Today's audio and visual (AV) technologies necessitate components that can handle higher bandwidths, high-resolution outputs, and faster speeds. Fiber-optic cables are becoming the standard for AV ...

One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state. On Wednesday, Cordova Telecom Cooperative and GCI announced a partnership to lay an ...

Communications cables are only part of the story. A far broader array of systems now covers the ocean floor – and must be protected. But communications cables are only part of the story. A far broader ...

A team of researchers has developed an optical disc that holds an incredible 200 terabytes of data - over 4,000 times more than a Blu-ray. This isn’t just nostalgia; it’s a leap forward for archival, ...

In this increasingly digital era, physical media has become a thing of the past in most circles. There is, however, sustained interest in such supposedly antiquated tech. Some examples of this include ...

A two-kilometer fiber-optic cable now resting on the seafloor off the San Juan Islands could revolutionize how scientists track and protect endangered orcas, offering what researchers describe as ...

WTF?! Microsoft released the final cumulative update for Windows 10 a few days ago, and some users are still deciding what to do next. The old operating system will likely continue working for years ...

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish ...

An internet outage is affecting customers from Pinehurst to Carthage after the Moore County Sheriff's Office reported that someone intentionally cut fiber optic lines in two places. An internet outage ...

Many of the world’s largest and most devastating earthquakes strike beneath the ocean, where the lack of sensors makes quick warnings difficult. Most monitoring stations are on land. “If we have a big ...

One of the buzziest technologies in modern science may be running right under your feet. Fiber optic cables bring you the internet as data-rich pulses of light, but they also detect signals from the ...

Melissa Sarnowski has been a game writer for over two years. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The ...