Andrew Schmitt

How 100 Gigabit Ethernet Markets Will Differ from 10

"... any new fixed-function chip like an ASIC or ASSP will increasingly need multiple vendors over which it can recover nonrecurring development costs, which was not true five years ago."

And the problem is that Cisco is 60-70% of the market, they use ASICs, and will always use ASICs for high volume applications so long as they are 60-70% of the market.

Still Time to Pull the Switch On Telecom Equipment?

Where did you get the graph data? Something is wacky since the bubble isn't showing up there.

BT Group: Reversing a Victorian Tradition

Who is BT using for their Softswitch vendor?

BT Group: Reversing a Victorian Tradition

I judge a company based on where they derive their revenue, not announced products that may indicate a hopeful direction but have yet to gain real traction. Sonus sells gateways. That's their big business. I think the gateway business is going away. When it does, SBC vendors will still be there. Gateway vendors will not.

When Sonus starts selling large quantities of other equipment I'll change my mind. Until then I'll stand by my assertions.

Please name one carrier using Sonus as a true SBC, providing transcoding and security at the NNI.