Cornell Develops Photonic Amplifier > Nice

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I would think the amplifier would have more use, critically, for that matter, not in FTTH so much as in cross country/cross water body runs.

We have to RUN the fiber before we can worry about faster switching for it lol. And incumbant telecom "bankers" arent about to give us an inch of it.

That's why, in many posts, I have stated that, at least for FTTH, it should all be each state's counties owned and run, and the various providers simply hook up at the COs and computers route based on some coding system to subscribers. That would give people instant ordering access to ANY provider they want, improving competition, killing the dirty monopolies, and forcing providers to improve content.

I think it should be a national initiative.
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At the CO's?! Why doesnt the city just directly negotiate with higher carriers! They could save a fortune buying direct from cogent rather than resold crippled trash from time warner or sbc.

reply to Iridium
Now, now... let's give credit where credit is due. America will always be first to apply the technology. After all, it was invented and first used, here. As for your prediction that Japan & Sweden will be first to commercially benefit from the technology; that's possible. However, it's really too early to tell.

Congrats to my friends at Cornell.

reply to nosx
I thought a massive amount of fiber was laid in the late 90's during the dotcom boom. Most of the companies have since imploded or been bought up, but the dark fiber is still there.

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reply to juicelee
That's all backbone though. There's no bottleneck there, it's from the pole to the home, or from the CO to the home (Depending on the age/last update of the network) where fiber needs to be laid.

reply to Anonymous_
Right, no one would need to be able to make multiple VOIP calls at once, while watching multiple streams of IPTV. If you're not using BT, you should be on dial-up..