The network of fiber optic cables will be completed throughout Grand Terrace by November 1st. Some additional equipment needs to be installed at the station to send down information to the fiber. The transfer is expected to take place by the end of November. Bill Rosendahl, Vice-President of Operations, Adelphia Southern California, stated Adelphia will evaluate the network and provide high speed data services. He is already impressed with the fiber optic upgrade and expects equipment installation and final connections to be expeditious.
Fiber optics is considered the fastest method of transferring information.
This new technology, soon available to Grand Terrace residents and businesses, is the most technically advanced method of cable transmission. Last month's CEDD Message described the types of cable connections, speed and typical costs and may be a good source of information to evaluate the wonders of fiber optics. On the wireless front, Ricochet Metricom, a high speed mobile data access company, received approval from the City to install micro cell radios on top of light poles. These intelligent routing, self-contained shoebox size transceivers are typically mounted to street lights or utility poles covering approximately one square mile in a mesh network. Micro cell radios communicate with user's handheld devices through Ricochet wireless modems.