Fiber & Optical Backbones

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (199+ words) Meta has unveiled Petal, a roughly 7,000 km subsea cable that will link the US and France. It is designed to carry 1 petabit per second (Pbps), and Meta calls it the first transoceanic system to reach that mark. Petal is the…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (191+ words) Starting next month, you can toss a whole lot more directly into your household blue cart. The Cochrane recycling program is expanding to make clearing out everyday household waste a whole lot easier. Foam packaging is now on the accepted…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago   (60+ words) Upgrading copper networks is essential for Michigan’s future | Opinion Sentinel-Standard This year marked the 150th anniversary of one of modern history’s most consequential inventions. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call from his laboratory, proving the human voice could…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (512+ words) Australian space intelligence company HEO has announced a partnership with laser power specialist Aquila to demonstrate power transfer from the ground to a satellite in orbit. HEO co-founder and chief executive Dr William Crowe, presenting at the company’s T-Minus 5.0 event…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (161+ words) The Fast Mode SoftBank, Hitotsubashi University and NIPR Demonstrate Laser Ranging of HAPS SoftBank, Hitotsubashi University and the National Institute of Polar Research announced they successfully demonstrated the world’s first real-time ground-based tracking and laser ranging of a High Altitude…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (363+ words) NTT has partnered with Cailabs, a France-based company, with the aim of developing direct optical connectivity between satellite networks and terrestrial data infrastructure. NTT and Cailabs will evaluate a phased approach to developing optical communication infrastructure that integrates space and…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (333+ words) satnews.com On Sept. 20, 2026, evaluations of satellite communications technology confirmed that space-based laser communications and optical inter-satellite links (OISL) are transitioning from experimental flight demonstrations to operational network deployments. Spectrum Congestion and Optical Link Evolution The shift toward space-based laser…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1084+ words) A complete fiber optic solution goes beyond simply installing fiber cable. It can include optical cables, connectors, pigtails, adapters, splice closures, distribution boxes, patch panels, transceivers, optical network terminals, cabinets, and other components required to build and manage a complete…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1193+ words) FTTR products are becoming increasingly important as homes, offices, hotels, and other buildings require faster, more stable, and better-distributed internet connectivity. FTTR, or Fiber to the Room, extends fiber-optic connectivity beyond the main network point and brings optical fiber directly…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (230+ words) Biofilms -- slimy layers formed when bacteria stick together on a surface -- allow bacteria to shield themselves from extreme environments and even evade antibiotics. In a new study, researchers showed that laser light in the form of optical traps can be…...