NEW MEDICAL APPLICATIONS FOR FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Most people think of fiber optics in relation to internet connectivity, but there are a wide range of fields where this technology can prove useful. In fact, new efforts have been made to take advantage of fiber optics in the medical community. But just how is this [ Continue reading…]
USING FIBER OPTICS TO COMMUNICATE IN OUTER SPACE
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Whew…much of what we talk about this blog seems to be the stuff of sci-fi poetry. Underwater cables spider webbing the world, bringing together our various voices and helping us to communicate. Additionally, a lot of what we talk about seems to be the stuff of sci-fi espionage [ Continue reading…]
BRITISH RESEARCHERS MAKE FIBER OPTICS EVEN FASTER
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com The UK isn’t known for having especially fast broadband speeds. Last month, a group of business leaders in Britain published a study in which they accused the UK government of having a “poverty of ambition” that has caused the country to lag behind other developed nations in the [ Continue reading…]
FIBER OPTICS WILL SOON CONNECT REMOTE ARCTIC COMMUNITIES
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com You might think your old DSL connection was slow, but it’s still probably a whole lot faster than the internet connections that reach many of the residents of the Alaskan North Slope and Bering Sea coastline. These folks are still stuck with near dial-up speeds from satellite providers that are [ Continue reading…]
CALIFORNIA GAS PIPELINES WILL GET FIBER OPTIC MONITORS
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com In addition to bringing the Internet to people all over the world, optical signals have a host of other lesser-known uses as well. Recently, the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) announced that it will use optical fibers to help monitor and maintain the subterranean gas lines that carry [ Continue reading…]
WHEN WAS FIBER OPTIC CABLE INVENTED?
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com There are many people who believe fiber optics are the future of communication in this country. And for good reason. Fiber optic cables are currently being used to send voice messages, images, videos, and more at the speed of light. The fiber rods are made of glass or plastic and [ Continue reading…]
THE PROCESS OF FIBER OPTIC SPLICING
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com If and when fiber optic cables get accidentally severed, they can be joined together again using one of two methods. There’s “termination” and there’s “splicing.” Fiber optic splicing is the preferred method for joining two different types of cable together or when cable runs are considered too long [ Continue reading…]
COMMON USES FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic cables have been around for years now, but over the last decade or two, companies have come up with all sorts of ways to put them to good use. Fiber optic cables contain a few thousand optical fibers inside of them, and they are used to transmit [ Continue reading…]
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO FIBER OPTICS
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optics is a term that has become common in the telecommunications and networking industries. As this technology has become more standard, it has revolutionized data transmission. Are you wondering what all the excitement is surrounding fiber optics? Here’s a beginner’s guide to fiber optics. AN INTRODUCTION [ Continue reading…]
WHAT CAN AFFECT THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR FIBER OPTIC NETWORK?
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com More and more people are starting to see all of the benefits that come along with installing fiber optic networks. As a result, many home and business owners are turning to fiber optics for all of their connectivity needs. They are using fiber optic network to connect TVs, [ Continue reading…]