A new type of optical fiber filled with nothing but thin air has been found to be particularly effective for carrying out quantum key distribution (QKD), a security protocol that is in principle ...

Microsoft announced on Friday that it has acquired Lumenisity, a maker of hollowcore fiber cable for global networking infrastructure. The acquisition of Romsey, U.K.-based Lumenisity will be used by ...

When you’re comparing internet providers, you want the most reliable connection. Read now The company claims it's the first ISP in the US to deploy the advanced fiber type and believes its 40km ...

Microsoft-backed researchers have unveiled a new design for hollow-core fiber that promises record-low signal loss and faster transmission speeds. Unlike conventional solid-core optical fibers, which ...

Relativity Networks, the hollow-core fiber (HCF) startup that recently spun out of research at the University of Central Florida, says it has struck a deal with the major cable manufacturer Prysmian ...

What just happened? A Microsoft-backed research team has set a new benchmark for optical fiber performance, developing a hollow-core cable that posts the lowest optical loss ever recorded in the ...

In a world where milliseconds matter and data volumes are exploding, the networks that connect our digital lives are quietly approaching a breaking point. Every time we stream a movie, query an AI ...

In Ji’nan 110KV Liu Chang Shan Road West Extension line project, the conventional steel core cable has been replaced by a carbon fiber composite core materials cable wire. This was the first time for ...

Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

Fiber optic cables are commonly used for core network lines and connections that must span long distances, such as those used by Internet service providers. This is due to the fact that fiber optic ...

Astound, Service Electric Cable TV, Comcast/Xfinity and Verizon Fios are expanding their fiber optic networks. What that ...