Frame relay had a good run, but the rise of MPLS VPNs has spelled the beginning of the end for the old WAN technology. VPNs burst on the scene in the late 1990s as a way to use the Internet securely ...

In 1992, frame relay was portrayed as an interim technology that would be replaced by Switched Multimegabit Data Service. In 1995, industry insiders predicted frame relay would be devoured by ATM.

Out go ATM, Frame Relay and leased lines. In come DSL, Ethernet and IP virtual private networks (VPNs). It may not be quite that simple but the world of data communications is in the midst of seeing ...

While rates for many telecom services have long plummeted, some users find themselves paying up to twice as much today for low-speed frame relay as they did 18 to 24 months ago, according to industry ...

Many companies are looking for ways to improve data communications while reducing costs. Historically, companies looked to frame-relay networks to provide an inexpensive solution for data ...