I know of no other ISP that designs routers from scratch - electronics & softwar... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

timthorn on July 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: A UK ISP which is fighting against censorship

I know of no other ISP that designs routers from scratch - electronics & software, including OS.

harrytuttle on July 22, 2013 [–]

They don't. They bought them all in.

timthorn on July 22, 2013 | [–]

The Firebrick range is all custom dev. They'll sell you a commodity router quite happily, but they're 50% responsible for Firebrick.

A presentation by their MD on the backstory: http://online.ipexpo.co.uk/Videos/Adrian-Kennard-presents-Br...

harrytuttle on July 22, 2013 | | [–]

Ok didn't know that - thanks for the info!

Consider applying for YC's W25 batch! Applications are open till Nov 12.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact