Damage to fiber optic lines operated by AT&T was to blame for the statewide outages, which lasted more than two hours on Thursday, officials said. By Alexandra E. Petri They’ve been a mainstay in ...

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The following terms were defined with the assistance of Panduit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wiring and network cabling products and Jeff Hecht, noted optical networking consultant and ...

Not really. Despite their reputation for being more secure than standard wiring or airwaves, the truth is that fiber cabling is just as vulnerable to technical hacks using easily obtained commercial ...

Selecting the right business internet type and plan is a crucial decision. You may consider various service types, including cable, DSL, and satellite, but a fiber-optic internet connection may be an ...

What just happened? Scientists in Japan have just blown the doors off what we thought was possible with conventional fiber optic cables. A team led by the country's National Institute of Information ...

Scientists have built the first networked quantum computer using photons, demonstrating that room-temperature modules can be connected and scaled up.