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The Open Debate on Chinese Internet Proliferation

Statistics lauding the growth of the Internet in China have become so commonplace as to inspire yawns, despite breathless press reports of hundreds of millions of Chinese going online and signing up for the ‘net.  With the Chinese Government declaring that...

The Department of Homeland Security Ate My Homework…

GMU grad student compiles extensive map of US fiber optic networks, starts people worrying: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23689- 2003Jul7.html?nav=hptop_tb washingtonpost.com Dissertation Could Be Security Threat Student’s Maps Illustrate...

Not Sold On The Stupid Network…

http://www.ispcon.com/SNEditorial/sn_detail.asp?ID7 Wednesday, October 30, 2002 The stupid network: Why I’m not sold…yet There may yet be a place for special packet treatment, and the silicon to do it By Scott Mace, SERVICENETWORKS.com You know things are...

Cisco Locks Arms With SBC..

This is a watershed event for Cisco — since the quote here is from Roland Acra that tells us that this deal is largely voice-based. SBC is probably putting together an IP-Centrex service using Cisco gear. -Ian. —- http://news.com.com/2100-1033-978126.html...

Tough Times For Telecom Workers..

For Telecom Workers, Burst Of Bubble Takes Heavy Toll By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN The Wall Street Journal RICHARDSON, Texas — Two years ago, J. Michael Dugan spread the word to his fellow optical engineers in North Texas that he was starting a company that could make...