History of Fiber Optics
Often dubbed the “Father of Fiber Optics,” Charles K. Kao led the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications in 1965 when he showed how the high-loss of existing fiber optics came from impurities in the glass, rather than from an underlying problem in the technology itself.
Omaha Fiber Optic Network Helps Save Lives
In a building only a mile away from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, nearly two dozen dispatch specialists coordinate traffic patterns for 152 emergency helicopters, 17 airplanes, and 15 ambulances across the US. As a dispatch specialist for AirCom, it is your job to deliver critical communications.
Cell Tower Dumps – Denied
In recent years, the courts have struggled to decide whether the government needs a warrant to access records about a cell phone user’s location and in September, federal courts ruled that cell phone location data is not protected under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. Last month, a judge in Texas began raising questions.
Internet Infrastructure Resilience During Hurricane Sandy
With two of the Internet’s main hubs (NY/NJ and Ashburn) and some of its most trafficked routes in Hurricane Sandy’s path last month, it leaves the question – how well did the communications grid manage during the storm? Turns out, the Internet actually fared the storm very well.
AT&T Goes Forward With $14 Billion Telecom Infrastructure Investment
Earlier this month, AT&T unveiled its plans to expand its telecommunications network. As stated in their press release, AT&T plans to “significantly expand and enhance its wireless and wireline IP broadband networks” in order to accommodate the growing customer demand for high-speed networks.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words… How about a Map?
The old saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words” still holds true today and is very relevant in the context of Geographic Information Systems. Without pictures, in this case – maps, geospatial data can very complicated & time-consuming to analyze. But, GIS data is now available.
GeoTel in Crain’s Chicago Business Magazine
GeoTel was featured in a Crain’s Chicago Business article describing how Chicago’s rich history in manufacturing helped it to became one of the nation’s key hubs for fiber optic connections. This article examines Chicago on a digital layer level, utilizing GeoTel’s data mapping the concentration of telecommunication networks within and surrounding the city.
GeoTel Featured in Belgium Museum Exhibit
GeoTel Communications, LLC’s telecommunications infrastructure maps of the Internet will be featured at the Archive Centre Mundaneum in Belgium for the museum’s Renaissance 2.0 exhibit set to be on display October 9, 2012 through January 7, 2013.
Fortune Magazine To Feature GeoTel Data
GeoTel Communications, LLC, a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and web-based platforms, today announces that Fortune Magazine will feature its telecommunications data and maps in a multi-page article. The article, to reach newsstands worldwide on July 9, focuses on the Internet and global fiber optic communications.