Abstract
Early 2005 has seen the telecommunications industry turned on its ear by the announcement of
major acquistioins. These acquisitions, regardless of the final composition, will virtually
eliminate the independent IXC industry. The merging of the RBOCs metro and short-haul networks with
the long-haul networks of the IXCs will be one of the main drivers of telecommunications
infrastructure changes for the next few years. The emerging availability of R-OADMs is very good
timing because the RBOC-IXC mergers of early 2005 will require a great deal of network
consolidation, and R-OADMs will be key. The R-OADM device offers the promise of substantial savings
in operations costs, and many operational benefits. | 
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