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covadCovad Communications Company has completed the next phase of its broader network transformation strategy by building out its access portfolio with the introduction of DS3 service for performance-intensive applications and enterprise connectivity, as well as higher-bandwidth bonded T1 offerings up to 12.0 Mbps. Covad has also introduced network-wide Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities to enable partners to layer on value-added services and applications.

“Covad is rapidly evolving its network to create an intelligent broadband services platform that partners can use to expand their offerings, reach more customers, and increase revenues,” said Young-Sae Song, vice president of marketing for Covad Wholesale. “Covad’s application-aware network capabilities allow our partners to customize network performance for specific applications, like VoIP, video conferencing, and software as a service (SaaS).”

In February, Covad completed a nationwide MPLS deployment and network capacity upgrades that included metro optical rings with up to OC-192 (10 Gbps) capacity. [click to read the rest…]

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80 Gbps of Financial trading traffic

June 25, 2009 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level3 has completed a fiber optic network between Chicago and New York, the company announced today. a significant service level requirement for financial exchanges and other trading venues.
“Level 3 designed the low-latency route to support financial services customers as they continue to face intense competition and pressure to improve transaction cycle time,” said Paul Savill, [...]

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Covad Bonded T1 – Now upto 6Mbps

April 9, 2009 Covad News
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Covad Communications Group, Inc  announced the availability of higher-bandwidth access services as part of a broader transformation toward offering a full suite of access and network services.
The new Covad Bonded T1 services are available to Covad’s wholesale partners. They will provide up to 6.0 Mbps of symmetrical bandwidth with no distance limitations to meet the [...]

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Iformata choses Level 3

December 17, 2008 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Iformata, LLC, a telepresence and video conferencing solutions provider.
As Iformata’s primary provider of IP services, Level 3 will deliver that company’s high-bandwidth traffic via Internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN) across its fully integrated multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) platform. 

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Verizon Business uses Nortel for Metro Ethernet

November 16, 2007 Nortel News

Starting in 2008, Verizon Business will be even better positioned to deliver network capacity across Europe for high-bandwidth applications like video and advanced business services with an optical network supported by Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] equipment. The equipment purchase supports 10G services as well as emerging 40G services and will allow Verizon** Business to deliver greater capacity [...]

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Covad to be acquired by Platinum Equity

October 29, 2007 Covad News

Update: see acquisition completed
Covad Communications Group Inc., (AMEX: DVW), a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Platinum Equity in an all-cash transaction.
Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by Covad’s Board of Directors following the recommendation [...]

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