Hard to beat

Telecommunications carriers are expected to utilize asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology-based networks to manage various concerns related to the mixing of data and voice sources while combining these onto a protocol that can be amplified higher speeds. ATM will permit carriers to protect their infrastructure investments while merging their frame relay, systems network architecture and Internet traffic onto a single network at the same time. ATM will also allow carriers to market their services to corporate clients and lower level carriers, including Internet service providers.
ATM is the carrier's silver bullet. Data communications will vastly exceed the voice market in terms of bit bandwidth on the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Most carriers will be [...]