In Belgium, connection to this service is made via ISDN access. The RTT opened this service with the United Kingdom and France in 1990 and expects to have connections with a dozen more countries by the end of 1991.
Pricing is usage sensitive, making it ideal for occasional uses.
Eventually, Raychem will use Switched Digital International Service to connect their offices in Menlo Park to locations in other parts of the United States and abroad. In the demonstration, officials of Raychem's Raynet subsidiary discussed their fiber-optic technology including fiber for local loops and bent fiber technology. On one hand it is a very powerful business communications tool for international organizations, particularly now when business travel is a risk. On the other hand this is one of the new services offered by PTTs that will accelerate the need for optical fiber systems to subscribers. Such systems are developed by Raynet, a Raychem subsidiary, that also has its European headquarters in Belgium.