Compare fiber vs. cable internet in 2025, from speed and pricing to availability and reliability. Find out which option fits ...

Cable is more susceptible to weather events (like extreme cold, storms, etc.) and electromagnetic interference than fiber-optic because it uses electrical signals.

The Challenges of Fiber Optic Seismic Detection Turning fiber optic cables into seismic sensors is not straightforward. Unlike conventional seismometers, DAS measures strain along a single axis of ...

A new device enables existing submarine cable networks to measure deep-sea movements. It could ultimately help improve ...

The downside of fiber-optic cables is that they are more expensive than coaxial cables, and laying new lines is a logistical challenge. As a result, cable internet boasts far greater availability ...

Fiber optic cables can pick up cicadas’ droning din A proof-of-concept study found that the same tech that carries high-speed internet might help track notoriously noisy insects. By Laura Baisas ...

Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables, already in place across California, can shake up the study of earthquakes. New research out of Caltech used a section of telecommunication fiber to sense ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one group of ...

Although fiber optic internet cable has many advantages over metal cable, it frequently has to be distributed underground – this limits its usability. Facebook, however, has developed a robot ...

Part of a series. On an icy December morning, John Moore watched his lineman lash fiber-optic cable between utility poles along a wooded road in northeastern Maine’s town of Dedham. The work is part ...

A worldwide shortage of fiber-optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, endangering companies’ ambitious plans to roll out state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure ...