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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: | 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: | 31 March 2011, 12:00 am
FiOS Comes to a Street in Brooklyn
The ideological implications of our new fiber-optic infrastructure.
Source: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 11 February 2010, 12:00 am
BITS; Verizon Moving From Landlines
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Source: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 30 July 2008, 12:00 am
