The Siemens parent company in Germany was largely responsible for developing the first generation of optic fiber technology, and they are very nearly swamped with managing the European system. So they hope that Taiwan will develop the second generation of optic fiber technology to supply the North American and Asian markets.
吉悌的母公司西門子已經發展出第一代光纖，但他們光是歐洲系統就忙不過來，希望台灣發展第二代，供應美、加及亞洲市場。