Carrier Ethernet has been in the news a bit lately. Here are a few quick hits:
1) In its CommsUpdate, TeleGeography noted that Ethernet pricing isn’t just declining; rather, it’s decline has accelerated in the past year:
New data from TeleGeography’sEthernet Pricing Service reveal that as Ethernet service availability has grown around the world, price declines have accelerated. Between H1 2013 and H1 2014, median monthly lease prices for 100Mbps point-to-point Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) pseudowires declined an average of 44%, compared to 26% annually since H1 2011.
You can see the acceleration very clearly in TeleGeography’s graphic:
“I am proud that Allstream is the first among Canada’s major national carriers to achieve this significant milestone,” said Allstream President Michael Strople. “The MEF CE 2.0 certification reinforces Allstream’s reputation for innovation and provides assurance to our customers that the products and services they are buying are the best in Canada and the world.”
3) CED reported that, in the U.S., Cox Business became the fourth cableco to earn MEF CE 2.0 certification, joining Time Warner Cable Business Class, RCN Business, and Comcast.
4) So, how many MEF CE 2.0 carriers are there? Yes, I was wondering, too, so I went to the Metro Ethernet Forum website, where I found this Services Certification Registry. As of this writing, 74 services, offered by 26 companies in 12 countries, are MEF CE 2.0 certified. (A lot more companies — 72 in 27 countries– are MEF CE 1.0 certified.)
So that’s today’s tour around the Carrier Ethernet space. I had noticed a flurry of mentions in the last couple of weeks and was curious what was going on in the space. Perhaps this summary has satisfied your curiosity, as well. If I missed any other interesting recent Metro Ethernet news, please do share links in the comment section (or you can send it to me and I’ll share it, if you’re one of my industry friends and contacts who doesn’t want to comment yourself).
Telecom and Tech.com 