Next Wednesday sees the launch of a high-speed network linking 70 research institutions in the United States. The broadband optic fibre system, Abilene, will serve as a test bed for the next generation internet, enabling broadcast quality video, real-time telemedicine and terabyte-sized data library transfers.
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