June 4, 2011
PARIS: The French government said Thursday that it planned to require builders to install fiber-optic cables in new apartment buildings to increase the introduction of fast broadband Internet.
June 4, 2011
UK - Fujikura Europe Ltd. has recently announced the launch of a field assembly connector capable of terminating 2-3mm diameter cord. The connector is the latest addition to the Fujikura portfolio of FAST optical connectors, and is targeted at engineers undertaking terminations in apartment blocks, offering an alternative to pre-terminated fiber.
June 3, 2011
Momentum Telecom and Fibrant Deploy Fiber-to-the-Home Initiative for Complete Digitally-Equipped Hom. Momentum today announced at the SEATOA show that they have been selected as the municipal digital voice solutions provider for residential and business customers throughout Salisbury, North Carolina. The partnership with Fibrant, will provide a fiber optic network, offering convenient packages, bundling the new digital voice service with other communications services for a competitive offering presented on a single bill.
June 3, 2011
Eighteen million US homes can—right now!—order up a fiber optic line that runs all the way to their door. That's 16 percent of the population, and this buildout has happened almost totally in the last seven years.
June 3, 2011
SniperHill Internet Services, LLC became the first fiber optic Internet provider for US Armed Forces serving in Iraq, it was announced today.
June 3, 2011
Landline phone service and Internet access in Boerne and Comfort were out for several hours Tuesday after a fiber optic cable was cut during a dig on property in the Holiday Creek area.