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Why the world's first transatlantic internet cable is being pulled from the ocean

We've been laying cable across oceans since the 19th century, but the oldest internet cable in the Atlantic is being raised ...
Government Technology

Alaskans to See Internet Service Return Following Fiber Repair

(TNS) — Quintillion's subsea fiber optic cable cut — which for months has challenged communications across northern Alaska — has been repaired, the broadband provider said Tuesday. "Service to ...
Tech Xplore

60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can't see underlies much of the modern world

Imagine a world without internet, email, streaming services or social media. Imagine having to write letters or call everyone ...
Electronic Design

Process Speeds Manufacture Of Fiber-Optic Devices

A manufacturing process that accelerates the production of fiber-optic components has been patented by Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. of Quebec, Canada. While the fiber-optic industry is ...
Tribune Chronicle

Howland administrator gives updates on fiber optics repairs

Companies installing fiber optic infrastructure throughout the county worked through the winter, and township officials are ...