Legacy phone networks get new lease on life

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All four regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) began deploying new Sonet equipment during 2002. Sonet enables faster, more flexible switching in less space and with lower power consumption.

Facilities & equipment, Usage, Equipment and supplies, Telephone systems, Telephone system, SONET (Telecommunications), SONET (Data transmission), SONET (Computer network protocol)

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U.S. phone companies set stage for fiber to the curb; the luckier homes and businesses could be offered all-optical connections early next year

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U.S. regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) Verizon, BellSouth and SBC intend to start building fiber-to-the-curb networks as early as the 1st qtr of 2004.

Strategy & planning, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Fiber Optics Systems & Equip, Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified, Planning, Fiber optic networks, Fiber transmission equipment, Company business planning, Fibre optic networks

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Broadband a go-go: in city after city, high-speed wireless access may be the next Internet revolution

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Wireless point-to-point networks are the best hope for a fully mobile future with anywhere, anytime communications enabled by handheld devices.

General services, Wireless communications, Company systems management, Information management, Wireless communication systems, Mobile communication systems, Wireless Internet access, Wireless technology, Future predictions

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