As mobile networks continue to grow in coverage, 3G networks will be able to deliver the high-speed Internet to rural areas that are currently served by VSATs and fiber-optic cables. ❋ William Brindley (2011)
Sure, they will compete where there is Verizon's fiber-optic service, FIOS. ❋ Art Brodsky (2011)
For the very best "1080p" resolution, umi needs a 3.5 megabit per second upload, available only with the most expensive cable modem packages or Verizon Communications Inc. 's FiOS fiber-optic service. ❋ AP (2010)
In countries like Cuba and Ethiopia, state-run telecommunications companies have a monopoly on internet service, while the governments of Egypt and Belarus both own their countries' entire network of fiber-optic cables. ❋ Keith Wagstaff (2011)
The company has developed a breath monitor for babies that uses fiber-optic technology to monitor subtle breath movement during sleep. ❋ Emily Veach (2011)
Japan supplied the super-flexible, fiber-optic communications cable that linked the miners to the world above. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
As part of the East Africa Connectivity Project, NetHope is currently working with USAID, local government and the private telecom sector to deliver connectivity to South Sudan and Kenya via undersea fiber-optic cables, long-distance WiFi access points and existing VSATs, which will be used as a back-up resource for communications. ❋ William Brindley (2011)
Had the founders been candid, they would have explained that the capital was being spent on engineering talent, fiber-optic cables, and data centers, creating a nearly insurmountable advantage over their competitors. ❋ Steven Levy (2011)
Quanta Services rose 4.2% after winning a contract valued at $118.5 million by a coalition of Pennsylvania colleges and universities as well as economic development and research and development organizations to install a statewide fiber-optic network. ❋ Kristina Peterson (2011)
Consumers can type an address into the map and pull up a list of the local broadband providers, along with details about the types of high-speed connections they offer - such as cable modem service, fiber-optic links or wireless access - and just how fast those connections are. ❋ AP (2011)
The kidney can now be removed laparoscopically, using tiny incisions and a fiber-optic camera to guide the surgeon, thus avoiding the huge abdominal slice and lengthy recovery time that used to be standard. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Or imagine designer-showcase homes filled with 100% organic cotton sheets that look as if they belong in a five-star hotel, tables hewn by hand from recycled railroad ties, flooring that has not caused the felling of new trees, fiber-optic lighting that uses a fraction of the electricity of traditional lights and geo-thermal heating, provided courtesy of Mother Earth and an expensive heating system. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Focusing on Oregon, Sacca and a colleague used maps of power grids and fiber-optic connections to find potential locations. ❋ Steven Levy (2011)
Just as Google had taken advantage of the oversupply of data centers in the wake of the dot-com bust, it had a great opportunity to buy fiber-optic cable cheap. ❋ Steven Levy (2011)
Swiss telecom provider Swisscom said its joint venture agreements to extend the fiber-optic network in two areas of Switzerland are being examined by the country's competition authority amid concerns they could reduce competition for broadband internet access. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Holy shit, those are some [trippy] fiber optics.
I have to get that [decoration] with the fiber optics or i'll run over [the neighbor's] cat in spite. ❋ B+ (2003)
phone and internet companies are now upgrading their [copper] cables to [fiber] [optic] cables and are now offering fiber optic phone and internet service to customers businesses and institutions ❋ Littlejimmie (2019)
I just got my fiber optic wiener [installed] and now I can [ejaculate] across [the room]! ❋ TallBoyBen (2021)
[Splicing] ([Fiber Optics]), for example "Today I [spliced] 96 Fibers in a roadside cabinet." ❋ Dj_ordje (2021)