Broadband Access Technologies

Meet the need for data speed with the right technology. Demand for
high-speed data transmission couldn't be more intense, with an exponentially
growing curve of Internet users wearying of the "World Wide Wait" and
dreaming of downloaded movies, music, multimedia, and more. For data,
telecommunications, and Internet connectivity providers, the future looks
bright-unless you choose the wrong access technology. This guide helps you
make the right choice for your customer base among DSL, cable modem,
fiber, and wireless. It gives you up-to-date information on these top competing
technologies and can take the nail biting out of a make-or-break business
decision. Written by Albert Azzam, a 27-year telecommunications veteran,
ADSL expert, and contributor to the high-speed cable modem standard; and
by Niel Ransom, aslo a telecom veteran and a communications specialist with
Alcatel, Broadband Access Technologies gives you the data you need to: draw
clear distinctions among the top competing access technologies; rate the
advantages and disadvantages of each technology using up-to-date
information; assess the impact of new network services and advanced
applications; contrast the outlook in the United States and Europe; compare
broadband network vendors; discover alternative technologies, including
power-line transmissions; select the right access technology for your customer
demographics. For telecommunications, data, and internet service providers,
cable TV operators, managers, and technicians-as well as investors-this is the
book that makes sense of broadband access. telecommuncations, data, and
internet service providers, cable TV operators, managers and technicians-as
well as investors-this is the book that makes sense of broadband access.