The Cisco guys are saying that UUNet converted a lot of stuff to Juniper and a few other vendors.
""Chuck"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Not too long ago, John Chambers was quoted in one of the networking > magazines talking about erosion of margins, and partners who sold very > cheaply. The talk on the street was that it was no secret he was talking > about WorldCom, who have been notorious for their pricing of Cisco products > as an inducement to use worldCom data circuits. > > I believe what used to be UUNet is a major user of Cisco equipment. that's > one reason I asked about UUNet's viability. WCOM is going to end up selling > assets, and it seems to me that the ISP is about the best asset they have. > The network / fiber assets only contribute to the current fiber glut, so > become less of a source of hope for revenue from sales. > > As far as what's in the carrier networks themselves, maybe this is less > important to Cisco, as no carriers use their stuff anyway? ;-> > > BTW Juniper stock is not looking real good right now at all. Nor Ciena. > > > ""John Kaberna"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Talking with a couple of my students (employees at Cisco) WCOM is mostly a > > Nortel shop. They said that ATT and Sprint are Cisco Powered Networks so > > they are the big providers that Cisco is interested in. This is not > > official or anything from Cisco it's just what these guys are telling me. > > > > > > ""Chuck"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > So far today I have seen no word from Cisco on its exposure to World > Com. > > > > > > the other so called players in the networking industry - Redback, > Nortel, > > > and Lucent, have all said they have very little on the line with > WorldCom. > > > Of course, these are companies with one foot in the grave already. > > > > > > WorldCom is one of Cisco's MAJOR customers. Cisco stock is back close > to > > > it's low of the last year. Maybe Cisco believes nothing needs be said? > > Maybe > > > Cisco figures they can still sell their stuff through other channels? > > > > > > As an employee of another of Cisco's major customers, maybe this bodes > > well > > > for me? with WorldCom out of the way, and no longer selling at cost to > > steal > > > my customers, maybe my own business will pick up? > > > > > > Sheesh, this is scary. > > > > > > Anybody out there know how what used to be UUNet is doing? Viable? Any > > > repercussions through the ISP world? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=47512&t=47505 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
