Metro Ethernet is getting increased interest lately, perhaps becoming a big-growth area for telecom spending. Recently, the MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance set better interworking among frame relay, ATM and ...

Foundry last week launched a router and switch products aimed at the core and edge of carrier metropolitan area networks. The NetIron Internet and Metro Router (IMR) 640 is targeted at the networks of ...

BellSouth is making Metro Ethernet services available across its entire network. The capability enables customers to link their local area networks across the BellSouth nine-state coverage area at a ...

Cisco Systems Inc. last week announced a pair of switches that support Ethernet-based metropolitan-area networks and are aimed at network service providers looking to offer new capabilities to their ...

Nortel Networks Corp. moved to beef up metro Ethernet networks at this week’s Globalcomm carrier-equipment show in Chicago, rolling out a recently developed technology designed to make them more ...