The first transatlantic internet cable ever is being retired and pulled from the ocean floor. Here's how it's being done and what happens next.

The more than 1.2 million km of fiber-optic cables that crisscross the planet carry the world's phone calls, internet signals and data. But this summer, researchers published the eerie sounds of blue ...

Is there a place for small, local company in a high-speed internet market dominated by telecommunications giants such as AT&T, Verizon and Comcast? Ezee Fiber is betting yes. Since launching in July, ...

The global network of seafloor cables may be good for more than ferrying digital communication between continents. These fiber-optic cables could also serve as underwater earthquake detectors, ...

Fiber-optic services are becoming more popular, and networks are expanding to cover more areas for faster data transfer speeds. Fiber-optic data transfer differs from traditional methods like ...

Fiber-optic cables could be used to detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to gather seismic data to support future missions. A scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has ...

Over several decades, Lumen Technologies built the largest ultralow-loss fiber-optic network in North America, connecting major cities and data centers through its unparalleled infrastructure. With ...

I’m guessing you log onto the internet each day. I travel the information superhighway all day long as part of my business. Fiber optic cables have now been extended throughout my small town in New ...

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will showcase new innovations to optimize AI data center networks at the 2026 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition. The new offerings include a ...

A research team from the University of Electro-Communications in Japan has invented a fiber optic system that transmits both data and power over the same cable. A research team from the University of ...

What if you could achieve blazing-fast Ethernet speeds at home without the hassle of bulky cables ruining your space? In this guide, Apalrd’s Adventures explains how to use fiber optic technology to ...