re: Cisco Unveils, Upgrades RoutersJust because the startups and the VCs, many of whom are still in denial about the serious quandry they are in give market conditions, think MPLS is a bad word doesn't mean this approach is dead. There are a lot of very compelling attributes to MPLS. Remember, ATM was also a four letter word in that community for about 3 years while everyone hyped all optical this and all optical that. Guess what?
Cisco is making more money in MPLS VPN software than most startups' revenues combined.
Given that the revenues of most startups is zero, the statement above isn't saying too much.