NetSpeed
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NetSpeed was a broadband Internet access
company based in the United States
. It was acquired by Cisco Systems
on March 10, 1998. NetSpeed's DSL products were the first service provider and customer premise DSL equipment to be production deployed at a major U.S. service provider, US West.
The founder of NetSpeed, John McHale, also started NetWorth, Inc. in 1989. NetWorth, Inc, a manufacturer of 10BASE-T
Ethernet equipment was acquired by Compaq in 1994. After NetSpeed, Inc., John McHale went on to found NetPliance, TippingPoint
, and BreakingPoint Systems
. Key employees of NetSpeed also went on to found other companies. Kip McClanahan and Kenny VanZant went on to found BroadJump after the Cisco acquisition in 1998. Brendon Mills went on to found General Bandwidth
(now GenBand, Inc
), in 1999. Cliff Hall and Bob Locklear were founding members of Surgient Networks in 2000 and Jim Johnson founded UControl in 2005.
Broadband Internet access
Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is a high data rate, low-latency connection to the Internet— typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56 kbit/s modem or satellite Internet with inherently high latency....
company based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was acquired by Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
on March 10, 1998. NetSpeed's DSL products were the first service provider and customer premise DSL equipment to be production deployed at a major U.S. service provider, US West.
The founder of NetSpeed, John McHale, also started NetWorth, Inc. in 1989. NetWorth, Inc, a manufacturer of 10BASE-T
10BASE-T
Ethernet over twisted pair technologies use twisted-pair cables for the physical layer of an Ethernet computer network. Other Ethernet cable standards employ coaxial cable or optical fiber. Early versions developed in the 1980s included StarLAN followed by 10BASE-T. By the 1990s, fast, inexpensive...
Ethernet equipment was acquired by Compaq in 1994. After NetSpeed, Inc., John McHale went on to found NetPliance, TippingPoint
Tippingpoint
TippingPoint was an American software company with roots back to 1999 focused on network security products, particularly intrusion prevention systems for networks. TippingPoint was acquired by 3Com Corporation in 2005, and was run as an autonomous security-focused division from 2005 to 2010. On...
, and BreakingPoint Systems
BreakingPoint Systems
BreakingPoint Systems provides network simulation and testing tools and services for testing network equipment and application servers. BreakingPoint was listed as one of the top private technology companies in AlwaysOn's 2009 Global 250 and Frost & Sullivan's emerging technology company of the...
. Key employees of NetSpeed also went on to found other companies. Kip McClanahan and Kenny VanZant went on to found BroadJump after the Cisco acquisition in 1998. Brendon Mills went on to found General Bandwidth
Genband
GENBAND is a privately held company which makes IP multimedia application and infrastructure products and solutions for fixed wire line, mobile, and cable network service providers. The company was formed in 1999 as General Bandwidth and since 2010 is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.It has major...
(now GenBand, Inc
Genband
GENBAND is a privately held company which makes IP multimedia application and infrastructure products and solutions for fixed wire line, mobile, and cable network service providers. The company was formed in 1999 as General Bandwidth and since 2010 is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.It has major...
), in 1999. Cliff Hall and Bob Locklear were founding members of Surgient Networks in 2000 and Jim Johnson founded UControl in 2005.