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They are running fiber optic into our building. &nbsp;Currently we have a T1 one with VoIP in the office. &nbsp; The equipment we carry is a Cisco ASA firewall and router. &nbsp;On the router we have some port forwards setup.<br />
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What changes will a fiber optic line bring into the scenario that I need to be aware of
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They are running fiber optic into our building.  Currently we have a T1 one with VoIP in the office.   The equipment we carry is a Cisco ASA firewall and router.  On the router we have some port forwards setup.

What changes will a fiber optic line bring into the scenario that I need to be aware of

How will a fiber optic line change our setup?

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