IP: Fiber-to-the-home advocacy group formed

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>
>Fiber-to-the-home advocacy group formed
>
>MANHASSET, N.Y. - The Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council, a group
>formed to promote the here-and-now viability of FTTH technology, will
>get its first public airing next week at the National Fiber Optic
>Engineers Conference in Baltimore.
>
>Announcement of the group, spearheaded by Optical Solutions Inc.,
>Alcatel and Corning, comes on the heels of World Wide Packets'
>announced delivery of an all-digital fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet
>system to Competisys Corp., which plans integrated telephone, video
>and high-speed Internet service over fiber-optic lines at rates up to
>1,000 times faster than digital subscriber lines or cable.
>
>http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010703S0013



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