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Re: Sprint's New ION products
From: "Kent W. England" <kwe () geo net>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 11:19:26 -0700
Scott Brim <swb () newbridge com> writes:
I believe it's IP/PPP/ATM/DSL to the home, and IP/Tag/ATM/Sonet in the
backbone. That is about as succinctly put as can be, but I didn't get the impression that all apps would run over one stack. There seems to be room for an ATM API in the announcement, but no explicit mention. The most radical change for an established telco like Sprint is that Sprint has seen the light from the Great Crossover ahead and decided it is best and cheapest to run voice calls over packet or cell than over separate switched networks. It's getting to be a no-brainer decision, unless the guys in the domed building in WDC eliminate switched network access charges to the incumbents, which is apparently unlikely. So all voice moves to packet/cell ASAP to avoid switched network call termination charges as much as possible. Really a forced migration in terms of business costs, since the termination charges in the one to three cent/minute range are enormous compared to the cost of a packet voice call.
Are there any expected dates for deployment?
Given the timeframe to get multi-megabit copper or DSL from the incumbents and the fact that within that timeframe qos-IP/DWDM/fiber equipment will cost about 10% of IP/ATM/SONET/DWDM/fiber, I would say "never" is most likely. Of course, they can deliver this to "big corporate customers" on bypass right now, so perhaps the answer is "now". But "never" to the small business and residential market. --Kent
Current thread:
- Sprint's New ION products kbrown (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Paul Ferguson (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Scott Brim (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Perry E. Metzger (Jun 03)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Tom Walton (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Jeff Burson (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products David Lesher (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products DAVE NORDLUND (Jun 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Peter Leppik (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products DAVE NORDLUND (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Kent W. England (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Marty (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Nathan Stratton (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Joe Loiacono (Jun 04)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Pete Farmer (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Stephen Sprunk (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Bret McDanel (Jun 04)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Stephen Sprunk (Jun 03)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Doug Stanfield (Jun 03)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Derek Elder (Jun 04)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Derek Elder (Jun 04)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Bret McDanel (Jun 04)
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- Re: Sprint's New ION products Paul Ferguson (Jun 03)