The real goal is to get that speed to everyone, and do it in a secure environment. ... Lots of dark fiber is available to light the future when necessary. ... Metro networks either fail to meet the current speed and capacity needs or don't exist at all, so there are plenty of growth opportunities (see "Optical: Undisputed King Of High-Speed Data Transmission," p. 57). ... The recently approved 802.11g standard offers a speed upgrade path for 802.11b to 22 Mbits/s, and even 54 Mbits/s. ... But speed is typically much less over longer distances and with more noise. ...

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