Net Neutrality Change Already Turns Some Companies Into Winners

Net Neutrality went into place in 2010. It may not directly impact what is called Deep Packet Inspection purchases, but now it seems as though it will bring more stability to packet providers.

Sterne Agee has issued a report saying that this will be positive for Procera Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PKT). Another company such as Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) was given a positive mention as well, but Sterne Agee does not cover this one.

Sterne Agee said that this new ruling could begin a process by which larger Service Providers revisit potentially larger projects that involved the technology. This would obviously benefit Procera Networks and Allot Communications. The report did  warn that this is in the early hours as carriers in the United States will likely spend the next 6 months to 9 months weighing their legal liabilities against new technology investments.

Another potential winner is Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), although that is not mentioned in any research reports today. If content can be discriminated against, getting the content physically closer to the users, as Akamai does, limits the number of networks that such content will run through. Akamai shares were up 2.2% at $47.31 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, versus a 52-week range of $32.63 to $53.61.

Procera Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PKT) is up over 7% at $12.11 on the day, while Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) is up over 6% at $15.87 on the day. As a reminder, this effectively sends the argument back to the drawing board rather than sets the rest of the possibilities in stone.