New Hope and Technological Issues on Voice and Video Over ATM

Changes in the structure of the telecommunications industry and market conditions have brought new opportunities and challenges for network operators and public service providers. Networks that have been primarily focused on providing better voice services are evolving to meet new multimedia communications challenges and competitive pressures. Services based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) provide the flexible infrastructure essential for success in this evolving market. ATM, which was once envisioned as the technology of future public networks, is now a reality, with service providers around the world introducing and rolling out ATM and ATM - based services.