Latest edge news.
Investment firm says Democratic Congress would push ‘Net neutrality, hurt RBOCs, 10/19/06
A Democratic victory in November could introduce IP networks to government regulation by bringing ‘Net Neutrality and other issues back to the front burner.
Security at risk, FBI’s Mueller says, 10/19/06
ISPs may be under further pressure to provide the government with customer information.
Juniper Q3 revenue up; earnings not released, 10/18/06
Juniper Wednesday posted third quarter revenue 5% higher than for Q3 last year and generally in line with analyst estimates.
AT&T might lock rates to win BellSouth OK, 10/17/06
AT&T thinks it should be able to buy BellSouth with no conditions, but it’s willing to compromise if necessary.
Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion, 10/17/06
Internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications will acquire Broadwing, a provider of voice, data and media services, in a cash and stock deal worth about $1.4 billion.
Alcatel extends edge lines, 10/17/06
Alcatel this week unveiled two extensions to its edge switch and router lines to expand the addressable market for those products.
Opinion: What the ‘Net is, and what some thought it would be, 10/16/06
What the Internet is and what some thought it would be.
Opinion: Mystery of the Broadband Universe, 10/16/06
Recently, two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for providing “increased support of the Big Bang. . . .” Whew. Now, perhaps they’ll have time to solve a more pressing mystery of the broadband world: why you can’t get 3Mbps of …
Juniper pitching fast applications, 10/16/06
Juniper this week plans to introduce hardware and software that can speed remote-site and data center traffic while helping customers reduce hardware and save money.
FCC pushes off AT&T/BellSouth decision again, 10/13/06
The FCC Friday pushed off a planned vote on the proposed AT&T and BellSouth merger.
Nortel to enhance its Ethernet derivative, 10/13/06
Nortel will enhance a proprietary technology for improving the performance of Ethernet as part of its emphasis on becoming a leading supplier of metro Ethernet systems for carriers.
