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Fiber Optics to the Curb. Michael Hale. Fiber to the Curb. Vs. Fiber to the Home. Bandwidth Difference Home Equipment Networking capabilities. Why Fiber To the Curb. Local Business Boosts performance Video Transfer Information Capabilities. Residential Areas Widespread Use
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Fiber Optics to the Curb Michael Hale
Fiber to the Curb Vs. Fiber to the Home • Bandwidth Difference • Home Equipment • Networking capabilities
Why Fiber To the Curb • Local Business • Boosts performance • Video Transfer • Information Capabilities • Residential Areas • Widespread Use • Telecommute advantage • Integration of telephone, • television, and internet
Business Applications Telecommute E-Commerce • No Commute Time • Longer workdays • Environmentally friendly • Web development up 30% • New way of retail shopping • Businesses tailor to standard – standards tailor to available applications
Fiber Scalability • Increase to up to 600 Mbps • Add on extra multimedia features as necessary • Multi-featured with plenty room to grow • Home-networking?
What it Takes • New Telephone System • New infrastructure at Local Exchanges • Fiber cabling running to household • Networking equipment in household
Setbacks to Fiber Expense Changing Standards No Supporting Applications
Experiments in Residential Fiber • Reasons failed • Costs to install Fiber in new houses • Lack of Demand to sustain Fiber • Future Developments • IBM develops fiber circuits • FTH (Fiber to Home) Routers • Phone companies starting to pull fiber closer to residencies in attempt to boost performance.
Final Outcome Scalability Business Applications Bandwidth House Network Integrated Services