Fiber uses fiber-optic lines that transmit data at the speed of light, whereas cable uses coaxial cables, which are traditionally used for TV service. Fiber typically offers faster upload and download ...

Quantum teleportation has finally stepped out of pristine laboratory loops and into the messy reality of live internet cables ...

There are several kinds of internet technologies in use today, including satellite, DSL and fixed wireless, but none of them come close to cable and fiber when it comes to offering fast, reliable ...

CORNING, NY, Aug. 1, 2024 — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced an agreement with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) for a substantial supply of next-generation optical cable. This ...

You are watching a long-standing assumption in physics and engineering quietly fall apart. Researchers at Northwestern ...

Gen 3x2 fiber optic cables provide connectivity of up to 40 Gbps at 5 meters. TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 17, 2022 -- BKSTEC, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of fiber optic cables, ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

The researchers hit a rate of 301 terabits per second — equivalent to transferring 1,800 4K movies over the internet in one second — using existing fiber-optic cables. When you purchase through links ...

Beneath the mighty oceans across the world lie hidden something just as mighty: The submarine cables that have been carrying data traffic around the world and connecting countries. Though invisible, ...

A research team from the University of Electro-Communications in Japan has invented a fiber optic system that transmits both data and power over the same cable. A research team from the University of ...

Astound, Service Electric Cable TV, Comcast/Xfinity and Verizon Fios are expanding their fiber optic networks. What that ...