
The SciencesOctober 1, 1999
The Broadest Broadband
A Less Expensive Way to Bring Fiber to the Home
PAUL W. SHUMATE, JR., is executive director of the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Prior to August 1999 he was a chief scientist and assistant general manager at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), in Morristown, N.J. He can be reached at p.shumate@ieee.org.

The Broadest Broadband
A Less Expensive Way to Bring Fiber to the Home