<s>
A	O
WAN	B-Device
interface	I-Device
card	I-Device
(	O
WIC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
specialized	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
card	O
(	O
NIC	B-Protocol
)	O
made	O
by	O
Cisco	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
network	O
device	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
router	B-Protocol
to	O
connect	O
and	O
transmit	O
data	O
over	O
a	O
wide	O
area	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
WAN	B-Device
interface	I-Device
cards	I-Device
(	O
WICs	O
)	O
support	O
WAN	O
technologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
;	O
and	O
voice	O
interface	O
cards	O
(	O
VICs	O
)	O
support	O
voice	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice/WAN	O
interface	O
cards	O
(	O
VWICs	O
)	O
can	O
support	O
voice	O
,	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
applications	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
in	O
which	O
the	O
VWIC	O
is	O
installed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WIC	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
many	O
Cisco	O
devices	O
,	O
particularly	O
their	O
branch	O
routers	B-Protocol
including	O
the	O
2500	O
series	O
routers	B-Protocol
and	O
its	O
successors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cisco	O
introduced	O
the	O
High	O
Speed	O
WIC	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
HWIC	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
x800	O
series	O
of	O
Cisco	O
Integrated	O
Service	O
Router	B-Protocol
including	O
the	O
1800	O
,	O
2800	O
,	O
and	O
3800	O
series	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
