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NEWS ABOUT: fiber optic cables

fiber optic cables stories: 6 news summaries

Digital Pioneers Scoop Physics Nobel Prize

Trio's work on light paved way for Internet, digital cameras

Oct 6, 09 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded today to three scientists whose research into light paved the way for the digital age. Charles Kao received the prize for his work on the transmission of light through fiber-optic cables—the basis of modern communication networks. Bell Labs researchers Willard Boyle and... More »

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digital camera • digital photography • physics • light • Nobel Prize • fiber optic cables

 Fiber-Optic Mics 
 Eavesdrop on Thieves 

OptaSense can identify footsteps, vehicles
from miles away

Aug 21, 09 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Major oil companies are relying on a new fiber-optic technology to keep an underground ear on intruders, the Independent reports. Devised by a British defense firm, the OptaSense system consists of microphones placed along sensitive fiber-optic cables already laid underground. The cables sense vibrations, the mics pick it up, and... More »

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oil • terrorism • counterterrorism • surveillance • Fiber optics • oil production • fiber optic cables

ANALYSIS

Why US Broadband
Is So Slow

Population density, delivery methods give Asia, Europe a leg up

Mar 10, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In terms of broadband, the US seems to lag behind the international pack, with slower, more expensive, less available Internet. As President Obama campaigns to improve America’s lot, Saul Hansell compares connection speeds in the New York Times. The US is middle of the pack, with an average speed... More »

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broadband Internet • DSL • Internet access • fiber optic cables • President Obama

For Some US Towns, Internet Access is DIY

As providers focus on big markets, locals take net into own hands

May 19, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Around the world, firms and governments are ramping up the speed and availability of internet access. But in the US, telecoms are focusing mainly on big-city markets. To avoid professional brain drain, some smaller cities and towns are investing in more powerful infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reports. But the... More »

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Comcast • broadband Internet • competition • small towns • Internet access • fiber optic cables • utilities • bandwidth

UPDATED

Massive Data Theft Breached 'Secure' Network

Hacked supermarket chain sent data over cable, not wireless 

Mar 31, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - High-tech thieves were able to penetrate what experts called an especially secure computer network when they stole 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from the Hannaford and Sweetbay grocery chains. Unlike stores that send data over wireless networks, the supermarkets used a theoretically less porous fiber-optic cable. More »

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fraud • identity theft • supermarket • credit card • data theft • computer security • fiber optic cables

OPINION

Tech Giants Behave Like Nations

eBay boycott shows how 'social contract'
can be mishandled

Feb 29, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - A comparison of two of this week’s big tech news stories, the end of an eBay boycott and Google’s announcement of the construction of a new trans-Pacific fiber optic cable, show how the tech giants have moved beyond old corporate paradigms, writes Michael Malone for ABC News. With... More »

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Google • Internet • eBay • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance • undersea Internet cables • fiber optic cables • business models

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