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Do you know who can intercept the communications going through your local area network (LAN)? 

Interception is easier than you might guess, because most LANs use copper wiring. Copper acts like an antenna -- broadcasting radio frequencies that can be intercepted even without a physical tap.

The networks of tomorrow will need higher speeds than networks of the past. 

That’s because new applications are increasing bandwidth needs in fiber optic networks.  In addition, cloud computing leads to greater variability in traffic destinations. Customers need new technologies to support communications and dynamic network reconfiguration at higher speeds.

Optical LAN technology has been available for more than 5 years. Yet only now are enterprises embracing fiber optic LANs.

In the new Tellabs Insight magazine, Jeff Heynen, directing analyst of broadband access and video for Infonetics Research, addresses questions about the future of Optical LAN.

Sometimes the future arrives sooner rather than later.  Take energy-efficient access technology, for instance.  Its future actually arrived a few years ago, in the form of the Tellabs Optical LAN. 

Back in 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) brought together more than 60 experts from the energy, telecommunications and IT industries.  DOE wanted them to brainstorm ways to boost the energy efficiency of, among other things, data centers and telecommunications equipment.

The U.S. government is funding a program to improve public safety. It’s called FirstNet, which has $7B currently available to build a nationwide, public safety network using LTE.