"Anything that interrupts international connections is a big deal. . . . If connections are broken, or even degraded, it impacts business here." TOM WEEKLAND, partner at Chicago-based Diamond ...

CATLETTSBURG, KY. (WSAZ) - A woman in Kentucky is in need of a reliable broadband connection. An issue that is prevalent in rural communities is access to fiber optic connection. Rural areas can be ...

Today's audio and visual (AV) technologies necessitate components that can handle higher bandwidths, high-resolution outputs, and faster speeds. Fiber-optic cables are becoming the standard for AV ...

There are numerous types of plugs and sockets to connect optical fibers, using threaded, bayonet, push-pull and snap-lock connections. The first fiber-optic connector to be standardized was SMA, which ...

Three major components in any fiber-optic system are the transmitter, receiver, and fiber cable. Transmitters are often referred to as launchers and are typically either injection laser diodes (ILDs) ...

EASTON The Maryland Broadband Cooperative's fiber-optic cable network on the Eastern Shore could be "lit" by the first quarter of next year, Scott Warner, a member of the cooperative's board of ...

Local phone giant SBC Communications will announce a step forward in its broadband Internet plans next week, touting superfast fiber-optic connections directly to homes and small businesses. So-called ...

We write a lot about fiber internet" target="_self at CNET. It's often touted as the "gold standard" of broadband by policymakers, experts and internet users alike ...

It was once the most high-tech and futuristic feature you could find: Transmit sound -- with light! Lasers! A cable not of copper, but glass! Except, it was almost never glass, and was usually ...

Scientists have successfully transmitted quantum data and conventional data through a single optical fiber for the first time. The research demonstrates that quantum data in the form of entangled ...

BRECKENRIDGE — On Monday, Dec. 9, Allo Communications trucks gathered in front of the home of Summit County Commissioner Elisabeth Lawrence and her husband, Ryne Scholl, for the first home install of ...