- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- July 25th, 2014
Laser Guns and Networks Could Stretch Over Miles Instead of Meters with Air Optical Fiber
This will revolutionize communications, but also weaponry, unfortunately
- iPhone
- By Filip Truta
- May 20th, 2014
Apple Invents iPhone with Fiber Optics Solar Charging, Only on Paper for Now
New patent application published by the USPTO in Apple’s name
- Technology Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- September 12th, 2013
Glass Specialist Suddenly Enters Connector Industry with Thunderbolt Certification
During the Intel Developer Forum, the producer of Gorilla Glass made its move
- Connectivity
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 27th, 2013
Mirror Image Signals Could Give the Internet a Speed Boost
A team of researchers believe it is possible to send two beams of light down a cable
- Connectivity
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 29th, 2013
Optical Fibers Invented That Transfer Data at 99.7% of Light Speed
The transfer rate is 1,000 times greater than today's best 40 Gb fiber optics
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 11th, 2012
UK Government to Ignore Councils, Will Install "Ghastly" Broadband Cabinets Everywhere
The broadband revolution will not be stopped by a few irate citizens
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- July 6th, 2012
Facebook Invests in Undersea Internet Cable in Asia
The social network is following on Google's footsteps on this one
- Connectivity
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 21st, 2012
$1.5 Billion Trans-Arctic Fiber Optics Significantly Reduce Internet Latency
There will be three submarine cables, called Arctic Fiber, Arctic Link and ROTACS
- Connectivity
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 16th, 2012
Thunderbolt to Become Standard in 2013
PC manufacturers think so at least, we do not so much
- Technology Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 14th, 2012
Intel's Thunderbolt Goes Optical This Year, Finally (2012)
It won't transmit power, but will handle high bandwidths over great distances
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- March 9th, 2012
Google TV Service Approved Alongside 1 Gbps Internet in Kansas City
Google may offer video services on top of the internet services it's already building
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 21st, 2012
Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys
The initiative is being proposed by DARPA, for “satellite recycling”
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 21st, 2011
Fiber Optics to Be Used in Quantum Computers
NIST experts can measure their optical power in great detail
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 9th, 2011
First 100 Gbps Transatlantic Internet Connection Demonstrated
The connection is only in testing, but it should go live sometime in Q1 next year
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 12th, 2011
New Transatlantic Cable Will Be 6 ms Faster, High-Speed Traders Are Lining Up
The speed of the new fiber optics cable will command a 5000% premium
- Connectivity
- By Sebastian Pop
- June 29th, 2011
