Updates on Networking Sector: F5, Juniper, Akamai

I have written extensively on Cisco (CSCO) and other networking companies as part of the Online Video Beneficiaries Series in which I suggested that smaller networking players will consolidate to take it on. The core businesses of Cisco’s biggest rival, Juniper, are going strong. F5 is also taking small steps in fighting Cisco in its niche of application delivery networking.

Let us take a closer look at their recent performance. I will also be looking at another online video beneficiary, Akamai, which figured in my recent list of Seven Stocks for Long-Term Hold.