View from the Edge

By Jim Duffy

Controversy surrounds Cisco IOS router exploit talk at conference

08/04/05

Although Cisco and Internet Security Systems had sought to halt a talk at the Black Hat Conference to reveal how unpatched Cisco routers can be remotely compromised, the talk was delivered anyway by the ISS researcher who originally uncovered the problem. As Senior Editor Ellen Messmer reports, the researcher was dismissed by ISS and his talk ignited a spate of lawsuits against himself and the Black Hat Conference. An update is available here: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-cisco-settlement.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-cisco-black-hat.html

Telecom lawyers rake it in

07/29/05

Plus: SBC net income dips, but revenues increase; fight about TV over IP coming to Congress

Verizon to offer managed security, storage services

07/27/05

Verizon is entering the managed security and storage service markets by turning internal operations outward toward enterprise customers.

Court finds Microsoft infringed AT&T patent

07/22/05

Plus: WilTel CEO talks strategy; VoIP still lags behind in quality, survey says

Ebbers sentenced

07/20/05

Bernie Ebbers, 63, will be 88 when released from prison after he was sentenced to 25 years for orchestrating the largest corporate accounting fraud in U.S. history.

Yahoo, Cisco to submit e-mail ID spec to IETF

07/15/05

Plus: Internet minds try to curb unwanted traffic; Sprint to buy wireless affiliate for $1.3 billion

Private line services market headed for recovery

07/13/05

Prices for private line services are expected to firm up in 2006, marking the beginning of a recovery in this contracting market, according to Insight Research. 

BellSouth to roll out Virtual Ethernet Service

07/08/05

MPLS-enabled offering will support four classes of service assigned on a per VLAN basis.

Verizon Wireless bundles data, voice plans for businesses

07/06/05

Plus: Avaya, XO to collaborate on managed services; IPsphere Forum takes shape

Metro WDM revenue set to jump

07/01/05

Metro WDM seems to be the brightest star in the hazy optical hardware galaxy.

Carriers push users to move off legacy nets

06/29/05

Also: MCI broadens services aimed at melding legacy, IP nets; SBC unveils managed IDS service

MCI shareholder starts proxy fight to block Verizon

06/24/05

A MCI shareholder is seeking support from other shareholders to block Verizon's plan to acquire the carrier.

Carrier router and switch market up in Q1

06/22/05

Worldwide revenue for service provider routers and switches totaled $1.63 billion in Q1 2005

Revolving doors at Nortel's executive suite

06/17/05

New COO resigns after fallout, CTO follows.

Supercomm closes it doors for good

06/15/05

Another Supercomm has come and gone… in fact, Supercomm is gone for good after 18 years.

Nortel up to date on financial reporting

06/10/05

Plus: Nortel fixes DoS vulnerability; AT&T loses $1 billion government contract

Verizon to add class-of-service features to Ethernet service

06/08/05

Plus: AT&T expands security services; reform for reform's sake

Ethernet is red hot

06/03/05

There may be no hotter data service right now than Ethernet. The worldwide market for Ethernet services was $2.5 billion in 2004 and is expected to more than double in 2005, according to Infonetics Research.

Energy Sciences Network adds 10G Ethernet metropolitan-area net in key cities

06/01/05

Plus: Qwest adds features to global WAN services; few IT decision-makers see benefit in adopting IPv6

Enterprises reap benefits of MPLS

05/27/05

Enterprises are now reaping the benefits of MPLS technology that was created in 1997 to bring more ATM-like characteristics to IP. Companies looking to improve QoS, facilitate any-to-any communications and converge several legacy and next-generation services on a common infrastructure are taking a long look at MPLS.

Nortel CEO has high hopes for 2005 despite challenges

05/20/05

One year after taking the helm at the beleaguered telecom giant, CEO Bill Owens has steered Nortel through perhaps the most challenging period in its 110-year history.

Qwest offers incentives to keep enterprise customers

05/18/05

Plus: Entrisphere closes $75 million in Series C financing; another solid quarter from Cisco

Chicago Mercantile Exchange signs on for MCI Ethernet services

05/13/05

Plus: Internap announces optimization gear enhancements; AT&T details suite of IP services

What's next for Qwest?

05/11/05

Having lost the auction for MCI despite its higher bid, Qwest now faces a future as telecom's ugly stepchild. Not only will it have to compete against the two new megacarriers - Verizon/MCI and SBC/AT&T - it will have to do so with $15 billion in debt, the least-attractive region of any of the RBOCs, and virtually no presence in hot growth markets such as wireless.

BT names suppliers for 21CN buildout

05/06/05

Plus: Verizon shuts down free Wi-Fi hotspots; SBC rolls VPN RoadWarrior

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