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To: SJS who wrote (5672)	1/30/2000 12:18:00 PM
From: sandbag	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24042

Steve, Just as an added note to speed, current applications on the market include those who are using 1.0+Gb/sec as a norm. These apps. are moving video over an intranet on FO and are looking to move it at those speeds and more over the internet. While 10/100 base-T is suffucient right now for the home user, it does not come close to meeting the needs of certain industries with high bandwidth needs. I think the need for those high data rates will keep companies in the optical area very busy for quite some time. Applications for use of this high speed are already there waiting for the technology to catch up, or the lines to be wide spread enough to be utilized. With the boom in optical comes a boom to those companies maximizing the speed, and there are a lot of them. JMO Regards Barry

To: SJS who wrote (5672)	1/30/2000 1:52:00 PM
From: Master (Hijacked)	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24042

Thanks for the response, Steve. We've certainly come a long way from the old 9,600 bits modems. I do have another question. Would transmission speeds of 2.5 Gbits/s be sufficient to carry live video and audio (smoothly) over the internet?? If it can, then I would think that it would make television as we know it obsolete. Imagine living in Montreal and wanting to watch the News live from Los Angeles. What would happen to video store rentals?? With a simple click we could download and watch any movie at any time. If smooth audio and video are possible, we are then close to revolutionizing the telephone industry. Just like in Star Trek, with a simple voice command you can call your loved one and speak to him/her live on the screen from anywhere on the planet. Those of you out there saying that the Technological revolution is winding down, think again!! I think we've only just begun. Vince