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Technology Stocks : First Virtual Corporation (FVCX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas Kelly who wrote (244)	10/23/1999 6:42:00 PM
From: Manx	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 323

FROM FOOL.COM Subject: Why ATM Date: 10/22/99 10:21 AM Email this to a Friend Format for Printing Author: 1newinvestor Number: of 265 Recommendations: 0 This post was from the following address by a michaelchester: messages.yahoo.com While DSL could be a viable alternative it is not a cost effective one. An end user must be within 3 miles of a DSL switching station for transmission to work at 100%. This would require a substantial investment in upgrade of infrastructure, which the telcos are reluctant to make especially in rural areas. Additionally, ATM is a managable method of transimission which makes it much more attractive for the end user. ATM allows segragation of Voice, video and data over the same pipeline giving end user more bang for its telco buck. The most attractive feature of FVC's product mix is its video portal and gateways which allow different methods of transmission the ability to communicate with each other. ISDN, Frame relay and DSL customers can use the portal as translator (more or less) and allow video conferencing where in the past they could not go. If you were using ISDN for VC, you could only "see" other ISDN users. Wtih the FVC configuration, ISDN user can now see ATM or frame relay transmissions if they go to the portal. The smartest ploy by FVC, in my opinion, was to get the telcos to house the video portals. Initially, my clients (primarily education and municipal) were exploring ways to become video portals themselves. The cost of this infrastucture was prohibitive to individual institutions which subsequently required collabortion to share the burden of the infrastucture. As you may or may not realize, this can be a time consuming effort getting clients to aggree on who pays for what and who controls what. I estimate that the use of telecos as the video portals moves the timeline on rapid deployment of Video ahead by 12-18 months in my market. This of course causes other issues such as internal infrastructure and getting the transmission to the desktop. Overall, however, FVC has positioned itself as a leader in the video arena for many years to come. IMHO