March 1994 / Cover Story

Building The Data High Way BYTE's Recommendations for the Data Highway Government Policy on the Data Highway Federally Funded Pilot Projects Commercially Funded Pilot Projects	Many of the technologies and players needed to construct the information infrastructure are already in place. But the precise definition of the data highway is in the eye of the beholder. Who builds it could dramatically affect how it works--and how it's used. - by Andy Reinhardt
Data Highway Lags in Japan	The data highway hasn't yet come to Japan. NTT (Nippon Telephone & Telegraph), Japan's largest common carrier, has a backbone that is already 65 percent fiber, and corporations are using this fiber for intra- and intercity communications. - by Asao Ishiz uka
Europe's Many Data Highways	Having built a uniform standard for Euro-ISDN that was accepted by 26 network companies in 20 countries, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are now trying to establish a European standard for the next generation of high-speed networks. - by Bernd Steinbrink
Highway Safety: The Key Is Encryption	How will information sent over the data superhighway be kept safe and secure, ensuring privacy for individuals and commercial operators? - by Paulina Borsook
The Tools for New TV	Think of it as the world's largest WAN (wide-area network) with the world's largest database servers at one end and the world's largest number of clients at the other: That's the vision for broadband ITV (interactive TV). - by Tom R. Halfhill

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