We have seen the same type of delays. Make enough noise and assuming you are "important" enough it may help you.
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Jeremy Reid <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Group, > > Has anyone recently been seeing unusual/extended delivery dates being > provided on Cisco ASR1000 series or Catalyst 4500 gear? We've had some > sizable orders in place since July and we keep getting the ship date extended > out each time it approaches. Currently, shipping estimates are out yet > another month, bringing this to a 4-5 month wait (should the latest estimate > actually come in when promised). > > I know the ASR line is relatively new, but the 45K is a 'commodity' product > at this point, so we were not expecting these kind of lead times and now have > several projects in jepoardy as a result. > > The word we are getting from our VAR and Cisco directly is that they had spun > down some manufacturing plants based on the economic downturn and its taking > them some time to ramp things back up to satify a stronger than expected > order cycle. While I guess this sounds plausible, I have no real way of > knowing if its just a line or not. > > My question for the group is, has anyone recently received any new ASR1000 or > Catalyst 4500 series equipment, and if so, how long was your wait? Anyone > have items on order and receiving word that it take longer than usual to ship? > > Feedback is very appreciated. > > Thanks, > > -Jeremy > > > -- > > Jeremy Reid > Network Engineer, MojoHost > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > -- -- Jason Plank (CCIE #16560) _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
