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Today's Cable Guy, Upgraded and Better-Dressed

Job of the cable installer has become more demanding as cable companies try to lure customers and increase revenue with a suite of advanced products; position now requires new dress codes and a background in engineering and computers science, a dramatic shift for a job that has traditionally appealed to high-school graduates looking for reliable blue-collar work. Photos

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 30 December 2011, 12:00 am


Google Will Build High-Speed Network in Kansas City, Kan.

More than 1,100 cities bid to get the fiber optic network, which is expected to deliver much faster connections than typical broadband service.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 31 March 2011, 12:00 am


FiOS Comes to a Street in Brooklyn

The ideological implications of our new fiber-optic infrastructure.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 2 January 2011, 12:00 am


Seeking Higher-Capacity Fibers for Internet Traffic

With Internet usage quickly growing, scientists are tapping certain characteristics of light to satisfy our deep bandwidth hunger.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 10 October 2010, 12:00 am


Fastest Net Service in U.S. Coming to Chattanooga

The service will put a midsize Southern city among the world leaders in digital technology, but the speed will be expensive.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 13 September 2010, 12:00 am


Singapore Gets Wired for Speed

Singapore could soon be the first country blanketed with a fiber optic infrastructure so fast that it would enable the contents of a DVD to be downloaded in only a few seconds.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 15 June 2010, 12:00 am


Panel Upholds Infringement in Optical Device Case

Avago Technologies won a patent-infringement case and can seek an order to block imports of Emcore’s opto-electronic devices.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 15 May 2010, 12:00 am


From Camera to Computer, With Fiber Optic Links

Fiber optic links may soon help consumer gadgets and computers communicate with each other at ultrahigh speeds.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 14 March 2010, 12:00 am


Google Set to Showcase Fast Internet

The network is intended to showcase the potential new uses of ultra-high-speed broadband networks.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 11 February 2010, 12:00 am


BITS; Verizon Moving From Landlines

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Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 21 September 2009, 12:00 am


New Undersea Cables to Expand Broadband in Africa

The expansion will cost about $2.4 billion and connect the continent with Europe and Asia at higher speeds and lower cost.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 10 August 2009, 12:00 am


From Verizon, a Home Phone With the Capabilities of a Cellphone

The Verizon Hub, a home-phone system, uses Voice over Internet Protocol and high-speed fiber optic service to make calls.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 5 February 2009, 12:00 am


How to Travel at a Million Files a Minute

Things power users can do to make sure their Internet connections are as fast as possible.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 21 August 2008, 12:00 am


LETTER; More Broadband Options

Christopher Wolf and Mike McCurry letter on Tim Wu's July 30 Op-Ed article dismisses Wu's warning of impending 'bandwidth cartel'

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 4 August 2008, 12:00 am


OPEC 2.0

If we aren’t careful, we’re going to repeat the history of the oil industry by creating a bandwidth cartel.

Source: NYT > Fiber Optics | 30 July 2008, 12:00 am