RE: connectivity outside the US

[Barry Raveendran Greene <bgreene () cisco com>]

Hello Chris,

> Worldcom and Cable & Wireless are in the process of laying a 20 Gbps
> transatlantic sonet (DWDM) system which they claim doubles the current
> transatlantic capacity.  The southern route should be done by November
> of this year with the first capacity available for the end of the year.
> The northern route, which will close the ring, will be done in '98.

Only 20 Gbps? KDD is putting a 100 Gbps around Japan. Due in 1998. ;-). 

Barry
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