After a fire destroyed a New England Hospital’s data center migration plans, it sought a new plan that would emphasize disaster recovery in addition to speed and reliability.

Turning to NEF, the hospital was provided solutions that matched all of its criteria  and which have gone above and beyond expectations.

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CBS is going to pay $1.8 billion for online media company CNET Networks, an acquisition that is expected to increase the total monthly visitors to CBS websites to around 200 million worldwide.

CNET’s online brands which will now be part of CBS’ portfolio include CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, BNET, CHOW, ZDNet and TechRepublic.

CBS is excited to go through with the deal despite a net loss of $6.1 million on revenue in the first quarter of 2008 and an operating loss, which widened from $7.7 million to $18 million in the last year.

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Global telecom heavyweights, such as AT&T, Bharti Airtel and Djibouti Telecom recently signed a construction and maintenance agreement to build the first direct, high-bandwidth optical subsea cable from the UK to India.

A total of 16 companies signed on to the $700 million installation of the Europe India Gateway cable system, which will enhance bandwidth capacity between the two countries. Expected to be up and running mid-2010, the 9,000 mile system will run through the United Kingdom, Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, Monaco, France, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman, United Arab Emirates and India.

Keep your applications running fast and keep your costs low. Contact NEF to learn how we can help you find a robust and reliable network that fits your needs. Whether it is a dark fiber network or lit service solutions, we’ll help you find the best price on the right connectivity options for your business.

FiberNet Telecom Group is expanding their network in an effort to increase capacity and expand its reach.

The leading provider of complex interconnection services continues to build on the success of its transcontinental network and colocation initiatives. It will be adding network capacity to its New York/New Jersey market, as well as to Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Miami.

Jon A. DeLina, President and CEO, believes that by increasing available network capacity and broadening their addressable markets, their customers and shareholders will benefit.

FiberNet expects to complete this national network expansion program by the fourth quarter of 2008 and intends to fund these deployments with existing cash, internally generated cash flows and availability under its credit facility.

Do you want to increase bandwidth and improve service and reliability? NEF can help locate a robust, scalable and affordable fiber optic network that fits your needs. We’ll go beyond quoting a price; we’ll create the solution that works for you. Because we understand what kind of network you really need, we’ll be sure to add value to your search for connectivity. Contact NEF today and get the best price on the right connectivity options for your business.

The Private Office, a Westchester, NY-based firm offering shared office facilities and administrative services has increased its videoconferencing capabilities by upgrading its fiber-optics cable.

Working with Cablevision Lightpath, the company states that the installation of 10 megabyte fiber-optic circuits at its two office business centers in Rye Brook and White Plains has had a profound impact on its customers especially in terms of teleconferencing, VoIP and data transmissions.

Private Office is most proud of its video conferencing capabilities, which offer great flexibility in today’s ever evolving business structure. For video conferencing, the company offers the latest Polycom high-definition system with dual 42-inch plasma screens and uses either an IP or ISDN high-speed connection. Bridging is provided for multiple remote locations, and the set-up is carefully tested prior to the videoconference.

With extensive expertise in the telecom industry, NEF presents connectivity solutions that serve our clients' initial requirements as well as those that anticipate the organization's long-term best interests. At NEF, we seek to understand what your needs and challenges are today as well as how your communications needs might change in the future. Contact us today for custom dark fiber solutions tailored to your specific company profile.

AboveNet, a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions is expanding its metro Ethernet offerings. This will allow for more cost-effective high bandwidth, which will need less space, power and equipment.

With the request for large bandwidth connectivity growing at an alarming rate, the new service has been specifically designed to meet the needs of its customers. Other features offered include dedicated bandwidth and IP transit bundling. There will now be more availability for customers looking for a scalable fiber-based network infrastructure that is focused on high bandwidth minus the tradition CO-based architecture.

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360networks, which has traditionally focused on bringing wholesale VoIP to smaller networks throughout the Western US, is now looking to expand into more major cities. It has recently brought its services into Los Angeles and San Diego and plans on moving into Dallas and Chicago this year and Denver and Seattle shortly thereafter.

360 first began offering wholesale VoIP in 2006, taking over Qwest’s territory. Since expanding further, after signing agreements with such firms as Verizon, 360 moved into California, and into subsequent states.

But the company, whose network goes as far east as Chicago, says it has no plans to expand its network into the eastern US because that would require purchasing off-network facilities.
360’s customers include small Internet service providers and cable companies to large wholesale carriers and resellers of termination traffic. 

Late last year, the company deployed optical equipment from Infinera in order to light its own network between Chicago and Denver – a previously leased route. That move not only gave the carrier plenty of capacity on that route, it also allowed 360 to launch wholesale VoIP service in Iowa and Nebraska.

Whether your company is looking for dark fiber to connection locations all over the US, Ethernet circuits across the Atlantic Ocean or an Internet connection to your school or office location, NEF offers you the power of choice.

With businesses demanding higher Ethernet speeds than ever before, XO Communications has started a new service which offers speed at 15 Megabits per second. Originally expecting a 2 to 4 Mb/s range of demand, XO is fine tuning its Ethernet over copper to meet today’s high speed requests.

The service will begin this summer and will hit small enterprise locations first, followed by larger SMB sites where companies are reluctant to pay for a construction build, but will pay for high speed as long as XO can get it to them.

By looking at buildings that are within the line-of-sight range of its broadband wireless services, XO can extend the reach of its Ethernet offering and use Hatteras gear within the building to distribute the higher speed service. But, determining which buildings can and should be served will be part of this summer’s fine-tuning process.

Are you looking to connect to a robust, secure network? NEF has the solution for you. We specialize in creating and designing optimal communications networks for enterprise clients and telecommunications carriers. Contact NEF today and begin to explore the many ways to begin, or improve upon your connectivity situation.

EMBARQ Corp. has selected Ciena’s CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Series Platform for deployment throughout its network. Ciena touts the platform as redefining the term “multiservice” for the telecommunications industry because it creates a new paradigm for network operators considering transport technology and applications.

The telecom service provider chose the CN 4200 because it will help increase bandwidth to better service increased capacity demands while also carrying a multitude of types including voice, video, and data traffic. This eliminates the need to purchase additional equipment per type.

NEF can help you find bandwidth the fits your company’s needs. Whether you transmit voice, video or data traffic, NEF has the solution that’s right for you. Contact us today to learn more.

Fortunately for Level 3, demand for content delivery continues to grow. The telecommunication company has experienced an upswing in profit this year, due to some recent decisions.

For starters, Level 3 added content delivery network (CDN) services to its portfolio. CDN group consistently adds at least 10 percent growth to the bottom line. For example, the first quarter of 2008, CDN brought in $100 million of the company’s total $1.09 billion sales.

However, the largest source of revenue continues to be Level 3’s wholesale division, which brings in over 50 percent of total sales, followed by the enterprise group at 25 percent.

Level 3’s sales have increased 3.4 percent since last year which has helped to push the company’s stock to it highest gain since the summer of 2002.

Aside from market demand, Level 3 has solved its backlog problem. With the installation of a new order entry system called Unity, which will handle two-thirds of the high-margin revenue by the end of the year, Level 3 can move beyond the bottleneck and focus on increasing its revenue.

NEF is one of the nation’s top telecommunications brokerage firms, offering 25 years of industry experience and a proven methodology for providing its customers with the best networks, information and pricing available. We can provide a broad spectrum of products from dark fiber solutions to high bandwidth, fully managed optical services. Through our many partners, we design custom connectivity solutions and provide access to over 60 fiber providers in 48 states, 4 million miles of metro and national fiber and over 80,000 lit buildings. Contact us to learn how we can help.