The technology is still under development and residential customers, in particular, will not realize the benefits for years to come. They are free to Cahners In-Stat Group Web site visitors several weeks after they are published. Therefore, you are reading the full text of this document. Mildly disguised as a product announcement, Sprint is basically heralding a technology evolution toward which nearly all the telcos not just Sprint are moving. Sprint's announcement should not be interpreted as unique.
Users can make voice, data, and, video calls over a single phone line.
The small ATM packet's transmission technique ensures that voice and video can be inserted into the stream often enough for realtime transmission. This network allows for multiple and simultaneous connections. Sprint's ION promises to deliver. Sprint is deploying a network that will not only serve its own purposes in providing the most technologically advanced, efficient network, but that will also meet users' demands. Network Architecture ION validates the inevitable collapsing of today's three-tier telco network into two tiers.