<Network Architectures Of The Future>
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<"From my perspective, there is always going to be a benefit to connection-oriented services, and ATM is designed to be connection-oriented," says Sam Lisle, manager at Fujitsu Network Communications' (www.fujitsu.com) wideband transport planning department.>
HMMMMM
<It's also clear, she says, that networks must be built that can interoperate with other networks as standards evolve.>
How about a WSTL DSLAM :}
<Feeding into this trend will be the faster access technologies, such as cable modems and Digital Subscriber Line systems that are creeping into the market today but may begin a flood of bandwidth consumption by 1999.>
The race is on. Can you imagine trying to download a year 2000 fix a w/ 56 kbs modem.
<What is more likely, says Fiorina at Lucent (www.lucent.com), is a merging of IP and ATM technologies, as IP begins to take on more of the quality-of-service characteristics of ATM.>
For anyone who didn't get a very good comprehension of the Lu & Wstl press releases of this week the above article may give you some insight as to whats going on here.
<Denver Swimming In ADSL Demand>
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<U S West Communications Group's launch of faster Internet access via Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line technology in Denver prompted the largest single day's volume of calls in the company's history on Monday.>
WOW!
<Worries Over Bell Atlantic Deal Rock Baby Bells>
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Lets hear it for Bell Atlantic.
<Lucent Still Buying>
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<Competitors Alcatel Alsthom SA, Nokia Corp. and Northern Telecom Inc. are making similar moves to acquire important pieces of the data networking puzzle. "They're all circling their wagons around strong companies in data networking," Baldwin said.>
Nortel recently gave up a stake in Netspeed to Cisco if Im not mistaken & we haven't hear much from Nortel in regard to Wstl lately. They did have a development relationship @ one point.
<VDSL Enters High-Speed Spotlight>
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Does any of the old timers have Wstl bookmarks that were posted here on VDSL, or can point me to the time frame of about when they might have been posted.
TIA & have a good weekend everyone,
Dug |
