Comments on: Bandwidth Startup’s Big Plans Hit By Credit Crunch http://gigaom.com/2008/12/23/bandwidth-startup%e2%80%99s-big-plans-hit-by-credit-crunch/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: netlog http://gigaom.com/2008/12/23/bandwidth-startup%e2%80%99s-big-plans-hit-by-credit-crunch/#comment-919200 netlog Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:53:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=33040#comment-919200 <p>they also need to offer some differentiation to commercial wholesale providers and most importantly physical diversity. 80 gbps commercial service would do it from innovation perspective. However a conventional 10g service is a commodity product in a capital intensive industry.</p> they also need to offer some differentiation to commercial wholesale providers and most importantly physical diversity. 80 gbps commercial service would do it from innovation perspective. However a conventional 10g service is a commodity product in a capital intensive industry.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/12/23/bandwidth-startup%e2%80%99s-big-plans-hit-by-credit-crunch/#comment-919177 Om Malik Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:22:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=33040#comment-919177 <p>@Soapers,</p> <p>Those are precisely my concerns about the company and their attempts to become relevant in the future. In many ways the Cisco gear is like a millstone around their neck.</p> <p>I think the ex CEO from Caterpillar can help them with well oil exploration companies or construction companies etc., because even those companies would need bandwidth. I think if you followed some of the trends in cad/cam space, the sizes of files being swapped between various parties are increasing exponentially and that is a big opportunity.</p> <p>But as you said, there are some really dark clouds over darkstrand.</p> @Soapers,

Those are precisely my concerns about the company and their attempts to become relevant in the future. In many ways the Cisco gear is like a millstone around their neck.

I think the ex CEO from Caterpillar can help them with well oil exploration companies or construction companies etc., because even those companies would need bandwidth. I think if you followed some of the trends in cad/cam space, the sizes of files being swapped between various parties are increasing exponentially and that is a big opportunity.

But as you said, there are some really dark clouds over darkstrand.

]]> By: soapers http://gigaom.com/2008/12/23/bandwidth-startup%e2%80%99s-big-plans-hit-by-credit-crunch/#comment-919145 soapers Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:22:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=33040#comment-919145 <p>NLR is going to need hundreds of millions of greenbacks to get remotely competitive and offering 80Gps - these guys are dreaming!</p> <p>EMC is a hard company to replace and they have most of the studio's and high bandwidth users already signed up or in their sights - and a lot of money in the bank.</p> <p>Ex CEO from Caterpillar - like he has a lot of Hollywood connections - right! Plow that by me again!</p> <p>I predict they will not meet their start up / launch date of Jan 31st 2009.</p> <p>Soapers</p> NLR is going to need hundreds of millions of greenbacks to get remotely competitive and offering 80Gps – these guys are dreaming!

EMC is a hard company to replace and they have most of the studio’s and high bandwidth users already signed up or in their sights – and a lot of money in the bank.

Ex CEO from Caterpillar – like he has a lot of Hollywood connections – right! Plow that by me again!

I predict they will not meet their start up / launch date of Jan 31st 2009.

Soapers

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