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To: WebDrone who wrote (20225)	4/10/2000 5:29:00 PM
From: signist	Respond to of 42804

(COMTEX) B: Fiberless Optics B: Fiberless Optics New York, Apr 10, 2000 (123Jump via COMTEX) -- As information technology (IT) transforms society and traditional business practices, a high-speed Internet connection has become essential for data-hungry businesses. Meanwhile, Internet traffic has become a serious concern. Broadband works with nationwide fiber opticals networks, called wide area networks (WANS), that deliver data to local area networks (LANS). LANS transmit the data to your computer. This final transmission, also referred to as the last mile, is where bottlenecks occur - most likely due to a lack of fiber optical cables in metropolitan and residential areas. The "last mile" bottleneck, or Internet traffic jam along digital subscriber lines (DSL) has become a serious concern because jammed networks result in data transmission difficulties. Even though many LANS like the Bells or SBC/Americtech (SBC) are budgeting to install more lines so that digital subscriber lines can be installed, it is a timely and costly process. Trenches need to be dug and cables physically installed, which is why photonics and lasers might provide the ideal solution to the already data ridden terrestrial cable networks. Fiberless optics wireless use laser beams to beam data from backbone nationwide networks through a window in your office. They also provide high-speed Internet access at gigabit speed. This explains why a new outcropping of companies specializing in fiberless optics are racing to patent wireless optical technology. TeraBeam Networks, a privately-held company founded in 1997, has actually patented the term "fiberless optics," and is one of the first capacity service providers (CSP) to explore the possibilities of laser networks. By installing a transceiver about the size of a small satellite dish to the window of your office building, TeraBeam can actually transmit IP standards to the computer, or network, thereby eliminating the need for cables. This has snagged the attention of many industry leaders. Dan Hesse, former CEO of what will soon be AT&T Wireless, signed up as CEO of TeraBeam last month. "I am joining TeraBeam in taking the future of network communication to the next level," Hesse said. He added that what TeraBeam has done to break the last-mile bottleneck is an amazing feat of ingenuity and that by eliminating the need for fiber, the company is rewriting the laws of broadband connectivity. Apparently no other technology is capable of transmitting unlimited data at gigabit speed. Fixed Wireless Solutions If it were simply a question of cables, fixed wireless companies would have already solved the problem. Unfortunately, they are slow and limited in their capabilities. A recent broadband industry study by McKinsey & Company concluded that wireless will not even be a factor in the broadband marketplace due to speed and size limitations. They predict that wireless broadband will eventually fill a "hole" in residential areas that cable and digital subscriber lines find less economical to serve, and that fixed wireless will find itself as a low-priced voice play, with medium speed data with low cost add on. These developments may have many telecommunications companies and optical network components providers worried that fiberless, not wireless, is the next generation in information technology. And, although fiberless technology poses no immediate threat to DSL broadband, the market for high-speed Internet is simply too large to ignore. MRV Communications (MRVC), a group of companies geared to Internet infrastructure and traditional optical networking, has also developed a laser technology similar to TeraBeam, which they call "Wireless Optics." Their technology claims that they too, will transmit information by beaming lasers through office buildings, providing Internet connectivity at Gigabit speed. "The potential market for wireless optics is very significant," said MRV's CEO Noam Lotan. He adds that in the U.S. there are 700,000 office buildings with more that 100 employees, all of which are prime candidates for high-speed Internet access. A new element has been added in the race to provide consumers and businesses real-time information at top speed. While Terabeam has just recently begun to roll out their laser technology - they just recently had their first public debut at PC forum on March 13, the IT community is very excited. All Rights Reserved. (c) Copyright: 2000 123jump.com, Inc. -0- CONTACT: For more information, contact 123Jump.com, Inc. 212-968-8700 Send comments or questions to: info@123jump.com Or, visit 123Jump.com at: http:\\123jump.com * end of story *

To: WebDrone who wrote (20225)	4/10/2000 5:41:00 PM
From: signist	Respond to of 42804

Subject: Article on Forbes Online about Zaffire. Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:09:19 -0700 From: Diana Hayden <diana@mrv.com> To: (Recipient list suppressed) Dear Investors: Please click on the link below to view an article on our affiliate division, Zaffire on Forbes Online - April 10th. forbes.com Kind regards. Diana L. Hayden MRV Communications, Inc. 8943 Fullbright Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 818/886-6782 fax: 818/773-0906 mrv.com MRV everywhere. 123jump.com