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100Gb Optical Networks – Getting the Timing Right

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This year, Level 3 delivered a 15,000-mile, nationwide 100Gb private network for a customer and, recently, we’ve started to see other carriers announce their 100Gb network deployments. So, have we finally reached the cross-over to broad adoption of 100Gb? Maybe not just yet. Why? Because of why carriers are deploying it. There are three main [...]

Four Reasons Why Ethernet Will Take Over the World

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Okay I’m not talking about Ethernet consuming all of the residents of planet earth like a certain now famous gelatinous mass. You didn’t miss BlobFest did you? No instead I’m talking about how Ethernet is going to become the de facto way we connect things together (when we connect them with wires anyway). And there [...]

Connecting with Level 3 and Amazon Web Services

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In a previous blog post I talked about the role of the network in supporting cloud applications. In that message, I touched upon Saas desktop productivity software and some options for pairing the network and the application for optimal performance.  Further proof of the growing need to match your cloud services with the correct network technology [...]

Improve Your Day with Less Round Trip Delay

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Business travel during the summer can often be a headache. The increased traffic on the way to the airport creates uncertainties. It takes longer to find a parking spot at the airport. The lines for security are longer and filled with those who travel infrequently. And storms in the midwest cause the actual departure time [...]