Networks coming together

The marriage of voice and data equipment gains momentum as executives from Nortel and Lucent tout convergence as the future of the networking industry. MCI WorldCom also weighs in, merging frame relay with Internet technology.

Nortel execs push convergence CEO John Roth and president David House profess devotion to the marriage of voice and data equipment at the Networld+Interop trade show. Lucent lays out network future Chief executive Richard McGinn isn't shy about discussing where he thinks the networking industry is heading. MCI WorldCom boosts network The combined companies are marrying frame relay with Internet technology to give businesses added benefits.