One Source Networks (OSN) announces it has achieved first place on the Austin Business Journal’s Fast 50 list. This list recognizes the fastest growing private companies in Central Texas, ranking Austin-area companies based on compounded annual average sales growth over three years. As an active member of the Austin community, OSN is pleased to be included among this list of industry leaders.

One Source Networks provides managed voice and data network solutions by combining its own fully redundant global network infrastructure with over 150 best of breed global network providers to create custom solutions for corporate network requirements. Leveraging its cloud-based Voice over IP (VoIP) and multimedia services, OSN offers professionally engineered solutions to meet business` communications needs. OSN designs holistic, converged networks that offer flexibility and reliability that serve the needs of today while anticipating the needs of tomorrow.

For more information on One Source Networks, visit www.onesourcenetworks.com.

Congratulations, Sidera Networks! For the fifth year in a row, the premier provider of fiber optic-based networks has earned multiple Best-in-Class Metro Wholesale Carrier Excellence Awards from ATLANTIC-ACM.  Sidera received top-scores among CLEC/Cable/Fiber providers, this year for Billing, Sales Representatives and Data Value.

ATLANTIC-ACM’s annual Metro Carrier Report Card series is an industry-wide study that enables wholesale customers to provide feedback on multiple carriers. Since 1995, the ATLANTIC-ACM Report Card series has been the telecom industry’s principal source of carrier performance benchmarking information. The awards were presented at a ceremony held during the COMPTEL Plus Fall 2011 Convention and Expo in Orlando, FL.

The full list of award winners can be viewed here. To learn more about Sidera Networks, visit www.Sidera.net.

Metro|NS is a leading optical network planning, design, construction and maintenance firm with a successful history of serving the financial, service provider, wireless, enterprise and carrier communities.

Delivering the lowest latency and most reliable networks and connections in and around the New York metro area, Metro|NS can assist with any stage of network development.

To learn more, please visit www.MetroNS.com or to follow the discussion on Twitter, click HERE

Read the latest blog by their CTO, Doug Haluza, below:

COHERENT OPTICS

As the need for speed took fiber optic transmission beyond 10 Gbps per channel, long-range optical transponders have moved beyond the Morse code-like on-off keying (OOK) used in fiber optic communications for decades. More sophisticated modulation and demodulation schemes are commonly used in modern wireless equipment where radio frequency bandwidth is scarce, but had not been widely applied to optical transmission where bandwidth is more plentiful. For example, a 50 MHz channel bandwidth is relatively wide-band for licensed microwave radio, while 50 GHz channel spacing in DWDM optical transmission is relatively common.

OOK is cheap and works well on standard single-mode fiber up to speeds around 10 Gbps, providing little commercial demand for more efficient optical modulation to this point. At 10 Gbps, fiber impairments like dispersion come into play, and fiber characterization testing and dispersion compensation are needed to ensure reliable operation. At higher data rates dispersion sensitivity increases, and more dispersion compensation is required. Quadrupling the data rate using the same modulation would require sixteen times the dispersion compensation. 40 Gbps optics would not be as widely deployed if network operators had to re-engineer their DWDM networks again, as was the case when moving from 2.5 to 10 Gbps.

Coherent optical receivers had been a hot topic of research in the 1970s and 1980s when system reach was limited by signal attenuation in the fiber. A coherent receiver is less noisy and can reliably detect a weaker signal, thereby extending the distance between network elements. Once optical amplifiers were developed, they became the preferred solution to the attenuation problem, and work on coherent optics was largely abandoned.

To read the rest of the blog, please click HERE or visit http://www.metrons.com/blog

Video content is king. With the rise in demand of quality video content it’s no wonder that OnlineVideo.net has started its own search for the best video content among small, medium and large businesses. Earlier this year the call for submissions garnered a tremendous number of responses and now it’s down to the wire.

Neutral Tandem, a leading provider of voice, data and video interconnection services worldwide, has placed as a “Large Business Finalist” in the Onlinevideo.net contest with the Ethercloud video. Ethercloud is a new product from Neutral Tandem that delivers end-to-end global Ethernet solutions. EtherCloud interconnects diverse networks, simplifies the delivery of Ethernet and VPLS services on a global basis and removes the hurdles required to interconnect networks across a global footprint. 

Onlinevideo.net’s panel of judges is now reviewing and rating videos based on the following criteria: storytelling and messaging, technical quality, use of social media, search optimization, and overall site integration. Neutral Tandem is one of three remaining finalists in the “Large Business” category. Winners will be announced on June 13.

View the video here and to learn more about Ethercloud, please visit http://www.neutraltandem.com/prodServices/ethercloud.htm

Congratulations to One Source Networks for qualifying as a contendor for  ‘Crowd Favorite’ by the Enterprise 2.0 Conference!

Being selected as a contender for ‘Crowd Favorite’ involves several factors, but primarily is based on feedback and wisdom of the technology community and approval of the E2 advisory.  With OSN’s expertise, Orchid Cellmark Inc., a leading international DNA testing service company, receives custom voice and data networking solutions that exceeds what any other providers could offer. The results not only provide Orchid Cellmark’s operating expenses to be considerably lower, but also allows for additional bandwidth and solutions – via a single source.  The case study shows the importance of custom design, flexibility and solid implementation support in delivering an integrated enterprise network.  

To learn more about the Enterprise 2.0 Conference and the OSN-Orchid Cellmark Inc. Case Study follow the links below: 

OSN –Orchid Cellmark Case Study: http://www.onesourcenetworks.com/news/OSN_Orchid_Case_Study.pdf

OSN as a ‘Crowd Favorite’: http://boston2011.e2conf.spigit.com/Idea/View?ideaid=2223

Enterprise 2.0 Conference: http://boston2011.e2conf.spigit.com/homepagelight

Talk about a nice feat! Today, Forbes released its annual list for the “25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies” in America, and Neutral Tandem placed an impressive second overall with a stellar sales growth rate of 100% every year for the past five years. A considerable achievement indeed, considering that Forbes annually reviews more than 5,000 tech companies each year for this exclusive list! 

In order to determine the top 25 fastest growing tech companies in America, Forbes revisits the prior year’s list to see how it performed against the market. The stock market continued its slow but sure recovery. According to Forbes, from March 12, 2010, through Feb. 2, 2011, companies on the Nasdaq 100 Technology Sector Index were up 27%; companies on the S&P 500 lagged far behind, but still registered a 13% increase. Forbes’ list of fast-growing techs largely defeated both indexes, gaining 44% overall, or 34%, which exclude acquisitions. 

Forbes examined over 5,000 technology companies, looking for minimum sales of $25 million and sales growth of at least 10% over the latest 12 months. To be included within the list, Forbes also required median long-term (three-to-five year) earnings-per-share growth estimates to be greater than 10%; and ranked companies on their five-year sales growth, which needed to be in double-digit territory for each year. Lastly, utilizing detailed scoring data from Audit Integrity, a global governance ratings and research firm, to weed out any companies that had substantial legal concerns, accounting, or governance issues.  For full article, visit here.

 All in all, great news for Neutral Tandem!

Neutral Tandem, headquartered in Chicago, provides voice, data and video interconnection services worldwide, enabling broadband providers to exchange data between their respective networks. For more information, please visit www.neutraltandem.com.

XKL is the official After Party Sponsor of February 1st’s Telecom One-on-One (T1on1) Networking Event colocated with ITEXPO East in Miami, FL. Immediately following the networking event, transportation will be provided to take registered T1on1 attendees to an off-site hotel with a view of the beach for further networking and drinks around the pool. The specific After Party details will be sent to you upon registration. Also note, T1on1 name badges will be required to board the After Party coach bus and to access the rooftop.

Enjoy Miami in Style at the XKL-Sponsored Telecom One-on-One After party. Register for the events now.

Thank you to our Telecom One-on-One Miami event sponsors: Allied Fiber, ancotel, ATP, CSF Corporation, InkHead, INOC, Nokia Siemens Networks, OCG Fiber, Pod Global, TELEHOUSE America, Telx, Web Wise Kids, and XKL.

For additional information about Telecom One-on-One, please email events@jaymiescotto.com. To register for the Miami Networking event, please visit: http://telecom1on1-itexpo2011.eventbrite.com. We hope to see you next week in Miami!

Well not quite, but XKL, a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment is an exciting company, and the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) agrees.   XKL has been named a finalist for the Associations Innovative Manufacturer Product of the Year award.  The WTIA recognizes companies, organizations and individuals who best demonstrate technology and service innovation and excellence. 

XKL’s DarkStar Optical Transport Systems are designed to allow both Enterprise and carrier clients to easily deploy optical networks with high capacity requirements.    XKL’s systems lights fiber optically end-to-end providing one of the lowest latency solutions available in the market.

The Press Release in its entirety is below for further reading.  For more information visit www.xkl.com. 

• XKL, LLC is a leading provider of fiber optic networking equipment
• XKL’s DarkStar® Optical Transport System is named a finalist at the WTIA’s Innovative Manufacturer Product of the Year awards ceremony
• The award ceremony will be held on February 24th, where the winners will be announced

SEATTLE, WA – January 13, 2011 – XKL, LLC. Announces today that it has been named a finalist for the Innovative Manufacturer Product of the Year as part of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)’s 16th annual Industry Achievement Awards (IAA). The awards recognize Washington State companies, organizations and individuals who best demonstrate technology and service innovation and excellence. For more information and to register for the event, go to: www.washingtontechnology.org/IAA.

“These finalists represent the most creative and innovative companies and individuals in our industry and deserve the highest congratulations,” said Susan Sigl, President and CEO of the WTIA. “We’re fortunate to live and work in a state with such a diverse and vibrant technology community. I wish each finalist the best and look forward to revealing the winners in February.”

XKL is a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment.  The company’s solutions provide a small foot-print solution that simplifies private end-to-end optical transmission solutions. 

“We are honored to be considered as a finalist for Washington Technology Association’s Industry Achievement Awards,” states Len Bosack, CEO of XKL.  “XKL’s DarkStar® Optical Transport Systems are designed to allow both Enterprise and carrier clients easily to deploy optical networks with high capacity requirements.”

About the Washington Technology Industry Association

The Washington Technology Industry Association , founded in 1984, is one of the largest statewide associations of technology companies, IT departments and individual technology professionals in North America. With more than 1,000 members representing more than 125,000 employees in Washington State, the association is a catalyst for sharing expertise, fostering collaboration, delivering key business services and advancing the value and global impact of technology companies doing business in Washington. The association’s corporate sponsors are F5 Networks, HTC, Microsoft, Moss Adams LLP, RealNetworks, Regence BlueShield, Vertafore and Wells Fargo Insurance Services. For more information, go to www.washingtontechnology.org/.

About XKL, LLC:

Led by CEO and Cisco Systems co-founder Len Bosack, XKL LLC develops products that epitomize the company’s mission: Bringing fundamental change to worldwide telecommunications. XKL optical transport terminal technologies enable enterprises with enormous and complex data transmission needs to tap into the power of the wholesale Internet. This allows XKL customers to achieve network independence, greater reliability, enhanced transmission speed and better value. The company is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. For more information, visit www.xkl.com.

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Vello Systems develops advanced cloud infrastructure technologies for service providers, enterprise and government institutions worldwide. Vello understands the growing capacity challenges and to stay ahead of the game introduced a new Cloud Switching Technology that delivers terabits of economical, low-latency, virtualized capacity in the wide-area. For service providers, enterprise and government institutions who are looking for more cost-effective capacity and the most advance infrastructures, this technology offers the most modern optical technology in the market.

The Cloud Switching API program is yet another development for Vello Systems. ATI is designed to enable an open, extensible framework for applications and systems to define, manage and enforce infrastructure-level polices. The program allows partners and 3^rd party developers access to the Cloud Switching bandwidth assignment and virtualization capabilities, moreover, providing IT managers more access to the network for a more controlled environment to coordinate virtualization and automation tasks.

The full announcement can be found below and for more information please visit www.vellosystems.com.

Vello Systems Virtualizes Wide-Area Networking Resources with Low-
Latency, Multi-Terabit Cloud Switching Technology 

 Fusion of gridless optics and programmable software enables highly-elastic networking fabric ideal for cost-effective cloud computing and storage

Last night, during Capacity Media’s annual awards ceremony, GlobeNet was named 2010 Latin America Wholesale Provider of the Year. The annual ceremony was the kickoff for Capacity Europe 2010 in Amsterdam.

GlobeNet is continually investing and expanding within Latin America to ensure the highest quality of service across all subsea routes.  Most recently, GlobeNet has brought unique and diverse routes to Columbia and new iPoPs in São Paulo, Brazil, in Bogota, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela.

Erick Contag, Chief Operating Officer of GlobeNet was in attendance to accept the prestigious award.

To learn more about GlobeNet, please visit www.GlobeNet.net.

For the complete press release, please read below.

CAPACITY MEDIA NAMES GLOBENET AS 2010 LATIN AMERICA WHOLESALE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR IN ITS ANNUAL CAPACITY AWARDS CEREMONY

Boca Raton, FL – November 16, 2010 – GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (Bovespa: TNLP3, TNLP4, TMAR3, TMAR5, TMAR6 and NYSE: TNE), announces today that Capacity Media has selected GlobeNet as the “2010 Latin America Wholesale Provider of the Year”.  Capacity Magazine recognized GlobeNet in its annual Capacity Awards Ceremony, held last night in Amsterdam, on the first evening of Capacity Europe 2010.

The Capacity Awards recognize market leaders, such as GlobeNet, whom apply effective and innovative strategies to their wholesale businesses and have established themselves at the forefront of the telecoms industry. Capacity Media cites GlobeNet’s commitment to innovative investments supporting high quality of service throughout its network and aggressive expansion into new markets as top justifications for this prestigious distinction.

“The judges chose GlobeNet for its ongoing commitment to invest in the Latin American region; the company has opened new PoPs and expanded into new markets this year,” states Eira Hayward, Managing Editor of Capacity Magazine.  “GlobeNet has built out new high capacity fiber networks and is also upgrading its existing subsea cable infrastructure in order to address customer needs.”

GlobeNet’s aggressive expansion includes unique and diverse routes to Colombia, new iPOPs in São Paulo, Brazil, in Bogota, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela, and investment in a third subsea system upgrade in response to the growing demand for bandwidth-intensive services across the Americas. In addition, GlobeNet’s upgrades will enable its clients to deploy advanced technologies such as interactive video, IPTV, gaming and cloud-based applications, especially in and throughout Latin America and between the continents of North and South America.

“By continuously investing in our network, GlobeNet ensures maximum availability and the highest quality of service across all of our subsea routes,” states Erick W. Contag, Chief Operating Officer of GlobeNet.  “Our engineering teams are dedicated to delivering the latest in technology to ensure our carrier and service provider clients have access to cutting-edge connectivity across the Americas.”

Operating one of the most reliable subsea cable systems, GlobeNet’s low latency network links cable landing stations in Tuckerton, NJ and Boca Raton, Florida, USA with cable landing stations in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, St. David’s, Bermuda, as well as Maiquetía, (Caracas) Venezuela.  Built for maximum resiliency and availability, GlobeNet has never experienced a subsea cable outage.  For the complete network map, please visit www.globenet.net.

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About GlobeNet

GlobeNet provides international capacity services between North and South America over a dual ring-protected, fiber optic submarine cable system serving Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, U.S.A., and Venezuela. The network spans more than 22,000 kilometers and offers a network availability of 99.99%. GlobeNet with its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida and USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian Oi (that acquired Brasil Telecom).

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