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Provides information on metropolitan area network technology at Rockford Public Schools in Michigan. Partnership of Rockford's Operational Technology Department with the Safari Technologies; Technology and equipment used for the network system; Performance of the network system.

Focuses on the rise of metropolitan networks based on gigabit Ethernet (gig E) in the United States as of January 15, 2002. Market being formed by gig E service providers; Use of Teleseon's network to provide gig E connectivity to customers of Broadwing; Deployment of versatile boxes that can aggregate various protocols onto high-speed optical transmission systems.

Highlights the 2001 Conference of the National Fiber Optic Engineers in Baltimore, Maryland which focused on the market potential of metropolitan-area networks (MAN). Optimism of start-up companies for MAN; Reason for the need of metropolitan areas to adopt control planes; Requirements of wavebands.

Deals with the Gigabit Ethernet (Gig-E) trend in the United States. Cost saving benefits offered by the Gig-E technology to enterprise customers; Companies that are building metropolitan networks which enable Gig-E and other broadband activity in major cities; Problem posed by the fiber optic cost to companies providing Gig-E services; Fiber deployment forecast in 2006; Other connectivity options.

Reports the success of cable provider Exite@Home in acquiring permission from a bankruptcy court to terminate existing contracts with affiliate MSOS in Anaheim, California. Closure of the high-speed data network; Considerations for the customers; Plan of the company to mover customers to other network.

Reports that United States-based Yipes Communications Inc. bought the rights to serve office buildings previously accessed by BroadBand Office Inc. Benefits to enterprises seeking metropolitan area network links in the buildings covered; Yipes' contract with real estate owners; Bankruptcy filing by BroadBand in May 2001.

Reports that Phaethon Communications Inc. is using basic research on Bragg gratings from the University of Southern California (USC) to produce chromatic-dispersion compensator products applicable to both metropolitan and long-haul optical networks. Gain of Phaethon from the agreement with USC; Product plan of the company; Series B funding round Phaethon closed in March 2001.

Reports on the installation of a fiber-based metropolitan area network (MAN) at the 2000 Comdex Computer Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Electronic Data Systems Corp.'s tasks as prime contractor; Connection of the MAN to the Internet; Demonstration of real-time video and Internet telephone.

Reports that the city of Denver, Colorado installed an OC-3 ATM backbone based on equipment from 3Com. Network's linking of five major Denver facilities; Provision of data, video and voice capabilities to users in government buildings; City's network as anchored by a five-building metropolitan-area network (MAN); Faster delivery of Internet access.

Describes the use of the metropolitan-area networks (MAN). Companies that provides MAN; How MAN works; Time duration in which Yipes can turn up a bandwidth; Constraint facing the providers of MAN.

Reports on the construction of a backbone communication network for public schools in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. Budget for the metropolitan network area network (MAN); Purpose of deploying the MAN and the dual-mode telephone system; Advantages of an Internet Protocol-enabled system.

Reports on the formal request issued by the city of Chicago, Illinois for proposals on the metropolitan-area network project called CivicNet to a shortlist of vendors and service providers. Information on the project CivicNet; Reasons for the request; Comments from CivicNet project manager Doug Power.

Reports the technological innovation in the telecommunication industry in the United States. Focus on the metropolitan area network; Lesson from the transportation shift from railways to automobiles; Success of cable cars.

Reports that Procter & Gamble Co., a consumer product company, would begin the construction of a metropolitan-area computer network in Ohio, Cincinnati. Reason behind the action of the company; Benefit of the network to consumers; Information on the operation of the network.