This month Lucent is taking the wraps off what it insists will be a fully optical router, though it won't be ready until next July.

FORBES: Hooked on photonics

Now he develops such profit-seeking wares as the Lambda Router, the world's first big all-optical switch, due later this year.

FORBES: Lucent's Labs

The Optical SMART Hub breaks new ground by functioning as a Wireless AP router changing broadband Internet service with a cable from the wall to Wi-Fi Internet connection so that all family members can enjoy wireless connection at home.

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