North Carolina Information Highway: megabits driving gigabits

The North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH) is the first large-scale commercial deployment of a broadband ATM network. Starting with initial service in August 1994, the NCIH will eventually provide 155 Mb/s ATM service to thousands of high schools, colleges, universities, libraries, hospitals, prisons, police stations, and other government facilities throughout North Carolina. Fully deployed, the NCIH is expected to have a total access capacity of over 500 Gb/s.<
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