May 14, 2012
TeliaSonera International Carrier announced today that it will build and operate a new pan-European managed optical network for Facebook. The next-generation multi-terabit optical network will provide Facebook with connectivity between Internet exchange points in multiple European cities and their newest data center on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Luleå, Sweden.
May 14, 2012
AFL introduces a new product line of rugged indoor/outdoor breakout fiber optic cable. Designed to support cable terminations and connector configurations that require more strength and durability, these new cables feature a reinforced core configuration anchored by a robust, water-blocked sub-cable construction and stranded design. Additional strength elements allow for a wide variety of termination schemes. Either via direct termination with wedge-type retention systems common in industrial connectors or via a fan-out configuration, AFL's Indoor/Outdoor Rugged Breakout Cable provides a highly flexible solution that can be tailored to the application.
May 14, 2012
Seattle is ditching its years-long quest to build a city-sponsored fast broadband network.
May 13, 2012
Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) today reported that its first-quarter 2012 total revenues and sales were $1.55 billion, down 0.5 percent year-over-year, due to a decline in both consumer and wholesale service revenues.
May 13, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission announced plans to re-examine its regulatory fee structure, citing the "rapid transformation" the telecommunication industry has undergone since 1994, when the FCC first began collecting assessments.
May 13, 2012
A fiber optic system for communications is possible in Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, according to a new study, but it would cost more than $1 billion to install.