Mid-Band Ethernet is already being used in a variety of applications. First, MBE Services can provide the last mile access for all enterprise Ethernet services including point-to-point E-Line service, multipoint-to-multipoint transparent E-LAN service, and high speed commercial Internet. Furthermore, because the services provide full VLAN support, multiple end-to-end connections may be delivered over the same Mid-Band Ethernet service. Second, with the growth of mobile voice and data services, fixed wireless services based on WiFi and WiMax, and DSLAM based services, capacity requirements from the base station or access point to the nearest switching POP are expanding. Mid-Band Ethernet Services provide a cost effective, resilient, rapidly deployable alternative to the cost and complexity of laying fiber to extend the reach of metro Ethernet Services.
