17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
In article <9311111430.AA28017@snark.lehman.com> pmetzger@lehman.com writes:
A single fiber optic strand has enough capacity in theory to carry the equivalent of every call made in the U.S. during the peak capacity utilization period on Mother's Day. A single fiber can carry more data than can be transmitted by the entire radio spectrum from low frequency AM to Ku band satelite. Thats bandwidth for literally thousands of simultaneous video signals.
"All the world's comms needs can be met with a single fibre" contrast this with a famous quotation from history... "All the country's computing needs can be met with a single computer" :-) G (It'll be a nice one to quote to my grandchildren in years to come...)