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Word: terabeam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2001-2001
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...voluminous data. So providers of wireless technologies have had a hard time gaining market share. But the World Trade Center tragedy has unexpectedly given them a chance to show off their wares. Because the fiber-optic lines in lower Manhattan were damaged, Merrill Lynch turned to Seattle-based Terabeam, which provides laser transmitters (like the one below) that connect individual offices to the data network. The devices, trained on each other through windows, can send a gigabit of information per second--600 times faster than the T-1 lines used in many offices. Service starts at about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Briefing: Oct. 29, 2001 | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

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