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MegaPath on Schedule to Deliver Advanced Ethernet & Voice Services in Top U.S. Markets in 2012

February 2, 2012 Megapath News

Today, MegaPath Corporation, one of the leading providers of managed data, voice, and security services in North America, today announced a new promotion on its popular Basic Ethernet 2×2 Mbps and 3×3 Mbps services starting at $199 per month for small, medium, and enterprise businesses in select markets. As the company continues the expansion of its [...]

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XKL Introduces the DarkStar DSM Scalable Optical Transport System

February 2, 2012 Carriers

XKL, LLC, a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment introduces its DarkStar DSM, a robust optical transport system that provides hands-free configuring and provisioning of data rates and numbers of channels.  The DarkStar optical transport system product line provides scalability to a near limitless amount of bandwidth. The DSM Optical Transport System is [...]

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AireSpring MPLS Mesh recognized for advanced networking innovation

February 2, 2012 AireSpring News

AireSpring announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named AireSpring’s MPLS Mesh as a recipient of the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award. AireSpring’s MPLS Mesh makes secure multi-location networking cost effective and provides for greater national coverage. In addition, AireSpring is able to layer secure cloud hosted Internet access [...]

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EarthLink and XCast Announce Completion of Network-to-Network Interface

February 2, 2012 Carriers

(NASDAQ: ELNK - News) EarthLink today announced the completion of 100 Mbps Network-to-Network Interface (NNI) connections in Los Angeles and Chicago with strategic partner XCast Labs, Inc, a VoIP provider and longtime member of EarthLink’s AX ecosystem. The redundant NNI connections will greatly enhance seamless delivery of XCast’s voice service and customers’ data networking services over EarthLink’s nationwide MPLS network. [...]

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SIPTrunks.org Lowers Long Distance SIP termination rates

February 1, 2012 Carriers

SIPTrunks.org, a leading SIP provider specializing in high volume SIP termination solutions, has announced a large price drop in the rate for wholesale SIP termination to the United States. Typical customers that can benefit from this are outbound contact, SIP aggregators & resellers, and enterprise customers. According to SIPTrunks.org it is only a matter of [...]

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TNCI Files for Chapter 11

October 11, 2011 Carriers

Trans National Communications International Inc., a privately held reseller and VoIP carrier based in Boston, filed Sunday for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code. The news spread quickly through the agent community, raising concerns the carrier might cancel agent contracts and discontinue evergreen commission payments. A company spokesperson responded to Channel Partners’ [...]

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Colo Provider ColoGuard Aligns with Sidera Networks

October 11, 2011 Carriers

ColoGuard, a subsidiary of GalaxyVisions, announced today that its customers now have access to Sidera Networks’ low-latency, scalable and reliable connections at this facility. Sidera Networks specializes in providing high bandwidth connectivity solutions that enable customers to gain a competitive advantage. Enterprises that use ColoGuard’s state-of-the-art datacenter can leverage this low-latency connectivity for financial transactions, [...]

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Crazed Squirrels Huge Threat to Fiber Optic Networks

August 5, 2011 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

The 10 Most Bizarre and Annoying Causes of Fiber Cuts Squirrels – who would ever think they could shut down your connectivity? While we can try to reason with humans and publicize our underground cable, there is nothing we can do about our next biggest pain in the rear, and that’s squirrels!  Of all the [...]

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Windstream set to acquire PAETEC

August 1, 2011 Paetec News (NASDAQ GS: PAET)

Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq: WIN) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PAETEC Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: PAET), based in Fairport, N.Y., in a transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion. “This transaction significantly advances our strategy to drive top-line revenue growth by expanding our focus on business and broadband services,” said Jeff Gardner, president and CEO [...]

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