Cable & Wireless Panama will employ umc 1000 high-bit-rate digital subscriber line-based and

Cable & Wireless Panama will employ umc 1000 high-bit-rate digital subscriber line-based and fiber-optic transmission systems from Advanced Fibre Communications Inc., Petaluma, CA, in Panamanian local loops. Cable & Wireless wants to maximize its copper plant in urban areas and extend service throughout the Panamanian countryside.