International Orange Outlook

Lucent Technologies has its eye on Riverstone Networks for its sophisticated Ethernet-over-Fiber and Ethernet-over-MPLS core backbone network solutions and technology.  Riverstone would complement Lucent’s optical solutions for the metro which are based on SONET/SDH and DWDM.  Flat networks which Ethernet-over-Fiber and Ethernet-over-MPLS represent have made good traction and will remain another way of constructing data service networks.  As my previous blog has mentioned, Japan Telecom competes in a market where Carrier Ethernet services are mainly offered over flat Ethernet networks (in additional to those over SONET using next-gen solutions).  In this case, the need to be nimble and very price competitive –which flat Ethernet networks offer - is very important.

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As a class of service, Carrier Ethernet is enjoying robust growth in the US market. Designed to augment or replace existing private line (PL) or ATM services, Carrier Ethernet from ring-based Ethernet-over-SONET to point-to-point Ethernet-over-Fiber services allow financial service firms, hospitals, higher educational institutions, the public sector and manufacturers to expand their communications capabilities to support business needs.

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Clients and customers have approached me on how they can sell more product or service.  The issue is framed as a problem with a desired outcome - "I want to sell these new line cards that have been commercially-released; how can I do that most effetively?" 

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