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Fibre optic to dominate EU broadband market by 2010
News ADSL is only a transitory technology that will be overtaken by fibre optic solutions within 10 years, according to the European Commission. ADSL will make up 28 percent of the home surfing market -- down from its peak of 37 percent -- with 20...
[October 11, 2001, 12:40]
Fibre-optic firm H2O changes its name to i3
News H2O Networks, which installs fibre-optic cable in sewers for high-speed broadband, is changing its name to i3 Group. H2O Networks provides business networks using another fibre-optic technology, Darc (derestricted access route connections).
[January 29, 2009, 15:38]
Intel claims quantum leap in fibre-optic detectors
News Intel has developed silicon-based photoelectric detectors that could cut the cost of fibre-optic communications to a fraction of their current value. Photodetectors — used in a range of applications, such as fibre-optic communications, image...
[December 8, 2008, 10:33]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
Talkback hi, i am 1 of the unlucky 1's how has the fibre optic problem i live in kingswells aberdeen, when i first connected with plusnet they told me i would receive 2meg but on my connection day NOTHING so 2 engineers and 39 days later i got my broadband...
[April 21, 2006, 15:27]
The Day Ahead: Lucent ups fibre optic ante
News Lucent Technologies entered the fibre optic game with its $4.5bn acquisition of privately held Chromatis Networks, which makes metro optical networking systems. Here's the fibre optic scorecard. If you had to pick the current fibre optic leader...
[June 1, 2000, 12:14]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
Talkback 3 years on and BT still has done nothing about this we still have no copper overlay despite 3,000 of us signing a petition. BT's response we have no obligation to provide the customer with broadband
[April 10, 2006, 21:20]
The Day Ahead: Ciena, Sycamore stoke fibre optic love affair
News Not to be outdone by Ciena, Sycamore Networks, which also makes fibre optic networking gear, checked in with third quarter earnings of a nickel a share, excluding charges. Ciena makes dense-wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems for use...
[May 19, 2000, 11:25]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
News Back in the 1980s, BT used fibre-optic cable to connect some of its street cabinets to local exchanges, typically when new housing developments were being wired up. Unlike the traditional copper lines -- which were usually still used to connect...
[April 11, 2003, 14:39]
Ridiculous
Talkback BT played it's final card after virgin announced the new 50 Mbit Fibre optic service, a true 8 Mbit Service is already a hard achievement let a long 20, this is not only due to noise in copper telephone lines and old wiring/equipment.it's also the...
[June 4, 2009, 9:50]
Baby Bell collaboration helps home fibre
News BellSouth, SBC Communications and Verizon are reaching new levels of cooperation as they begin building fibre-optic networks directly to homes and offices. On Thursday, the three telephone companies announced they have agreed to use the same types...
[May 30, 2003, 10:29]
The Day Ahead: Oplink IPO set to soar, but beware
News Commentary: The success of the Oplink Communications initial public offering is a given -- fibre optic companies dominate the top IPOs so far this year. Many fibre optic companies rely on a handful of big customers to prop up lofty market...
[October 4, 2000, 12:51]
BT to deliver fibre for BBC's new Manchester home
News BT has been awarded a five-year, multi-million pound contract to build the fibre-optic-based communications infrastructure for MediaCityUK, a £500m business complex under construction in Manchester. BT is investing heavily in fibre-optic networks...
[December 7, 2009, 14:41]
Finding a funder for fibre to the home
News As bandwidth demands continue to increase, the requirement for fibre-optic internet connections has risen up the regulatory agenda. Speaking exclusively to ZDNet.co.uk, Harrington explained why providing a fibre-optic connection to every UK home...
[May 6, 2008, 16:23]
KPNQwest loses its grip on data
News An Internet performance-monitoring company says KPNQwest's fibre-optic network has been losing track of the data it delivers at "alarming rates" since Friday. KPNQwest runs Europe's largest fibre-optic network, carrying one-quarter of the region's...
[June 13, 2002, 11:46]
The Day Ahead: Broadwing flies under the radar
News Commentary: You'd think the company behind the third largest fibre optic network would get a little more attention, but Broadwing is flying under the radar for now. Network installation problems with fibre optic high-fliers are pretty well...
[November 8, 2000, 13:00]
Ofcom pours cold water on fibre in the local loop
News Fibre-optic networks deliver far higher bandwidth to customers than DSL can. BT has trialled fibre in the local loop, and this week said it would connect all the houses in a new housing estate in Kent with fibre-optic connections.
[February 9, 2007, 12:28]
Bournemouth uses sewer pipes for internet
News Around 1,400 metres of the 18mm fibre optic cable has been laid through the town's sewer network, owned by Wessex Water, using ready-made ducts to push the cable through and save the cost and time usually taken digging up roads.
[March 5, 2007, 8:01]
Malaysia unveils high-speed broadband project
News The Malaysian government says it is willing to fund 30 percent of a proposed multi-billion-dollar high-speed broadband services project, which will include provisions for a "last-mile" fibre-optic network.
[October 3, 2007, 14:58]
Xerox chip makes fibre cheaper
News Researchers at Xerox's Wilson Centre for Research and Technology announced on Wednesday that they have created a silicon chip about the size of a fingertip that contains switches and waveguides for fibre-optic communication.
[March 27, 2003, 15:09]
Researchers claim stealth encryption breakthrough
News The technique hinges on transmission of encrypted data in the "noise" of signals along fibre-optic cables. Their method take advantage of the fact fibre-optic systems inevitably have low levels of "noise" — the random jitters in the light waves...
[October 13, 2006, 16:00]
