Today's twisted-pair copper ethernet data busses are maxed out, but the tactical glass and optics folks at Corning have a ...

The UK's leading telecoms provider BT has been trialing a new type of optical fiber that could significantly boost the performance of future 5G networks. Called hollow core fiber, the technology ...

Scientists recently deployed about 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet cables can monitor ...

Compared with copper wire, optical fiber’s dominant advantage is the overwhelming information carrying capability, and its high bandwidth and low attenuation easily offset its higher cost. FTTx (fiber ...

A team of scientists at the University of Washington is currently attempting to use fiber optic cables to study orcas in the ...

Shentel, a Virginia-based telecom company, says it will start construction this month on a fiber network in Lancaster Township, work that that marks the beginning of its expansion into suburban ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dtronics pulled the curtain recently on its new OC HD extension cable, the latest in the ...

Nearly 200 miles of fiber optics will connect rural Idaho from Star to Grangeville, boosting broadband access and supporting ...

The technology would allow researchers to detect the sounds of orcas and other mammals with high-frequency vocalizations ...

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Not just conduits for binge-watching Game of Thrones, underground broadband networks could also help detect seismic activity, a new study said. "Broadband telecommunications networks could be used in ...