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CIO October 15, 2002 Bud Bates	The Fiber-Glut Myth There may be lots of glass under the streets -- but a lot may not really be enough.
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InternetNews December 28, 2004	Level 3, France Telecom Pen North America Pact Level 3 Communications has signed a multi-year contract to provide broadband transport and co-location services to France Telecom, the companies announced today.
T.H.E. Journal November 2000	Optical Fiber Solutions for VCSEL Berk-Tek has enhanced the performance of its GIGAlite optical fiber solutions, when used with vertical cavity surface emitting lasers. GIGAlite optical fiber solutions are engineered for users who demand high-speed performance in their fiber optic-structured cabling systems...
Scientific American July 2005 Lamont Wood	Copper for Fiber In the end, the hybrid DSL/fiber approach may just whet consumers' appetites for pure fiber, especially as its upgrade potential is realized--the 100-megabit maximum offered by Verizon is only one millionth the theoretical capacity of fiber.
Fast Company David Lumb	Comcast Offering New Fiber Service That's Twice As Fast As Google Fiber Comcast has announced a new residential service, Gigabit Pro, that promises 2 Gbps for both uploading and downloading data, according to Ars Technica.
PC World September 2001 Tom Spring	Broadband: Beyond DSL and Cable Fiber Optics makes superfast Internet access affordable -- if you can get it...
PHONE+ September 16, 2009	Case Study: NYSERNet Turns to Lexent for Dark Fiber Network As the growing needs of its members increases, NYSERNet has asked Lexent to implement its New York City Metropolitan Fiber Project.
Wired April 2001	Turn on the Light Optical networking will explode, and the way we connect to everything will never be the same...
PC Magazine February 1, 2006 John C. Dvorak	Inside Track v25n3 Above all, Google has a potload of money to spend on the build-out of a new network so they can bypass telcos.
InternetNews February 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Report: U.S. Telecom Enjoys Wireless Lift After taking a nosedive in recent years, telecom spending enjoyed a 9 percent boost in 2005.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Catherine Yang	Cable vs. Fiber In the long-running contest for the digital future, cable has been hitting home runs while the telecoms are just coming to bat. Now, the Bells are fighting back by offering video via phone lines.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2011 Anders Bylund	Superfast Broadband Is Coming Your Way There will soon be many ways to get a superfast connection, and most don't require expensive fiber-optic cable pulls.
PHONE+ October 19, 2009 Kelly M. Teal	The Future is Fiber Merger and acquisition prospects for telecom remain cautious and muted, but the situation will start to improve over the next year as the recession loosens its grip.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Dan Bloom	Forget Oil. Buy Telecom! Some of these network equipment makers that got hurt when the bubble popped seem to finally be recovering. Investors, for the most part, haven't noticed.
InternetNews November 11, 2004 Michael Singer	IP TV in 2005? Trying to wrest residential customers from cable rivals, SBC will launch TV over fiber by late next year, the regional telecom said today.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009	Faster Web Connections Washington is trying to figure out how to expand broadband service throughout the U.S. at a reasonable cost. Take a look at the competing technologies.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Matthew Crews	Verizon's High-Fiber Diet More details emerge on the telco's fiber-optic service.
Technology Research News November 19, 2003	Liquid Crystal Tunes Fiber Researchers have combined photonic crystal and liquid crystal to make an optical fiber whose properties can change according to temperature. The combination allows the researchers to change the properties of the light inside the fiber.
Technology Research News August 11, 2004	Twisted fiber filters light Researchers have devised a way to control light inside optical fiber communications lines. The method could enable faster data transmission rates in fiber-optic lines and new twists on devices like lasers and sensors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	IEC Defines New Global Standard for Blown-Fiber Procedures and Performance The International Electrotechnical Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, has published the first global blown-fiber standard, IEC 60794-5. The document includes definitions of blown-fiber products and a test menu for systems integrators.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005	European Company Optimizes Optical Fiber for High-Energy Amplification Liekki, a supplier of highly doped optical fibers in Finland, has developed an optical fiber for amplifying pulses from 1-micron lasers.
Home Toys August 2005 Stan Palguyev	HDMI / DVI Connectivity Before you order a set of cables for yourself or your company, make sure which type fits your application the best. Fiber optic vs. copper. Which is right for you?
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	Gigabeam Gains Department of Defense Order to Support U.S. Navy with WiFiber Technology WiFiber has an advantage over terrestrial fiber because WiFiber can be rapidly deployed and costs less to deploy than terrestrial fiber.
InternetNews July 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC: Fiber to Reach 18M Homes An SBC Communications executive said a dual approach to its fiber deployment keeps its IPTV rollout on schedule.
InternetNews March 26, 2010	Verizon Puts the Brakes on FiOS Build-Out Verizon says it has completed its plans for expansion, and while not ruling out further deployments, the firm doesn't have any more expansion plans at the moment.
Home Theater May 24, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	Cable Ops Hit on Fiber Claims BBB tells Time Warner and Cox to stop claiming fiber-optic networks.
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Erin McCarthy	Fiberoptic Broadband: Three Things You Need To Know Internet service providers and now running high-capacity fiberoptic lines to consumers' homes.
InternetNews June 22, 2004 Jim Wagner	SBC Good for Billions in Fiber Hoping to repeat its success five years ago with DSL, the company makes a heavy investment in fiber to the home.
Home Toys April 2006 Minsoo Park	When it Comes to HDMI/DVI Connectivity, You Have Two Choices: Copper or Fiber Optics. Which is Right for You? Connectivity products such as cables are one investment you will need to live with for at least 10 years. Consider it an investment as cable quality does make a difference and it will stay with your system for a very long time.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Optical Military Cable Assemblies for Radar, Communications, and Sensors Molex Fiber Optics is offering optical military cable assemblies for a variety of military and aerospace applications such as avionics, mobile tactical field command platforms, radar, radio communications, and sensor systems.
CIO May 15, 2003 John Edwards	Looking-Glass Fiber Don't look now, but a new low-loss optical fiber -- featuring a mirrored core -- can conduct an intense stream of laser light that would melt an ordinary fiber.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 Sansone & Emslie	Fiber sensing receives renewed interest History will remember optical-fiber technology as one of the truly great inventions of the 20th century: it is the driver behind the telecommunications revolution and the very backbone of the Internet, telephony, and Cable TV
T.H.E. Journal November 2001	Fiber to the School Desk To run high-bandwidth intensive programs like video-on-demand and distance learning, many schools are finding that their installed cabling systems are not adequate and need to be replaced...
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Optical Cable Certified by DOD The U.S. Department of Defense has certified Optical Cable Corp. as a fully qualified supplier of ground tactical fiber optic cable, meeting all military requirements.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Anders Bylund	Google Finds Its Ruby Slippers, Goes to Kansas Google has picked the lucky town to get a fiber-optic network line to every home, running at a mind-boggling gigabit per second. Among nearly 1,100 applicant communities, the one that took the prize is Kansas City, Kan.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Corning Corners LCD Market Corning is a comeback company in the right place, at the right time. Like other companies that lived and died by the telecom industry, Corning has had a rough three years. But the company's prospects might be improving.
InternetNews November 16, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC to Launch VoIP Over DSL The carrier also readies a more ambitious fiber-based offering.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2010 Anders Bylund	Google Can't Afford a Beta Phase This Time Google had better take its time and get this decision exactly right.
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National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Changes Possible for F-35's Communication Network F-35 program managers at prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. are eyeing an emerging technology that would enable them to make the full transition from copper wires to fiber-optic cables.
Food Processing March 2011 Mark Anthony	Fiber: Out of the Rough Most Americans were not about to embrace foods from whole grains. This image is changing.
CIO February 15, 2003 Megan Santosus	Air Speed Thanks to the internet boom, telecom carriers have buried plenty of high-speed fiber. Yet CIOs still have to contend with the bother of tapping into all that capacity. This so-called "first mile" problem is the target of a new technology from Loea.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	High-Power Single-Mode Industrial Yb Fiber Lasers OZ Optics is offering a series of ytterbium fiber lasers for industrial, medical, and other applications.
Industrial Physicist Wippich & Dessau	Tunable Lasers and Fiber-Bragg-Grating Sensors Today, the tunable laser is being tested in many industrial applications, including optical remote sensing, where laser-based systems can provide improved performance over electronic means of measuring strain, temperature, and pressure.
PC Magazine October 19, 2004 John C. Dvorak	False Promises, Failed Initiatives Five years ago, all the research suggested that by now DSL would be the dominant broadband technology, easily passing cable and other competitors. What happened?
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 Mark Anderson	Two Steps Toward a Terabit Internet Nonlinear optics tricks bring terabit-per-second bandwidth within reach
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Fibers Mix Light and Electricity Scientists have demonstrated that it is possible to make some semiconductor devices in optical fiber form.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004	FlightStrata LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics technology, is now offering its FlightStrata model for fiber-like, building-to-building connectivity.