A new study concludes that telephone companies could cut their operating costs by 23 percent a year by using Ethernet services in metropolitan area networks.
According to CNET news, “the study, scheduled to be released Monday, found that carriers could reduce their operational costs by 18 percent during the first year of a three-year network implementation. The potential savings rise to 20 percent in the second year and roughly 24 percent in the third year, according to the study, which was commissioned by the Metro Ethernet Forum, a marketing group made up of equipment vendors and service providers.”
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