re: Corona Networks DisappearsWhy does Alcatel need another IP edge partner when they have Timetra? They don't intend to add B-RAS features to the 7750?
re: Corona Networks DisappearsThe irony here is that the only time the corona can be viewed is during a (solar) eclipse. In this case, the corona actually disappeared during an (industry) eclipse. Good luck to the ex-employees.
re: Corona Networks Disappearsskeptic, why do you have such a hard on for basil alwan and procket networks? every chance you get, you take a shot at one of those two. i don't get it.
i know basil and i don't agree with you that he is a scam artist. he's a fast talker but a scam artist? procket is another story. i like the company, you don't, that's ok. but you take a lot of time ripping into each one and i'm curious why. thanks --wc
re: Corona Networks DisappearsWhy does Alcatel need another IP edge partner when they have Timetra? They don't intend to add B-RAS features to the 7750? -------------- Because there is a chance that the Timetra product's development may have involved a significant amount of "short-cuts" being taken.
It all depends on if the name Basil Alwan inspires confidence or fear.
re: Corona Networks DisappearsSkeptic, what's your take on Timera's product? ----------- It sounds ok on paper, but the money invested into building it seemed less than it should have been which would raise doubts about either the completeness of features or the quality.
I dont know how you develop a full router plus building your own programmable packet processor plus all the interfaces they claim to have with as little money as was claimed went into the development.
When Lucent bought Nexabit years ago, people were swearing up and down that it was a great finished product. But the reality was something else.
Alcatel, in my opinion, doesn't have very good judgement in IP products. Lucent is probably worse, but thats not saying much.
The product came out of nowhere, there has been no public evaluation of it and when I hear people talking about this space, Laurel is the one that gets positive attention.
re: Corona Networks Disappearsskeptic, why do you have such a hard on for basil alwan and procket networks? every chance you get, you take a shot at one of those two. i don't get it. ------------ I'll take shots at other people like Huber at Corvis or vivace or Larry Roberts or Huawei or Avici if its really upsetting you. But nobody is doing articles on them.
In the past I've said positive things about Procket. I said, for example, that Procket deserved to be light reading's top ten startup list a whole lot more than Caspian did. But there isn't a whole lot positive to say about them right now. Getting a CEO would be a positive thing. So would orders.
As far as Basil goes, something doesn't add up with Timetra. I look at the money and the time and something just seems wrong there. And if you combine that with a fast talker, it sets off alarms.
i read your posts frequently and i must say you have excellent industry knowledge and insight, however on this occasion your spidey senses are way off - indeed you have lived up to your name!
i know basil and i don't agree with you that he is a scam artist. he's a fast talker but a scam artist? procket is another story. i like the company, you don't, that's ok. but you take a lot of time ripping into each one and i'm curious why.
thanks
--wc
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Because there is a chance that the Timetra
product's development may have involved
a significant amount of "short-cuts" being taken.
It all depends on if the name Basil Alwan
inspires confidence or fear.
-----------
It sounds ok on paper, but the money invested
into building it seemed less than it should have
been which would raise doubts about either the
completeness of features or the quality.
I dont know how you develop a full router plus
building your own programmable packet processor
plus all the interfaces they claim to have with
as little money as was claimed went into the
development.
When Lucent bought Nexabit years ago, people were
swearing up and down that it was a great finished
product. But the reality was something else.
Alcatel, in my opinion, doesn't have very good
judgement in IP products. Lucent is probably
worse, but thats not saying much.
The product came out of nowhere, there has been
no public evaluation of it and when I hear people
talking about this space, Laurel is the one
that gets positive attention.
------------
I'll take shots at other people like Huber at
Corvis or vivace or Larry Roberts or Huawei or
Avici if its really upsetting you. But nobody
is doing articles on them.
In the past I've said positive things about
Procket. I said, for example, that Procket
deserved to be light reading's top ten startup
list a whole lot more than Caspian did. But
there isn't a whole lot positive to say about
them right now. Getting a CEO would be a positive
thing. So would orders.
As far as Basil goes, something doesn't add up
with Timetra. I look at the money and the time
and something just seems wrong there. And
if you combine that with a fast talker, it sets
off alarms.
IP?
Throughput?
Carrier gradeness?
Features?
etc.
And Corona too....
both lying drunken under the table.
i read your posts frequently and i must say you have excellent industry knowledge and insight, however on this occasion your spidey senses are way off - indeed you have lived up to your name!
kb