First, the optical connection technology is being used to make longer cables, up to 30 meters in length, instead of enhancing data transfer speeds (Thunderbolt cables are currently capped at ...

Why does information travel 'faster' down fibre optic cable than copper wire? As the name suggests, fibre optic technology uses pulses of light to carry data along strands of glass or plastic ...

Optical networks comprise optical transmitters and receivers, fiber optic cables, ... With current technology, different types of fiber can be combined to reduce dispersion effects, ...

Thunderbolt ports on current Macs will support optical cabling, according to Intel. If you recall, the company's original specification for the technology (codenamed Light Peak at the time) was to ...

Composite optical fiber cables contain optical fibers and conductors for electric light and power. Thinking about using a composite cable to allow for “future use?” Carefully consider such a move, ...

Optical Thunderbolt cables from Sumitomo Electric Industries enable longer data runs than current copper cables. Thunderbolt is a high-speed connector technology that shuttles data between ...

They achieved this feat by using additional wavelength bands which exist in fiber optic cables but are currently not used for transmission, setting a world record for data sent this way.

But there’s really no technology that can touch our current fiber optics technology. The solution to problems like those East Africa is currently experiencing is not less fiber optic cable, but ...

Fastest industry standard optical fiber 1.7 Petabits, equal to more than 10 million home broadband connections. Invented in Japan with Macquarie University support ...

Researchers have developed a new fibre optic technology capable of transferring data at a rate of 255 terabits per second (Tbps) - more data than the total traffic flowing across the internet at ...

Chipmaker Intel has confirmed that Apple's current lineup of Thunderbolt-equipped Macs will support fiber optic Thunderbolt cables when they arrive next year. Intel spokesman Dave Salvator ...