Google and the government of Chile sign agreement for undersea cable connecting South America with Asia and Oceania
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Cable Damage Ship Claims Anchor Drag Was Due To Rough Waves
Owner of bulk carrier MV Vezhen, detained by Sweden for another cable damage incident in Baltic sea, claims rough weather caused anchor drag
Meta Plans Subsea Cable For Its Own Exclusive Use – Report
World spanning subsea cable measuring 40,000km (or 24,854 mile) long, reportedly being planned by Meta for its exclusive use
Germany “Deeply Concerned” After Damage To Two Undersea Cables
Possible sabotage? Two undersea cables in the Baltic sea have been severely damaged, triggering security concerns
UK Government £4m Trial For Fibre Cables In Water Pipes
Government trial to install fibre cables in water pipes to accelerate rollout of broadband and mobile signals in hard to reach areas
Japan Sets Data Transfer Speed Record Of 319Tbps
Researchers in Japan have set a stunning data transmission speed record of 319Tbps, over a long distance of 3,001km or 1,864 miles
EU Investigates Chinese Fibre Optic Cable Imports
Official investigation to see if imports of fibre optic cables from China are being sold in Europe at artificially low prices
BT And Toshiba Showcase UK’s First Secure Quantum Communications
Quantum cryptography is being deployed to make intercepting communications on fibre networks all but impossible
Google Mulls Underwater Cable Investment – Report
Google is reportedly looking to make an investment in a new subsea cable in the Pacific Ocean
Intel Touts 800Gbps Optical Cables For Data Centres
Intel to release new networking technology that will transfer data at speeds of up 800Gbps in each direction
IBM Boffins Tout Multi-Mode Fibre Speed Breakthrough
IBM researchers send 64Gbps down a multi-mode optical fibre cable, so data centre owners have a few more years before they need to recable
Infinera And DANTE Set World Record For Multi-Terabit Network...
A 8Tb/s optical network was set up in under 20 minutes
FTTH Conference 2013
The 10th anniversary edition of the FTTH Conference will focus on a variety of topics, including FTTH-enabled services and applications that improve end-user experience and quality of life, and allow the private and public sectors to increase efficiency.