AboveNet, Ciena, MEF, Equinix & more to Keynote at Ethernet Expo Americas 2010

28 service providers & exchange companies will participate in Ethernet Expo Americas November 2 & 3 in New York City

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the world's leading research-led integrated media company serving the global communications market – in collaboration with Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), its prestigious market research division – will hold its sixth Ethernet Expo Americas in New York on November 2 & 3 at the Hilton New York. Chaired by Ethernet expert and Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Stan Hubbard, Ethernet Expo Americas 2010 is the premier event covering the hot topic of Carrier Ethernet network technologies and services in the Americas.

Ethernet Expo Americas (www.ethernetexpo.com) will feature keynote speakers Rajiv Datta, SVP & CTO of AboveNet; Kevin Daines, Chief Technologist for Ciena; Joe Weinman, Industry Guru, speaking on the Network and the Cloud; Nan Chen, MEF President & Board Director; and Jarrett Appleby, Equinix CMO.

Additional service providers and exchange players speaking on panels include: AT&T, BT, CENX, Covad Wholesale, FiberTower, Global Crossing, Interoute, IP Only, Level 3, Lightower, Neutral Tandem, NTT America, Optimum Lightpath, Qwest Wholesale, RCN Metro, Reliance Globalcom, telx, Transbeam, tw telecom, Verizon, Verizon Business, and XO. Beyond this, Belgacom, Equinix, expereo, Teragate, tinet, and vega will be participating in a service interconnection demonstration.

"I could not be more pleased at the high level of service provider interest in becoming directly involved in this year's show," says Hubbard. "We have assembled the largest number of carrier professionals ever to speak at a Light Reading event. This is going to be an extraordinary opportunity for industry participants, enterprises, financial analysts, and investors to engage with a Who's Who list of Carrier Ethernet experts who are helping shape the direction of the communications industry."

This year's Ethernet Expo Americas will also provide an additional networking opportunity for sponsors and attendees before and after the show, with the debut of the Ethernet Expo Digital Summit. The Ethernet Expo Digital Summit, which will be live pre-event on October 26 and then again post-event on November 17, will reach thousands of telecom executives in the Ethernet industry who will have the opportunity to network with sponsors, download content, and watch live and on-demand video before and after the live Ethernet Expo Americas show. For more information on the Ethernet Expo Digital Summit visit: http://www.lightreading.com/live/event_information.asp?event_id=29322&survey_id=694&p_id=digitalsummit

Ethernet Expo Americas will also feature the Advanced Global Interconnect Test Program and the Carrier Ethernet Certification Program. The Advanced Global Interconnect Test Program is a service provider interoperability test and showcase program, created by EANTC in collaboration with ancotel and Light Reading, providing detailed insight into current service offerings, to help accelerate the market. The demonstration at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo Americas will conclude the third phase of the test program. The Carrier Ethernet Certification Program, hosted by Ciena, will be collocated at Ethernet Expo Americas and will include a free, four-hour test prep session followed by an optional certification exam.

The leading suppliers of next-generation Carrier Ethernet solutions are sponsoring this year's Ethernet Expo Americas including: SuperPlatinum Sponsor Ciena; Platinum Sponsors AboveNet, ANDA Networks, Fujitsu, Level3 Communications, and Nokia Siemens Networks; Gold Sponsors Accedian Networks, Actelis Networks, ADVA Optical Networking, Alcatel-Lucent, Canoga Perkins, CENX, Cyan Optics, ECI, Equinix, EXFO, Extreme Networks, Hatteras Networks, JDSU, Juniper Networks, Lightower Fiber Networks, Metaswitch Networks, MRV, Neutral Tandem, Overture Networks, Positron Access Solutions, RAD Data Communications, Sunrise Telecom, Telco Systems, Tellabs, Telx, and Transmode; and additional exhibitors Brocade, Champion One, Exar, Infinera, INOC, NEC, Omnitron Systems, Spirent Communications, Subex, Transition Networks, and VeEx.