Operators can buy a bewildering choice of bandwidth-enhancing optical and wireless platforms.
With that choice comes both opportunity and risk. At the same time, America's telecom technology revolution is mirrored by an equally significatn economic revolution. Markets are contested more vigorously than ever. New techniques exploiting unlicensed spectrum and unbundled loops encourage competitive rivals. And the rise of bandwidth brokering and co-location is dramatically altering the underlying cost and value of connectivity.