Worldwide Information Infrasturcture Explosion Paves the High-Tech Paves the High-Tech Highway for Business

摘要

Chances are good there's a major highway construction project under way in your town. But no asphalt is bqing poured, no steam rollers are evident, and no highway department workers hold up the maddening "stop" or "detour" signs. That's because that new route is being laid with fiber optics and digital switches, not blacktop. Instead of cars and trucks, it's meant to transport data, voice and video, and it has far-reaching implications for both businesses and development organizations (see accompanying map of North American major fiber-optic routes).