March 20, 2003

Cisco swallows Linksys

In a related story, gorilla now exceeds 800 pounds.

Cisco extends its influence to the consumer/SOHO market with the acquisition of Linksys. Cisco states its intent is to bring its expertise in the commercial/enterprise market to the home, for a "feature-rich" networking experience.

I think one of the larger opportunities was only mentioned briefly in the analyst telecon. That is the opportunity for Cisco to partner with service providers. This is a golden method for getting Cisco gear into homes, as well as insuring that any backend hooks for "next-generation services" are available.

Posted by Patrick at March 20, 2003 12:12 PM | TrackBack