This spring, ground was broken on a new intercity fiber optic project connecting New York City to Ashburn, VA, which Gizmodo refers to as the “Bullseye of America’s Internet.” The new fiber-optic network, built by United Fiber & Data, has a few surprisingly backers: three members of the multi-platinum band, Live.
According to researchers at Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs, the technology behind noise-cancelling headphones may redefine fiber optics. A limiting factor behind fiber optic speed is noise. The farther a signal travels, the more power is needed. As power increases, so does noise.
GIS (geographic information system) integrates geographical features of the land or metro area with tabular data to provide an efficient way to dig deeper into data and find solutions to “real world” problems.Through a series of overlaid map layers, a GIS mapping system allows for further analysis of data than what can be seen on the surface …..
Simply put, GIS is one of the most important and useful tools when responding to a natural disaster. The centralized, readily-available, and highly accurate spatial information offered by a GIS helps to simplify data management and lessen the time taken to respond with the appropriate actions in order to alleviate threats during an unexpected event.
We live in an era where almost every decision we make is based upon convenience. Whether you are deciding where to eat dinner or which route to take to work, the best choice is usually the most convenient one. It’s the same story with your Internet usage. If while you’re out and about you need to search the Internet…
Vershire, Vermont is a tiny historic town tucked into a narrow valley near the start of the Ompompanoosuc River. For this Orange County town of 730 people and 15 businesses, patience is simply an accepted part of everyday living. Being the smallest town in Orange County, Vershire has been passed over and ignored when it comes to most things.
Many people believe that we are in a new technology revolution. However, some of the technologies underlying today’s advancements are not new at all. In fact, many are simply innovative applications and refinements of technology that has existed for decades. One of the most recent innovative applications of fiber optic cables…
Along with Google’s announcement that they will bring their Fiber service to Austin, Texas, another announcement from a corporate blog has recently started to gain the attention of Texas locals. This announcement came from a much less popular telecom company in the area, Time Warner Cable.
When the civil war-ravaged nation of Syria suffered a countrywide Internet outage last week, Syrian state-run media blamed the problem on fiber optic cables. According to BBC News, state-run media reported that a “fault in optical fiber cables” was to blame for the blackout. This nationwide outage lasted for nearly 20 hours.
