- City of L.A. to get fiber optic network in cash-free
deal.
Los Angeles city government within the next 90 days will begin getting free access to a citywide fiber optic network -- considered the digital highway of telecommunications -- because of an unusual deal it struck in late March with a private company. The new technology, which carries both voice and ......
- Steel Jacket Armors Plastic Fiber Optics
The knock on plastic fiber optic cables is that they aren't tough enough for industrial use. But the more rugged glass fiber cables are usually more expensive and, unlike plastic, can't be bent enough for tight applications without flaking fiber coatings, resulting in attenuation losses, according to Banner Engineering Product ......
- Seeing the light through fiber optics
Optoelectronics and Fiber Optic Technology, by Ray Tricker. Newnes, Woburn, MA ( www.newnespress.com ), 2002. ISBN 0-7506-5370-1. 319 pages. Price: $29.99. If you need a primer in fiber optics, this book is for you. Optoelectronics and Fiber Optic Technology gives a fine introduction to the topic, explaining the theoretical and ......
- Software tools improve fiber-optic network testing:
fundamental test tool gains new functionality. (Testing and
Diagnostics).
Network operators are being challenged to deploy sophisticated new fiber-optic communication systems quickly and keep them running at peak performance in order to meet intense demands for reliable high-bandwidth services. There are more links to install and maintain, new and more complex parameters to check, and more potential disruptions to ......
- Adelphia to Bring Fiber-Optic Lines to Griffiss Park
ROME-Adelphia Business Solutions and the Griffiss Local Development Corp. (GLDC) have signed a 15-year agreement to bring fiber-optic lines to the Griffiss Business and Technology Park. The former Air Force base is home to a number of manufacturing and technology companies. Adelphia will spend $750,000 on initial fiber infrastructure installation ......
- Optical fiber arrives at many types of
desktops.
Multimode optical fiber--the smart choice for network managers who want to offer the right balance of performance, reliability and upgradability--is migrating beyond the backbone, carrying data all the way to the user. The shift can be attributed to a combination of elements. Network managers want to future proof networks. Fiber's ......
- Tenvera Releases New Product for Consumer Electronics.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Tenvera (www.tenvera.com), the first company ever to architect the first plug and play fiber optic in the home solution, unveils the IP Solution today. The IP Solution allows the consumer to plug up to eight Tenvera pre-terminated fiber reels into a Stand Alone Switch (SAS) which delivers ......