exciting technology is a viable, cost-effective communications solution.  As a result, we are seeing a significant number of senior-level executives attending ITEXPO as a means of learning about the technology so they too can take advantage of its benefits.”

Registration for the show is now open. Anyone interested may register by visiting www.itexpo.com. Limited booth space is still available as well. Vendors interested in exhibiting at the show should contact Dave Rodriguez at 1-203-852-6800, ext. 146 or at drodriguez@tmcnet.com.

About Mzima Networks
Founded in 2002, Mzima Networks is the world’s premier high-performance network service provider delivering Internet bandwidth to enterprise, content providers and carriers globally. Mzima’s all-optical, meshed backbone network is engineered to provide the highest levels of performance, reliability and value. With the ability to leverage the latest technology, Mzima is the leader in native 10 Gigabit Ethernet technologies. Coupled with its extensive private peering with numerous broadband ISPs and content providers, Mzima Networks offers its customers the fastest, most reliable connectivity currently available.

For more information please visit: www.mzima.net. 

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online.  TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC’s Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by an average of two million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends.  TMCnet is ranked as 2,921 in Quantcast’s Top U.S. Sites placing TMCnet in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference (in conjunction with Crossfire Media), and Digium|Asterisk World.

TMC also recently launched new industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com. 

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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It’s big news when you’re the first to offer a big pipe.

A fellow Telecom blogger, Rob Powell who writes the Telecom Ramblings blog, covered the recent announcement by Hibernia Atlantic’s 40 Gbps capability over its transAtlantic network. It is a significant announcement in that Hibernia Atlantic has now established itself as the fastest undersea cable connecting North America and Europe and the first transatlantic provider to offer a 40 Gbps network across the Atlantic.

With the growing needs of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), IPTV demands and requirements from enterprise businesses and financial companies to transact business more quickly, it is this type of speed that will enable the quality to do so – more efficiently.

Read more about it from:

• SubTel Forum: Hibernia Atlantic is the First Transport Provider to Offer Native 40 GPBS Wavelength Capacity Across the Atlantic for Commercial Use

• Light Reading: Hibernia Offers Cross-Atlantic 40G

For additional information, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com. The full text of the original press release is also posted below.

HIBERNIA ATLANTIC IS THE FIRST TRANSPORT PROVIDER TO OFFER NATIVE 40 GBPS WAVELENGTH CAPACITY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC FOR COMMERCIAL USE

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- August 13, 2009- Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic submarine transport cable provider, today announces the company is now the first to offer native, 40 Gbps wavelength (WL) capacity across the Atlantic Ocean, without the need for external equipment. By deploying the latest 40G network technology, Hibernia has increased the potential capacity of the Atlantic system to 10.16Tb/s.

Hibernia Atlantic’s first-to-market offering is in response to its North American customers’ demand for greater bandwidth capacity, stemming from the precipitous rise in deployment of next-generation services, such as streaming video, IP multimedia and web conferencing. Additionally, financial exchanges and media houses need secure and high-performance capacity to ensure they are meeting their industries’ critical network requirements.

“Hibernia Atlantic is pleased to offer its clients this new, native 40 Gbps (WL) technology across the Atlantic,” states Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO for Hibernia Atlantic. “This latest achievement displays Hibernia’s continued commitment to deploy the most advanced, innovative capacity upgrades for commercial use across the Hibernia cable system. This offering provides global investment banks, CDNs, broadcasters, international PTTs and ISPs in need of high-bandwidth a better network solution. With increased capacity, on a reliable network at wholesale prices, companies can continue to deploy streaming video and other next-generation applications and services over the Hibernia Atlantic network, with confidence and ease.”

“The ability to offer Hibernia Atlantic’s customers native 40 Gbps connectivity across the Atlantic is a great advance in network efficiency, providing customers additional capacity to communicate over Hibernia’s diverse and secure cable route,” continues Eric Gutshall, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Hibernia. “This new subsea advancement is another example of Hibernia Atlantic’s commitment to providing the highest levels of network performance, innovation and customer satisfaction to the market, in record-breaking time.”

For Hibernia’s global network map, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

About Hibernia Atlantic:
Hibernia Atlantic is the largest, privately held, diverse transAtlantic submarine cable transport provider.  Hibernia is a US, wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC).  It is a TransAtlantic submarine cable and terrestrial cable network that offers over (70) redundant network Points of Presence (PoPs) throughout Canada, US, UK and mainland Europe on over 24,000 kilometers of network.  Hibernia provides secure and diverse dedicated Ethernet and optical-level service up to GigE, 10G and LanPhy wavelengths and traditional SONET/SDH services.   In addition, Hibernia offers wholesale capacity prices, unparalleled support, flexibility and service. For more information on Hibernia Atlantic’s cutting-edge network or to view their corporate video, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

For Hibernia Atlantic business inquiries, please contact Melissa Butler at 908-988-1990 or melissa.butler@hiberniaatlantic.com.

To view Hibernia’s corporate overview video, please click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xVMLEfFrk&eurl=

For Hibernia Atlantic media inquiries, please contact:

Jaymie Scotto & Associates

+1.866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com

www.tinet.net

  TINET, formerly Tiscali International Network, Enhances Its US Operations

 Today, August 13, 2009, Tinet the former carrier arm of Tiscali Group and previously known as Tiscali International Network, is investing in its US network and operations. The company reported that in the last quarter it had added 25 long haul backbone circuits across the US and opened 3 additional PoPs.  These new Points of Presence expand Tinet’s service offerings into Newark, NJ; Dallas, TX; and Denver, CO.  

 In addition to investing in its underlying capacity and network availability, the company has also started construction on its third Network Operations Center (NOC) which will be in New Jersey.  This is further investment into the US market by this Italian HQ’d company.  

 The full press release is below for your convenience.

TINET Further Expands Its Operations In The US

 MILAN, ITALY- August 13, 2009 - Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, and the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market, today announces further expansion of its operations in North America.

In the last Quarter, the company added 25 long haul backbone circuits across the U.S. and opened three additional network Points of Presence (PoPs) in Newark, New Jersey, Dallas, Texas and Denver, Colorado.

Tinet also announced the start of the implementation, in New Jersey, of its third Network Operations Center (NOC) to be completed by Q1 2010.  This development is another important milestone as Tinet further extends its customer and technical support closer to its clients in the Americas.

In May 2009, BS Private Equity SpA, one of Italy’s leading private equity firms, completed the acquisition of Tinet, formerly known as Tiscali International Network, providing further backing to Tinet global expansion. 

“We’ve had an exciting year thus far and look forward to further network expansion next year; expanding into new regions which are showing fast-growing connectivity demands,” states Maurizio Binello, Chief Operating Officer of Tinet. “Through this expansion we can give customers in new markets more choice, as well as extending our geographic reach to better fulfill existing customer requirements.”

Tinet’s IP and Ethernet backbone extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific and boasts over 100 PoPs. According to third party reports, Tinet’s AS3257 is one of the top 10 global IPv4 backbones and is the largest IPv6 network worldwide. For more information about Tinet, please visit www.tinet.net.

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About Tinet:

Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, is the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market. With network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC, Tinet provides global IP Transit and Ethernet connectivity to Carriers, Service and Content Providers worldwide, within 7 working days. The carrier guarantees customers proactive management of SLAs and protection from dDoS attacks.

Established in 2002, Tinet’s unique business model, based on focus and simplicity, assures the delivery of the highest standard of service. Tinet has grown to become one of the top 10 global IPv4 backbones and the number one IPv6 network worldwide.

For more information on Tinet, please visit www.tinet.net.
For Tinet media inquiries, please contact Jaymie Scotto & Associates at +1.866.695.3629 or pr@jaymiescotto.com.

www.alliedfiber.com

 

www.alliedfiber.com – Today, Wednesday August 12, 2009, the FCC National Broadband Plan Workshop brought together a number of prominent companies and industry players to discuss the deployment of Wired Broadband services.  The Commission staff provides the public the opportunity to suggest questions in writing before the workshop as well as online and in person during the discussions.

One industry representative, Hunter Newby the CEO of Allied Fiber had this to say, “Allied Fiber is looking to vastly improve the existing communications infrastructure in America.  We are creating a new and unique, multi-duct dark fiber network initially connecting New York to Chicago and Ashburn, Virginia that will allow users to lease dark fiber through network access in as little as 1-mile increments along this route in order to provide interconnectivity solutions between wireline and wireless network operators.  

“On the wireline side the intermediate access will provide all network operators cost-effective, ready-made access to previously difficult to reach places in rural areas including RLEC and cable networks as well as potential data center sites. On the wireless side the intermediate access points will enable mobile operators to gain access to fiber and, or optical transport from providers that service the towers on and along the railroad right of way. It will also provide a fiber-rich base tower from which the microwave backhaul providers can offer high-speed aggregation services to the mobile operators from other surrounding towers in a 5-30 mile radius. This unique network design is meant to serve all, so to be part of these discussions is truly an honor. We firmly believe Allied Fiber will become America’s All-Access Network.”

For more information about Hunter Newby or Allied Fiber, please visit www.alliedfiber.com.  For more information about the FCC’s broadband initiatives and workshops, please go to: http://www.broadband.gov/workshops.html