Title :
Telecommunications industry rationale for fibre-optics-a business perspective
Author_Institution :
Southern Bell, Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The deployment of fiber optic technology is reviewed. Cost trends for fiber vs copper, better transmission quality, and a reduction in fiber maintenance expense are pointed out as the major reasons for using fiber optic technology. The fact that the fiber optic facilities, which are the most economical and efficient means of providing existing telephone service, also possess the capability of transporting video signals is naturally an additional reason supporting their use.<>
Keywords :
optical links; telecommunication networks; business perspective; cost trends; fiber maintenance expense; fibre-optics; telecommunications industry rationale; telephone service; transmission quality; video signals; Communication industry; Copper; Costs; Equations; Laboratories; Metals industry; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Testing; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Analog Optoelectronics: Devices and Systems, 1990. Conference Digest., LEOS Summer Topical on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/BAODS.1990.205505
