One of the hottest rumors in the IT world is that Google is developing its own router. Industry observer Erik Sherman, writing in BNET.com, says, “When I contacted Google, the answer was the now-standard ‘It’s our policy not to comment on rumor and speculation,’ which — if memory serves — is the same answer that used to be in play when asked if Google was developing a browser.”
Technology pundit Alex Handy, says, “In a world where traffic is likely doubling every six months, it’s hard to think of any type of hardware architecture that could possibly sustain itself.” He believes Google may be fed up with Jupiter Networks’s JUNOS routers. “It would seem Jupiter hasn’t figure this out either, and that Google has taken it upon itself to chase down a solution of its own.”