News@Cisco: EMEA Optical NewsNews@Cisco: EMEA Optical News (the 20 most recent stories)Cisco Systems Supports the Optical Backbone Networks Powering Europe's Broadband Revolution- January 31, 2005 European dial-up Internet is on the wane. Last year, IDC predicted a nine percent fall in connections by 2007. Meanwhile, broadband is growing in dominance, spawning a new generation of service providers. IDC's data suggests the number of consumer broadband connections in Western Europe will more than double in the next few years, from 18.7 million at the end of 2003 to almost 50 million by the close of 2007.http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2005/ts_013105.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+EMEA+O... Ethiopia Telecom's Next Generation Network Supports a Nation's Economic Transformation- January 18, 2005 Turning Ethiopia, one of the world's poorest nations, from an agriculture-based economy to one influenced heavily by information and knowledge is no small challenge. But it is one the Ethiopian government is intent on rising to - with help from Cisco Systems&174;. In fact, the government sees this transition as vital for the future of the country. Ethiopia had an estimated gross national product of less ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2005/hd_011805.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+EMEA+O... |