The idea that the internet literally connects our world’s continents by cables across our ocean floors is amazing, but what happens when these important submarine cables are severed? Most individuals rely on the internet for communication and information updates. When we lose our lines of connection it...
A recently planned undersea cable that would connect Hong Kong, China, and Los Angeles, California is facing scrutiny by government officials. Undersea cables, also called submarine cables or subsea cables, are substantial elements of the telecom infrastructure. These connectors are responsible for 99% of worldwide internet...
Waste reduction, lower energy consumption, and a more sustainable landscape are all features that make the fiber technology infrastructure an eco-friendly choice. The potential for a more sustainable future is created with fiber optic cables that provide higher bandwidth for longer distance data transfers. Higher connectivity...
Is the Cable Industry ready for change? Chris Busch from Arris’ believes that 2019 is the year that the cable industry moves into virtualization. Busch said the different paths toward virtualization include PHY for distributed access architecture (DAA), fabric overlays, and MAC PHY. New research has...