The idea of a transparent-mesh network, where traffic is carried end-to-end in the optical domain without any OEO regeneration is very attractive. Taking Japan as an example, if the transmission ...

Using electricity from the customer's AC source, the optical network terminal (ONT) converts the incoming optical signals into electrical signals for telephone, TV and Internet. See network ...

A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...

Most people have heard of mesh networks at this point. They're a great way to extend your network to even the furthest reaches of your home, and they can give you a fast, consistent connection in ...

If you’ve got a mesh Wi-Fi network set up in your home ... That’s not as fast as the fastest optical fiber services but it’s way faster than most of us need. The network is easy to set ...

Separately in December, Amazon said that it successfully completed tests of an optical mesh network of laser links between its Project Kuiper internet satellites in low Earth orbit. In November ...