If you consider that the typical Class 5 switch was designed with an average call duration of two minutes in mind, and you consider that the typical dialup user is barely past “you've got mail” at the ...

As the telecom infrastructure evolves from circuit-switched to packet-switched architectures, the Class 5 switch, narrowband digital-loop carrier, and xDSL remote terminal will give way to the ...

ITL Metro, the competitive local exchange division of international telecom, wanted to get into the lucrative central office exchange business. No problem — just scrape up a spare $10 million to $20 ...