AT&T just completed a first-of-its kind test ... and Cisco should be terrified

A week ago, #ATT did something with network technology that's never been done before and companies like #Cisco and #Juniper Network should be terrified. AT&T ran a test using data from its customers that proved it can build a super-fast, reliable network with inexpensive no-name computer switches, some open source software and software from a startup. In industry speak: that no-name hardware devices AT&T used are known as " #whitebox " switches.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-just-completed-first-kind-233401103.html