It's a mouthful, but ATM stands for "Asynchronous Transfer Mode." ATM is an exciting technology for effectively handling variable bandwidth broadband transmissions.

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NYNEX ATM is an expanded version of existing fast-packet switching services used to transmit large amounts of data. Better than existing services, ATM can smoothly blend streams of video and voice information with bursts of computer data. It's also about 1,000 times faster than packet switching. By way of comparison, packet switching operates at up to about 56 Kbps.

NYNEX ATM service delivers transmission speeds from 45 million to 155 million bits per second and we're looking at the possibility of transmitting at gigabit speed--a billion bits of information per second!

As those speeds, you could transmit all the words contained in the Library of Congress in just over three minutes. But reading all those words is a different matter.

It also makes possible the transmission of multimedia services for homes and businesses over the public network, rather than over more expensive dedicated lines.