Just a bunch of photons

from the nearly-at-the-speed-of-light dept

In one or two previous articles I've talked about several hot companies that work with optical equipment. Well, the tide keeps rising and predictions have been made that start-up fiber optic companies of today may become the Microsoft's of tommorrow. The article in forbes online gives a lot of insight into the progress in fiber optics and discusses several of the hot companies in this area.
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    Pu Qimeng, 22 Nov 1999 @ 5:26pm

    It is just the beginning

    What is happening right now is the beginning of a revolution that will have at least the same impact as the computer chip revolution. Photons will connect everything in the future with nearly unlimited capacity. Together with the electronic technology light will be the second base for the coming global network economy. We are just starting...

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      Ryan, 23 Nov 1999 @ 10:25am

      Re: It is just the beginning

      I'm definitely keeping my eye out on the latest developments in photonics, such as Sycamore and Nortel. Although, as with every revolution it'll probably be some as yet unknown start-up that really kick starts everything into action (leaving the big guys trailing).

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