Metro Ethernet for Utilities

Metropolitan Ethernet is a truly multi-dimensional opportunity for service providers today. Some of the payoffs for this foundational technology include expanded customer bases, reduced customer churn and a diversity of new revenue streams. Metro Ethernet gives network service providers a unified platform on which they can deliver a rich mix of voice, video and Internet access services to both residential and business customers.

The financial case for Metropolitan Ethernet is quite compelling considering the low cost of standards-based Ethernet parts and equipment. An Ethernet interface card can cost a much as 10 times less than a SONET interface. And it's not just low equipment costs, the simplicity of provisioning Metro Ethernet means that staffing and operating costs are also lowered - while revenue opportunities are greatly increased.

Please use the links below to learn about the opportunities and challenges that face service providers who enter the Metro Ethernet market:

Planning Metro Ethernet:

• Growing Business: Next-Gen infrastructure for Service Providers  
  Metro Ethernet is the way towards greater profitability and major new growth areas for service providers who operate in metropolitan markets with the right multi-tenant building densities.
  
  
• Deployment benefits for Service Providers
  A discussion of the technology and deployment options that service providers have when creating 'greenfield" implementations or when adding Metro Ethernet to an existing network infrastructure.

Case Studies - Click on a title below, to link to 'Success stories on Service Providers" and download your chosen file:

• Service Provider Case Study 1: About B2
  
  
• Service Provider Case Study 2: About FastWeb
  
  
• Service Provider Case Study 3: About Hong Kong Broadband 
  
  
• Service Provider Case Study 4: About Oulu Telecom