Global Capacity Receives MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification for E-Access Services

WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 13, 2017) - Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, announces today that it has achieved Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0 Certification for its Ethernet E-Access services available from One Marketplace™. CE 2.0 Certification confirms Global Capacity's ability to deliver carrier class local, national and global Ethernet services with standardized interconnection, manageability and class of service to meet the growing bandwidth needs of the most demanding SD-WAN, Hybrid WAN and Cloud Connectivity solutions.

"MEF congratulates Global Capacity on achieving CE 2.0 certification of E-Access services," comments Nan Chen, President, MEF. "MEF-certified CE 2.0 services form the foundation for creating a global ecosystem of connected networks that will support orchestrated on-demand, assured services over multiple providers. CE 2.0 certification demonstrates Global Capacity's ability and commitment to deliver innovative solutions optimized for the digital economy and the hyper-connected world."

The certification also demonstrates Global Capacity's ability to work with carriers, managed services providers and other business application providers in a cooperative fashion to deliver scalable, reliable next-generation Ethernet solutions from its One Marketplace platform. Global Capacity's continued investment in expanding its high-performance Ethernet backbone, adding more Ethernet interconnection PoPs and enabling greater Ethernet access is a testament to Global Capacity's commitment to deliver ubiquitous coverage, diverse, flexible access options, and simplified service activation and management to both enterprise and service provider customers. 

"We see Ethernet as the foundation for new models of design and service delivery, such as our Hybrid WAN and SD-WAN," shares Tony Thakur, Chief Technology Officer, Global Capacity. "MEF CE 2.0 Certification confirms our place in the market to provide high-performance Ethernet services that solve common industry challenges of scalability, cost, reliability, speed and reach for our customers."

Global Capacity eliminates the complexity and inefficiency of the network market with its award-winning marketplace of networks, One Marketplace. One Marketplace delivers unprecedented transparency, efficiency and simplicity to the complex and highly fragmented data connectivity market by combining network delivery and service automation with a suite of customer and supplier applications in order to streamline and simplify the process of designing, pricing, buying, delivering and managing data connectivity solutions. Global Capacity's One Marketplace dramatically simplifies and fundamentally changes how providers buy connectivity.

About Global Capacity 

Global Capacity is the leading connectivity as a service company that simplifies connecting Enterprises to high value Cloud and business destinations. Through its award-winning software defined platform, One Marketplace™, the company provides the ubiquitous reach, flexible access options and reliable connectivity solutions that deliver on its brand promise of Connectivity Made Simple™. Global Capacity delivers its innovative solutions to telecommunication carriers, managed service providers, application service providers and enterprise customers globally. Learn more at globalcapacity.com or by following us on our blog Marketplace Network News, Twitter @global_capacity and LinkedIn.