Metro-E Carriers
In June 2002, HKBN built the largest Metro Ethernet IP network in the world, covering 1.62 million homes in Hong Kong. and it will continue to expand towards the 2.0 million target by 2010.
In late September 2007 Verizon Business announced that it is implementing a Metro Ethernet solution across Asia-Pacific including Australia, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong using Nortel equipment.
Africa's largest and most developed privately owned MPLS Based Metro Ethernet Network is in Kenya. Reaching more than 5000 corporate entities, Kenya Data Networks is providing High End Services using Alcatel Core and Siemens Access equipment. KDN is now moving into FTTH projects and intends to cover more than 100 000 buildings in East Africa within the next 3 years.
In May 2011, Comcast announced that it was launching its own Metro Ethernet line of services to business customers in the United States.
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