The cable deployed in Haro Strait can be divided into what scientists call "virtual hydrophones" — discrete listening points ...

New device emits photons in telecom fiber band from the start, so it avoids a separate converter that can waste photons.

Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to ...

Abstract: We propose a high-density cable for controlling differential modal delay (DMD) by using the curvature induced within the cable structure to achieve zero-DMD with low optical loss for ...

Mobile phone and internet services were restored in Afghanistan on Wednesday, local residents said, some 48 hours after diplomatic and industry sources said connectivity was abruptly cut on the orders ...

Incident highlights vulnerability of critical underwater cables in busy maritime regions Specialised ships like the 'NKT Victorial' use various tools to find the exact location of the cable cut, ...

Fiber-optic cables, which keep the internet running, may also help detect underground geohazards such as sinkholes, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University. Researchers at the ...

The Government of Puerto Rico has initiated the bidding process for the construction of a new submarine fiber optic cable. The new submarine cable system is part of Puerto Rico's Resilience Program, ...

Afghanistan's main airport is at a standstill as the country grapples with the fallout of a nationwide internet shutdown imposed by the Taliban government. The Taliban has yet to give an official ...

Two critical communication lines linking NATO countries were suddenly cut—one between Finland and Central Europe, the other between Sweden and Lithuania. With 99% of global Internet traffic relying on ...