May 29, 2012
As much as we might prefer to think that the internet just happens, the fact is that it comprises a massive physical infrastructure. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book Tubes, Andrew Blum takes us on a tour of the internet's most important US hideout.
May 29, 2012
A cellphone tower here, standing next to an abandoned bus that still says it's bound for Richmond, has become one of the hottest properties in global finance.
May 29, 2012
Karib Cable has announced that it will build a world-class telecommunications network in Barbados. Karib Cable will design, build, and operate a fiber-optic network, offering faster broadband Internet access, cable television and fixed line telephone service.
May 29, 2012
Mountains of genomics data that had to work their way through a bottleneck of network connections now have a direct, high-speed link to the world’s most powerful data-processing resources — thanks to network engineering at the Three Rivers Optical Exchange (3ROX).
May 29, 2012
Projects that will give Clallam and Jefferson counties a foothold in the future of high-speed Internet connectivity are expected to go online this summer, and no later than August 2013.
May 24, 2012
Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company, a copper and fiber optic cable technology and solutions leader, announces the offering a PoE Plus (IEEE 802.3 at) version of the OneReach™ system -- an integrated power and data cable solution for extended distances, such as for security cameras or access points, further than the 100 meters of UTP. PoE Plus allows 34.20W of power from the power injector (source equipment), which can deliver up to 25.5W of power at the device end. “PoE Plus capability is built into the power injector unit which expands the range of devices that can be PoE-powered, to include multi-channel wireless access points and IP cameras with heaters and PTZ controls,” notes Mike Connaughton, RCDD, Fiber Optic Products Business Manager at Berk-Tek.