Stories by Stephen Lawson and Paul Krill

  • Lucent readies optical systems to speed data

    Lucent Technologies unveiled at last week's Telecom '99 trade show, in Geneva, the latest elements of an optical-network product set that could boost campus bandwidth by as much as 50 times. The company introduced the OptiStar OC-48, a 2.5Gbps optical adapter for Microsoft Windows and Linux servers, as well as the FC1000R 1Gbps storage adapter and accompanying software.