The "Carrier Ethernet" Group on Linked In, has grown to be the definitive group for savvy telecom professionals to share resources, insights, and best-practices, on all aspects of modern packet networking. From cloud computing, to IoT and 5G wireless networking, to SDN/NFV, virtualization, network slicing, hybrid clouds, to containers, micro-services, and open networking - we cover it all! The membership: 12,003+ professionals from 140+ countries, 3,128+ companies and all 6 inhabited continents, and growing daily! The membership represents all aspects of the Carrier Ethernet eco-system and all-levels of involvement - executive management, engineering management, senior network architects, senior operations engineers, senior hardware and software engineers, field engineering, testing, product management, product marketing, sales engineering, network design consultants, field staff, industry analysts, media experts, researchers, faculty, and students from around the world. The professionals come from all 6 inhabited continents, and over 140+ countries on the planet, and 3,128+ companies that represent hardware/chip vendors, carriers, operators, MSOs, CLECs, rural operators, regional operators, international providers, system vendors (large and small), startups, software providers, testing houses, integrators, OSS/BSS providers, testing labs., and testing gear providers. Plus, major analyst groups, university groups, and media groups.