Speed Demons: Is 'Faster' Better and Cheaper?
If you need to produce X amount of work, you have two options: Hire a roomful of average workers to do pieces of the work, or hire a few fast, efficient people to do the same work. The fast workers will, of course, demand higher salaries; but the many average workers will require more training, more benefits, etc. The ultimate choice for a growing business is "Which method accomplishes the goal for the least expense?" Most telecommunications network providers in the 1990s have chosen the fiber...
Photonics Spectra, February 1999