Already in its second generation, the Thunderbolt I/O protocol has been around for three years, but only recently did manufacturers begin production of optical cables to deliver the tentpole feature ...
Several factors are driving the popularity of optical fiber cabling. Chief among those is the growth of high-tech applications that require the massive bandwidth fiber-optic cabling makes possible.
NEC and NTT have conducted a first-of-its-kind transoceanic-class 7,280km transmission experiment using coupled multicore fibre. The two Japanese firms expect the work they have been carrying out will ...