IP: Forecasting Fiber's Future

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: Forecasting Fiber's Future
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> Forecasting Fiber's Future
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> Telecommunications Entrepreneur Craig McCaw Talks to TechTV About
> What's Ahead for the Telecom Industry
>
>
> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/TechTV/TechTV_ForecastingFiberFuture_020125.html

Abstract:

The Internet bubble burst and now there's a glut of high-speed fiber.

"It's the greatest train wreck in communications since the '20s and really 
probably the greatest in history," said Craig McCaw, the telecom 
entrepreneur and billionaire who some have credited with creating the 
country's cellphone industry.

XO operates a 16,000-mile fiber optic network.

He says corporate customers are filling the broadband pipes --- especially 
in downtown metro areas --- more quickly than analysts realize.

McCaw said corporate customers are seeing great deals on bandwidth pricing 
and that's one reason the fiber may get filled sooner rather than later.

"Moving a bit on the Internet is 12 times cheaper than on a circuit switch 
network; at the same quality level, it's three times cheaper," said McCaw.


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