< communications > (Or "Infobahn", "Info Strada") The name coined by US Vice-president Al Gore in the early 1990s for the emerging high-speed global communications network capable of carrying voice, data, video, and other services around the world. These services use satellite, copper cable, optical fibre , cellular telecommunications , and are accessible via set-top boxes or suitably equipped computers.
See also National Information Infrastructure .
(2001-03-31)