Ethernet is becoming the dominant networking technology, both in LAN as in WAN environments ethernet continues to prove to be the network technology of choice. Ethernet provides a high network reliability, is easy to scale, manage and trouble shoot, and is very cost effective. Newer technologies like ethernet over copper almost always beat bonded T1 line pricing.

The new 10GEA wants to promote the use and availability of ethernet in the WAN environment; Ethernet Broadband seems to become more and more widely available. Ranging from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet  and even to 10 Gigabit ethernet.

On this website you can find a collection of ethernet whitepapers and a tool to see the availability and pricing of fiber and metro ethernet broadband circuits at your location (sorry USA only).