Here check out this link: https://www.sprint.net/cogent.php
But let me give you the run down anyway. Sprint says they terminated all connections to cogent (there were 10 total I guess) on Oct. 30th after repeated unpaid collection attempts from Sprint for network access from Cogent. They then temporarily reconnected Cogent on Nov. 2nd. However there is a lawsuit pending, and Sprint will re-disconnect them should things get worse (aka Cogent continues not to pay)
I guess Cogent isn’t blameless here, but it does show that the more “traditional” carriers can’t just pull the plug on Cogent without serious customer base repercussions.
Filed under: Networking | Tagged: Cogent, Internet, Peering, Sprint
It also shows some the capabilities of large scale cyber warfare in a company versus company situation. Instead of having nation states warring you have corporate institutions sparring with each other.