TAT-8 was the eighth Trans-Atlantic Telephone system and the first to replace copper transmission with single-mode optical fiber between the United States, the United Kingdom, and ...

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, and we ...

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 ...

Optical Cable Corporation is a yet-to-be-discovered AI infrastructure play, poised to benefit from surging AI datacenter demand and capex. A new strategic collaboration with Lightera positions OCC to ...

USB is currently widely used to link between devices, but Intel's optical technology could reduce the need for other cables Intel sees its Light Peak technology for linking devices by optical cable as ...

Microsoft researchers in Cambridge have unveiled its latest iteration of an Analog Optical Computer (AOC) and have inevitably incorporated AI into the technology's capabilities.… The AOC harnesses ...

NEC and NTT have conducted a first-of-its-kind transoceanic-class 7,280km transmission experiment using coupled multicore fibre. The two Japanese firms expect the work they have been carrying out will ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems and startup Qunnect said on Wednesday that they have built and operated a quantum network between Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York which sends signals ...

Although fiber optic internet cable has many advantages over metal cable, it frequently has to be distributed underground – this limits its usability. Facebook, however, has developed a robot that ...

A new type of optical fiber filled with nothing but thin air has been found to be particularly effective for carrying out quantum key distribution (QKD), a security protocol that is in principle ...

Explore the evolution of Thunderbolt technology. From its 2011 Apple launch to 2026's Thunderbolt 5, discover its advancements & setbacks.