An curved arrow pointing right. Every time you visit a web page or send an email, data is being sent and received through an intricate cable system that stretches around the globe. Since the 1850s ...

Once a month or so, I have the privilege of sitting down with Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams to record the Hackaday Podcast. It’s a lot of fun spending a couple of hours geeking out together ...

A thin strand of glass designed for light transmission. A single hair-thin optical fiber is capable of transmitting trillions of bits per second. In addition to their huge transmission capacity ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they’ve become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one ...

When it comes to fast, reliable internet, cable and fiber are the heavyweights -- leaving satellite, DSL and fixed wireless in the dust. After dealing with buffering, lag and way too many ...

Optical audio cables, also known as TOSLINK cables, are essential for transmitting audio signals between devices in your home cinema setup. They are particularly useful for connecting older sound ...

ABUJA – The Federal Government has established a Joint Standing Committee on the Protection of Fiber Optic Cables to curb the persistent damage to fiber networks caused by road construction and ...

Goa experienced an unusual internet disruption on February 25, after the state’s electricity department cut off fiber optic cables that were illegally strung up on electricity poles. The state ...

When Don Prather learned his Gilbert neighborhood was getting high-speed internet through fiber optic, he was excited. That changed when he saw what it looked like. “It’s a bit of a mess still ...