* Also, Crescent's last quarter and the diverging fortunes of IP service switch start-ups Will Nokia ever get this router thing right? The Finnish giant has discontinued the edge router it obtained from its $421 million purchase of Amber Networks two years ago. The ASR 2020 router, touted for its fault-tolerance and reliability, never generated demand in the marketplace. Nokia will instead offer Redback Networks’ SmartEdge 800 under an OEM arrangement for edge routing applications. Nokia acquired a 10% stake in Redback last year with an option to increase it to 20%. Five years ago, Nokia acquired IP switching wunderkind Ipsilon Networks but never produced any meaningful product from that purchase. See story: http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0115amber.htmlWill Nokia ever get this router thing right? The Finnish giant has discontinued the edge router it obtained from its $421 million purchase of Amber Networks two years ago. The ASR 2020 router, touted for its fault-tolerance and reliability, never generated demand in the marketplace. Nokia will instead offer Redback Networks’ SmartEdge 800 under an OEM arrangement for edge routing applications. Nokia acquired a 10% stake in Redback last year with an option to increase it to 20%. Five years ago, Nokia acquired IP switching wunderkind Ipsilon Networks but never produced any meaningful product from that purchase.See story:https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0115amber.html Crescent Networks is closing, three months after lopping off 66% of its staff. The edge router start-up could not generate revenue before burning through cash and could not generate another round of funding. The company employed only 20 people after its dramatic downsizing last October.See story: https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0115crescent.htmlEllacoya Networks is faring much better than its start-up competitor in IP service switching and New England neighbor Celox Networks. Ellacoya generated another $14 million in new funding while Celox shuttered operations close to Christmas. Ellacoya says it has 13 paying customers for its IP Service Control System and that 15 more have the product in trials.See story:https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0115ella.html Related content news analysis Cisco joins $10M funding round for Aviz Networks' enterprise SONiC drive Investment news follows a partnership between the vendors aimed at delivering an enterprise-grade SONiC offering for customers interested in the open-source network operating system. By Michael Cooney Dec 01, 2023 3 mins Network Management Software Industry Networking news Cisco CCNA and AWS cloud networking rank among highest paying IT certifications Cloud expertise and security know-how remain critical in building today’s networks, and these skills pay top dollar, according to Skillsoft’s annual ranking of the most valuable IT certifications. Demand for talent continues to outweigh s By Denise Dubie Nov 30, 2023 7 mins Certifications Network Security Networking news Mainframe modernization gets a boost from Kyndryl, AWS collaboration Kyndryl and AWS have expanded their partnership to help enterprise customers simplify and accelerate their mainframe modernization initiatives. By Michael Cooney Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Mainframes Cloud Computing Data Center news AWS and Nvidia partner on Project Ceiba, a GPU-powered AI supercomputer The companies are extending their AI partnership, and one key initiative is a supercomputer that will be integrated with AWS services and used by Nvidia’s own R&D teams. By Andy Patrizio Nov 30, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Supercomputers Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe