Part of the challenge is that the optical fiber inside the cladding is often very small — as few as 9 microns. That’s a small target to hit without some alignment help, which [Les] uses a ...

The Maui News/Megan Moseley Construction of a submarine optical fiber cable system aimed at improving high-speed broadband internet throughout the state may start construction on Maui in the near ...

There's more than one way to get online. Fiber internet is the fastest connection type, but does that automatically make it the best? Cierra is an associate writer for CNET's broadband team ...

A device called an all-optical switch could instead use light to control other light signals without the need for electrical conversion, saving both time and energy in fiber-optic communication. A ...

This compares to 2.9 million last year, 1.5 million in 2022, and 276,000 in 2021. Earthlink Boss to Chair Fiber-Optic Council Iraq, Lebanon Discuss Fiber Optic Cable Project Iraq's Int'l Telecom ...

GLOBE Telecom Inc. on Tuesday said that it had successfully upgraded 450 cities and towns across the country to fiber-optic technology under a commitment to providing stronger connectivity to wireline ...

Fiber optic plans can be hard to find, so it is good to have options. These are the best fiber internet providers based on key factors like speed, data, availability and price. As the best high ...

16 Oct A British-led research project is seeking to convert telecoms cables into sensors to detect earthquakes and tsunamis. Aston University is leading a new £5.5m EU research project to explore ...

A new source of tension in the South China Sea — until now focused on fisheries, resource extraction and freedom of navigation — is beginning to get attention: the undersea fiber-optic cables ...