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He was referring to wide-area network, a term for optical networks across large geographies.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
For the third quarter, the wide-area network infrastructure provider posted revenue of $219 million, up 10 sequentially and 15% year-over-year, and ahead of the Street at $216.8 million.
From Forbes ● Oct. 18, 2012
Instead, he looked for a way to stretch the available bandwidth, using wide-area network optimization appliances from Riverbed Technology .
From Forbes ● Jul. 13, 2010
Offshore wind farms need to communicate with onshore systems via a wide area network.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
In contrast, the system the Gutruf Lab developed uses a low power wide area network, or LPWAN, that offers 2,400 times the distance of Wi-Fi and 533 times that of Bluetooth.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
A letter from the Australian office said that Australia's Telecom wanted access to CORWAN, NorTel's corporate wide area network.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
One might also elect to have the campus wide area network liaison screen the messages in either case and only forward those which are considered of merit.
From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet by Krol, Ed
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