[c-nsp] Huawei instead of Cisco

[Felix Nkansah]

Hi,

A telco customer is evaluating tender proposals for next-generation Internet
POPs planned for deployment this year.

Among the bidders is Huawei, who has a very beautiful technical proposal
document with great-looking design/platforms.

They are positioning their Quidway S9300 terabit routing switch platform to
compete (the equivalent of the Cisco ASR 9000).

The customer would have loved to go with Cisco 7609s, but is contemplating
Huawei's because of their low prices.

I know Huawei is doing a good job in mobile switching and access networks,
but do you know how well they do with their products in data/IP/BGP/MPLS
solutions?

How about the maturity of their software? Are there any hidden operational
costs too? What is the total cost of ownership when compared to Cisco's?

Thanks. Felix