If not, see whether your building owner has an exclusive deal with a service provider. If it doesn't, get on the Web and identify operators in your area and see whether they're willing to wire you up. Existing ASPs, too, are hoping optical networking developments will unleash huge demand for their services. Right now, they are limited in the types of applications they can offer by the availability and price of high-speed connections. No doubt, we need more bandwidth.
Bigger companies demand quality of service.
When they get it, they'll dive in. Optical networking promises to deliver that quality, in terms of bigger bandwidth pipes and low, predictable delays, at affordable prices. It also promises to deliver phenomenal flexibility, giving you the opportunity to set up and tear down connections almost instantaneously. The latest news on optical networking from Network World and around the 'Net. Feedback Tell us your thoughts on this article or the issues raised in it.