Convergence is a word many of us in the industry grow weary of hearing. It oozed from the mouths of marketers during the dot-com explosion and even during its violent implosion. Now, as our market moves from survival to recovery mode, the word has begun to take on a life of its own once again. It seems that convergence is as popular in the telecom world as other over-used catch phrases such as Next-Generation Networks (NGN), Quality of Service (QoS), and Scalable Networks. | THE BOOK ON FROM DESIGN TO DEPLOYMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FTTX INFRASTRUCTURE FEEDER DISTRIBUTION DROP Edited by Steve Grady Forward by Sharon Stober, Editorial Director of Outside Plant Magazine THE BOOK ON FROM DESIGN TO DEPLOYMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FTTX INFRASTRUCTURE Edited by Steve Grady Forward by Sharon Stober, Editorial Director of Outside Plant Magazine ADC Telecommunications, Inc., . Box 1101, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 55440-1101 Specifications published here are current as of the date of publication of this document. Because we are continuously improving our products, ADC reserves the right to change spec- ifications without prior notice. At any time, you may verify product specifications by contact- ing our headquarters office in Minneapolis. ADC Telecommunications, Inc. views its patent portfolio as an important corporate asset and vigorously enforces its patents. Products or fea- tures contained herein may be covered by one or more . or foreign patents. 101081 10/05 Original © 2005 ADC Telecommunications, Inc. All Rights Reserved 4 Forward - How Do We Get There From Here? FTTX: A Practical Guide 5 Forward How Do We Get There From Here? By Sharon Stober, Editorial Director of Outside Plant Magazine Convergence is a word many of us in the industry grow weary of hearing. It oozed from the mouths of marketers during the dot-com explosion and even during its violent implosion. Now, as our market moves from survival to recovery mode, the word has begun to take on a life of its own once again. It seems that convergence is as popular in the telecom world as other over-used catch phrases such as Next-Generation Networks (NGN), Quality of Service (QoS), and Scalable Networks. Those who throw the term about loosely seem to ignore the reality of such a potent theory. Although convergence is the nirvana of a single network handling voice, data, video, and other data applications in a seamless manner, it is by no .
