From: brian dodds <jyacc!aspen!bdodds@uunet.uu.net>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 08:12:49 +0800
To: aspen!uunet!toad.com!cypherpunks@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Re: Past one terabit/second on fiber
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On Tue, 14 May 1996, jim bell wrote:

> But with 
> fiber transmission probably less than 1/100th the cost of older coaxial 
> transmission systems, per connection, it is unclear why they're even 
> continuing to meter LD phone calls.  

especially when 1Tb fiber is in practice - our phone calls will take only 
nanoseconds! :)

anything included in that as to why they used a dfb laser for channel 16? 
or is it something obvious i'm missing? 

i notice they're still using the encyclopedia/second benchmark..

				bri..

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