for that term to work, it would be disconnected (Score 1)

Not to sound too much like a grammar geek; but if the new Internet connects and bidirectionally inter-operates with the old Internet, then it becomes part of the old Internet. I understand that they are perhaps simply referring to an new protocol stack, but calling that a "new Internet" is kind of misleading. Unless, of course, then don't plan on inter-operating with the old one. In that case, the project is probably doomed as they are many decades behind of collecting content and function.