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Broadwing Lights World's First Intelligent, All-Optical Switched Network

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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 9 – Broadwing Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Inc., unveiled an all-optical switched network – the first in the communications world – late last week. By switching light across the entire network backbone, without electrical regeneration, the 18,500 mile Broadwing network will operate at levels of capacity, speed, availability, and efficiency that dwarf the 'legacy' networks operated by other providers, the company said. During remarks delivered to the delegates of the World Economic Forum in Washington, D.C., Broadwing president and CEO Rick...Read full article

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