Cisco may already be working on a smaller version of the CRS-1, which will use the new IOS. Juniper took a similar strategy with its T-Series routers. It announced the T-640 in the spring of 2002 and six months later introduced the T-320, a smaller version of the original router. Avici also took this strategy by introducing the SSR and QSR routers, which are scaled down versions of its flagship router, the TSR. Cisco's Carrier Routing System-1 is expected to be among the most important products in company history, but will it help the networking giant keep its edge?.

The product, code-named HFR (for huge fast router), dinosaur b forever iphone case will be unveiled at an event marking Cisco's 20-year anniversary, when it will be christened the Carrier Routing System-1, or CRS-1, a source close to the company said, Bottom line: The networking giant is banking on the new product to maintain its lead in the core router market, but it could take some time for CRS-1 to drive significant revenue, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Wray expects carriers over the next three years to discount corporate cell phone bills by up to 50 percent to stay competitive, which is what happened in the 10 other countries that have implemented wireless local number portability. That's more than double the discount U.S. corporations now usually get, he said. The first wave of price reductions could begin later this year, when about 35 percent of the nation's largest corporations put their cell phone contracts out to bid, he said.

Verizon Wireless executives, while not disclosing any price-cutting plans, said Friday they believe number porting rules will help them capture more of the dinosaur b forever iphone case corporate cell phone market, "Over time, we see more activity in this sphere," said Verizon Wireless Vice President John Comisky, While the corporate cell phone client may be getting the royal treatment, Cingular Wireless warns of a bumpy ride for the 90 percent of U.S, cell phone subscribers who don't get their bills reimbursed by their employer..

Cingular said many cell phone carriers operating outside the top 100 markets, where number porting was introduced in November, are processing number-switching requests manually, which could lead to delays in having an old phone number assigned to a new cell phone. Cingular and other top-tier cell phone carriers use automated systems. The top six cell phone carriers, initially plagued by catastrophic glitches, now complete the telephone number porting process in less than 2.5 hours. Compounding problems will be dozens of small rural telephone companies that have their state's permission not to comply with the rules--and hundreds of others that have pending waiver requests.