Zayo Group to Acquire Seattle's 360networks in Major Fiber Merger

Zayo Group to acquire Seattle's 360networks in major fiber merger
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011 Article Link

Zayo Group of Colorado says it has an agreement to acquire Seattle's 360networks Holdings (USA) Inc., a deal that almost doubles Zayo's fiber network and make it what its CEO calls "a national provider of bandwidth infrastructure service."

360networks' chairman is Greg Maffei, CEO of Douglas County-based Liberty Media Corp. Maffei was 360's CEO from 2000 to 2005.

Louisville-based Zayo provides telecommunications services, such as bandwidth, voice and managed services, to government and private-sector customers.



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Colorado's Tech Industry Takes a Hit!

Colorado lost 5,300 tech industry jobs in 2010, mostly as telecommunications and engineering services companies cut back, according to the TechAmerica Foundation annual census.

The Washington D.C.-based trade group released its Cyberstates report at 10:01 p.m. MDT Tuesday.

TechAmerica, formerly known as AeA, has measured technology industry employment using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 14 years.

Colorado’s high-tech workforce totaled 156,900 in 2010, down 3.2 percent from the 162,200 counted in 2009, the report said. The average private sector tech worker in Colorado earned $90,800 in 2010, which is 96 percent more than the average private sector wage in the state.

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Colorado's Level 3 Communications Completes Acquisition of Global Crossing

Level 3 Completes Acquisition of Global Crossing

Combination meets customers' local, national and global communications needs - Combination provides service over 165,000 intercity, metro and subsea fiber route miles with presence in 45 countries - Pro Forma 2010 revenues of $6.2 billion and 2010 Adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 billion, $1.6 billion including expected synergies - Announces plans to transfer listing of common stock to New York Stock Exchange, will implement reverse stock split

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 4, 2011
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc., LVLT +5.28% today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Global Crossing Limited. The transaction was structured as a tax-free, stock-for-stock exchange. The company also announced that it will conduct its business on a worldwide basis using the Level 3 Communications name with a new brand identity that incorporates elements from both companies, representing their combined strengths. In addition, the company announced plans to transfer the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and expects to begin trading on the NYSE on Oct. 20, 2011, under its current ticker symbol "LVLT". The company will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market until the transfer is completed. In conjunction with listing on NYSE, the company will affect a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the Level 3 common stock.



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Carrier Ethernet World Congress Meeting

This year's test results confirm that the Carrier Ethernet implementations of the 24 participating vendors have progressed substantially. When it comes to Ethernet OAM performance monitoring, packet-based clock synchronization, protection and Ethernet microwave, we have witnessed a wide range of interoperable, robust implementations.


The Official MEF Americas Congress

2010 saw the launch of Carrier Ethernet Americas (CE Americas): the first official MEF Congress in the LATAM region. It represented the largest gathering for the Ethernet transport and service industry in the region, and will be returning to repeat this success in 2011, at its new home in Rio de Janeiro.

Delegates had the opportunity to network with the following companies at CE Americas 2010:

RACSA Costa Rica * Oi Brasil * Telefόnica Brasil * Telefόnica International * Telesp * Telium Telecomunicacoes * NTT America * Vivo * TIM Brasil * NTT America * Vivo Brasil *AES Electropaulo Telecom & AES Com Rio * Antel Uruguay * Internexa * Copel Telecomunicaçoes * Millicom Central America * GVT * Belgacom ICS * Global Crossing * Telmex Argentina * O2 UK * Algar Telecom * CTBC Brasil * Neovia Telecomunicaçoes and more……

Event Details
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CONFERENCE DAY ONE - Tuesday 11th October 2011

Investigating the Market and Business Case for Carrier Ethernet

Stream one: Building end-to-end infrastructure to deliver Carrier Ethernet services; comparing the different Carrier Ethernet access strategies
Stream two: Delivering hybrid customised solutions to vertical business sectors; vertical industry Carrier Ethernet case studies
Stream three: Content delivery evolution and service provider interconnection; optimising media delivery - meeting the explosive growth in digital media and online video traffic

CONFERENCE DAY TWO - Wednesday 12th October 2011

Current Trends and Future Developments of Next Generation Transport Networks

Stream one: The reality of Ethernet in mobile backhaul
Stream two: Delivering wholesale Carrier Ethernet; Ethernet & The Cloud
Co-located conference: Transport Network Strategies

CONFERENCE DAY THREE - Thursday 13th October 2011

Current Trends and Future Developments of Next Generation Transport Networks

Stream one: Global interconnect
Stream two: Investigating the end user dynamic for Carrier Ethernet
Co-located conference: Transport Network Strategies
Closing plenary: Delivering next generation networks with Carrier Ethernet





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