PUD eyes increase in wholesale fiber optic rates Jun 26, 2008
The construction schedule should expand fiber optics to an average of 3,000 homes or businesses each year for a total estimated cost of $50 million. Commissioners plan to review the build-out plan regularly to "maximize use of budgetary resources beyond the 80 percent residential goal if possible," a PUD press release stated. (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Directing news at KISU Jun 24, 2008
POCATELLO - Since graduating from Declo High School in 1994, Jason Pretty Boy has worked for a fiber optics company, tended bar, been a recurring student and is now news director at KISU-FM.. I'm one of those guys who can't stand still for a long period of time,'' Pretty Boy said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Cable ads blur the fiber-optic picture Jun 23, 2008
"I thought to myself: Maybe I don't have to switch, because if Comcast has fiber optics now, that means that they'll be better," said Axel, who lives in Roosevelt, N.J.. But after asking around online, he found that nothing's changed about Comcast's service: It still uses coaxial cable to connect homes. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
World's Fastest and First Petaflop Supercomputer Uses EMCORE Connects Cables Jun 18, 2008
EMCORE's Fiber Optics segment offers optical components, subsystems and systems that enable the transmission of video, voice and data over high-capacity fiber optic cables for high-speed data and telecommunications, cable television (CATV) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. EMCORE's Solar Power segment provides solar products for satellite and terrestrial applications. (PR Newswire)
My view: Village club scene on cusp of change Jun 18, 2008
It is my belief that many (if not all) of the new housing developments, including those that may occur at the OFS Brightwave fiber optics site at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85, and existing apartment complexes, will in some way, shape or form be condominiums and/or townhouses. The other piece of the equation that I am starting to see is the addition of nightclubs and bars. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Word on the Street Jun 16, 2008
A Kerman complex, Pebble Brook Village, also comes equipped with fiber optics ... "You have to be comfortable where you live," he said, adding that the granite countertops and fiber optics are a big draw. (Fresno Bee)
Blue Cross plans data center in Oxmoor Valley industrial park Jun 15, 2008
Jeff Met Lakeshore has become a magnet for such projects, with companies citing the ability to provide a security buffer around their facilities in the park, as well as the availability of infrastructure there, including transmission and fiber optics. Earlier this month, Southern Co. said it plans to build a data center at Jeff Met Lakeshore, a project that would cover up to 75,000 square feet with an investment in the $20 million range. (AL.com)
Storms cause phone, internet outages across city, county Jun 14, 2008
Thompson said 911 services were being rerouted, and other phone traffic was interrupted when flooding damaged a fiber optics line. We re not sure where, he said, but noted that the company was working on finding the problem so calls could be rerouted. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Indevus CEO postpones retiring after FDA inquiry Jun 13, 2008
Verizon has not been putting much investment behind digital subscriber line technology, focusing instead on fiber optics. (AP). (Boston Globe)
World's fastest computer unveiled Jun 13, 2008
The interconnecting system occupies 6,000 square feet with 57 miles of fiber optics and weighs 500,000 pounds. Although made from commercial parts, the computer consists of 6,948 dual-core computer chips and 12,960 cell engines, and it has 80 terabytes of memory. (CNN)
World's fastest computer -- thinking for you Jun 11, 2008
It was six years in the making, occupies 6,000 square feet, has 57 miles of fiber optics and weighs 500,000 pounds. IBM is about to move it from its lab in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Los Alamos, N.M. Well, whatever you do, don't drop it. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Suddenlink names Leo Kutz, John Menendez VP's Jun 11, 2008
After receiving a master's degree in telecommunications management from and a bachelor of science degree in electrical and electronic engineering and technology from , Kutz entered the telecommunications engineering industry where he's spent more than 25 years working with fiber optics, wireless communication, and network operations. His most recent position was as the vice president of engineering of China WiMax. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Record Realty Trust hires Jones Lang LaSalle to market portfolio Jun 6, 2008
Many of the properties feature enhancements such as LEED Gold Certification, FDA lab facilities, fiber optics and other special design features. On average, the building leases expire in 9. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Rocket Students Achieve Lift-Off Jun 5, 2008
When our fiber optics failed to transmit signal on the day of the tests, we could not have been successful had the Army not pulled in some microwave dishes that the students could use to communicate and control events at the pad, he said. But failure to launch does not mean that the mission was unsuccessful. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Document: New Hartford sign laws Jun 5, 2008
Changeable copy sign, electronic - a sign or portion thereof that displays electronic, non-pictorial, text information in which each alphanumeric character, graphic, or symbol is defined by a small number of matrix elements using different combinations of light emitting diodes (LED s), fiber optics, light bulbs or other illumination devices within the display area ... Electronic graphic display sign - a sign or portion thereof that displays electronic, static images, static graphics, static... (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Missouri Governor on tourism tour Jun 4, 2008
It features exhibits, a research library, an audiovisual presentation and a fiber optics diorama of the battle. The governor and his wife listened attentively as Jack Mayes discussed the battle plan on Monday. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Council whittles away at proposed city budget Jun 3, 2008
Mercer s list includes delaying the hiring of an architect to design a new police center ( 150,000) to delaying the installation of fiber optics for a project in the city s information services division ( 55,075) to not buying new telephones ( 250). Washington Electric Utilities Director Keith Hardt told the council the city has been told to expect an increase in the wholesale power rate it pays to buy electricity to increase from 5 percent to 12 percent as of October. (Washington Daily News, NC)
The Age of Reagan Jun 2, 2008
Computers, fiber optics, and the Web brought productivity gains that were thought impossible for a mature economy like ours. How much of this was the result of the easy money of the go-go years of the 1980s, I leave to others; but the effect of the deficits was to increase real interest rates, which came down only through Bush-Clinton. (Slate)
Splash down at America's wildest water parks May 31, 2008
The Dragons Revenge uses Master Blaster technology (on eight uphill runs), original music, fiber optics, spin tunnels, faux fire, animation projected on a water screen, olfactory effects (the scent of burning) and even a story line. 1. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Next Wireless Spectrum Sale Likely to Come With a Catch May 31, 2008
Wireless could be a solution because it can be made to reach more remote areas at a lower cost than building fiber optics networks. Auctions Aplenty. (TechNewsWorld)
TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Taunton, Mass. May 31, 2008
Verizon is the first company to offer a fiber-to-the premises (FTTP) network, connecting homes and businesses directly to fiber optics on a widespread scale. FiOS TV offers a broad collection of all-digital programming, 30 high-definition channels, video on demand and more. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Access to next-gen Internet may be uneven May 26, 2008
Voice, data, fiber optics, cctv camera and overhead paging solutions. fibertelinc. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
City setting up high-speed network May 24, 2008
In all, the council agreed to pay Georgia Power $61,800 for installing the fiber optics on 412 poles, at $150 per pole. City Manager Chris Hobby estimated it will cost the city an additional $25,000 to route some of the fiber optics underground, as ATrefused to allow the cabling to be attached to its poles. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Jail to serve as video courtroom May 21, 2008
In addition, Dunbar said the county will need to pay about $285 for cabling and $1,200 "to light both ends of the fiber optics cable." Dunbar said that the system includes a 32-inch TV and a video camera for the jail and a second 32-inch TV and video camera in the judge's room in the courthouse. He said that the judge will have a remote control available that will allow him or her to zoom in on the inmate. (Washington Journal, IA)
The Long, Strange Trip Continues May 17, 2008
In February, General Telephone & Electronics demonstrates the transmission of a television signal by fiber optics, a technology that would revolutionize cable TV 30 years later. Ralph Roberts, Daniel Aaron and Julian Brodsky buy their first cable system in Tupelo, Miss. (Multichannel News)
Thinking outside - and inside - the box May 15, 2008
A series of woven, illuminated fiber optics will draw the eye up the historic atrium. "We're anxious to have art that understands the architecture and acts with an understanding of the building," Pangaro says. (Boston Globe)
Optronics World 2008 Held at Pacifico Yokohama; Video Report May 15, 2008
A total of 241 companies and industry organizations, including 13 from the United States, China, Taiwan and Korea, participated in Laser Expo 2008, Lens Design and Manufacturing Expo 2008 and Optical Fiber Integrated Technologies Exhibition 2008, which became international exhibitions, representative of Japan and Asia, focusing on laser, optics and fiber optics. As many as 69 special seminar sessions were held during the exhibition period. (JCN Network, Japan)
Iran Behind Beirut Takeover, Eyes Israel May 15, 2008
Hezbollah also cited as a pretext for the takeover the government demand that it close a parallel network of buried fiber optics telephone cables it had been using to communicate with fighters in the south, the Bekaa valley, and even in Christian areas. The parallel communications system allowed Hezbollah to maintain a secure command and control system during the summer 2006 war with Israel, both Israeli and Lebanese officials told Newsmax. (Newsmax)
Prince Caspian And The Billionaire May 14, 2008
He started in oil and then moved to railroads, fiber optics, movie theaters and sports teams. More On This Topic Companies. (Forbes -- Business)
REGION: Caltrans recommends $5 million for traffic signals May 13, 2008
I've seen cities that spend lots of money on cameras and fiber optics but fail to learn how to program the signals and understand coordination plans and other tricks to make the traffic flow better. I think some of the money should go for mandatory signal timing training for any agency that receives funding. (North County Times)
NB airport trash cans cost $1,000 - apiece (4) May 13, 2008
How many millions of tax dollars are being spent to bring in fiber optics to rural Oregon communities. The airport terminal needs to look good. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
TACONIC'S DOWNTOWN CROWN May 13, 2008
The tower boasts minimum 14-foot slab-to-slab floor heights, with several floors of 23-foot heights - ensuring room for modern fiber optics. Alexander says 375 Pearl will likely appeal to advertising, publishing and other media firms as well as be well suited for government-related uses. (New York Post -- Business)
Cheesy Goodness May 11, 2008
A radical faction 00004000 of white-hat hackers at the company's Futuristics Lab devises a plan to wire 3,400 in-store ovens with fiber optics, lash them via a high-speed WAN to a matrix of geostationary C-band comsats, and control the whole system through high-tech operations centers secured behind blast walls at secret locations across the globe. A triumphant Domino's prepares to announce the return of the 30-minute guarantee. (FastCompany)
Whatever Happened to the Pioneer Spacecraft? May 9, 2008
Fiber optics may make that possible. The key to making artificial event horizons is to force a fluidlike medium to slosh faster than waves can ripple through it. (Scientific American)
EMCORE Corporation Announces Preliminary Unaudited Results for its Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2008 May 8, 2008
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, revenue from the Company's Fiber Optics segment increased $11 ... For the six months ended March 31, 2008, Fiber Optics revenue increased $20 ... Sequentially, Fiber Optics revenue increased over 10% from $34 million. (PR Newswire)
Nepali journalist: Lifestyle in Tibet changed, culture remains May 7, 2008
"Almost all the people can be seen clutching mobile phones in their hands; and underground fiber optics have linked each house with landline telephones there," he once described Lhasa in his essay, "Changed Appearance," published in the Nepal Weekly News Magazine. "In some places, a single road has been transformed into double flyovers. Let alone a piece of dirt at the market areas and roads, there isn't even a piece of paper or plastic on the ground. Even the transportation system is very... (Xinhuanet, China)
Qwest drops Sprint in favor of Verizon May 6, 2008
Denver-based Qwest is the primary telephone service provider in 14 mostly Western states and operates a nationwide fiber optics network. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. of New York and Vodafone Group PLC of Britain. (MSNBC -- Business)
Saluting a gift and our troops May 3, 2008
We re talking about the rats blamed for gnawing through a fiber optics cable 22 miles outside of Benson. The break shut down Internet service and disrupted some cellular phone service in Cochise County for about six hours on Wednesday. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Maker Faire DIY gear heads + gadgets = May 3, 2008
Yet Greene knew that fiber optics can transmit light over great distances. Her challenge was whether the fiber optics could capture enough sunlight ... For her homemade version, Greene located some military-grade fiber optics donated to the Alameda County Computer Resource Center, which was more than enough to travel from roof to living room. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jail will house out-of-county inmates May 2, 2008
In a final added agenda item, the Board approved a contract for $6,225 with Ramsey Communications to connect the fiber optics cables between the new jail and the buildings at the Orchard Hill site. The contract to install the cable had been approved at a prior meeting. (Kalona News, IA)
Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications May 2, 2008
In laparoscopic surgery, doctors make smaller incisions than in traditional surgery and monitor their progress with fiber optics and video cameras. This less invasive method is widely accepted for gallstone removal, weight loss surgery and repair of stomach valves. (MEDLINEplus)
More TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Walpole, Mass. May 2, 2008
Verizon is the first company to offer a fiber-to-the premises (FTTP) network, connecting homes and businesses directly to fiber optics on a widespread scale. FiOS TV offers a broad collection of all-digital programming, 30 high-definition channels, thousands of video on demand titles and more. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Budget woes keep CCTV off Apr 23, 2008
"We can't use or rent cameras with fiber optics because it is too expensive. Meanwhile, we didn't allocate any funds to procure cameras this year," he said. Until the cameras are fixed, the police will rely on patrol officers to monitor traffic in those areas with broken cameras, said Sambodo. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Detecting dangerous chemicals with lasers, exploring the brain's circuitry with light and more Apr 23, 2008
Already, some companies have explored ways of achieving quantum key distribution over fiber optics, but it has never been done using satellites. Paolo Villoresi and his colleagues at the University of Padova in Italy, in collaboration with the group of Anton Zeilinger in Austria, have taken the first step to establishing quantum communications in space by exchanging single photons from an orbiting satellite to Earth. (EurekAlert!)
Sask. community recovering from fatal gas explosion Apr 20, 2008
Most phones are also down, as some of the town's fiber optics were melted in the blast, Hidlebaugh said. User Tools. (CTV.ca)
Verizon Files Application and Plan to Offer TV Throughout Five Boroughs of New York City Apr 16, 2008
"When our fiber deployment project is completed it will reach to each and every borough, neighborhood, boulevard, avenue and street, without regard to the demographics of a particular area. More importantly, City residents will be able to take advantage of the power of fiber optics delivered straight to their doors.". This 12-year proposed agreement is unprecedented in scope and is designed to serve the unique needs of approximately 3. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Digital Distribution In Spotlight At National Broadcasters Show Apr 12, 2008
Its IPTV service offers TV, phone and Internet access to the home through fiber optics and copper wire. Verizon also offers TV, Internet and phone services via fiber, a service it calls FiOS.. (Investors Business Daily)
Emcore Strengthens Its Core Apr 11, 2008
Fiber optics--pervasive in telecommunications and computer networking--uses thin, transparent fibers to transmit high-speed video, voice and data ... In addition to fiber optics, Emcore operates a solar photovoltaic business, which converts light into electrical energy ... The deal was motivated by Emcore's desire to increase its presence in the telecommunications market while expanding its fiber optics product portfolio. (Forbes -- Markets)
Intel sells optical, cable units to Emcore Apr 11, 2008
Following the successful acquisition of the telecom-related assets of Intel's Optical Platform Division, this second acquisition from Intel enables Emcore's Fiber Optics to be a significant supplier for both telecom and datacom products,'' said Reuben F. Richards, executive chairman of Emcore, in a statement ... Emcore has also authorized the management of the company to prepare a comprehensive operational and strategic plan for the separation of its fiber optics and photovoltaic businesses into... (EETimes)
The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete? Apr 10, 2008
it replaces paired cables,routers with fiber optics ... I knew that fiber optics would be the future for communication ... ARPNET on steroids (fiber optics + new routing technology). (Techtree.com)
The lighter side Apr 10, 2008
He showed the American military many of the pathways that have led to our modern technology today, such as fiber optics, microchips and automotive armrest beer coolers, found in some luxury cars today. One of his gifts to the people of the Earth was the 200-mpg carburetor, which remains buried in the archives of Area 51. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Surgical-Robot Maker Has More Room to Operate Apr 10, 2008
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Running on empty Apr 6, 2008
After college, they traveled the country as Nathan worked fiber optics for the Gilbert Western Corp. The allure of a higher-paying job and some residential stability brought them to Gillette in 1999. Their first son, Evan, arrived shortly thereafter, cementing them in the community. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
EMCORE Corporation Elects New Chairman, Authorizes Planning for Corporate Separation Apr 5, 2008
EMCORE also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the management of the Company to prepare a comprehensive operational and strategic plan for the separation of the Company's Fiber Optics and Photovoltaic businesses into separate corporations ... EMCORE's Fiber Optics segment offers optical components, subsystems and systems that enable the transmission of video, voice and data over high-capacity fiber optic cables for high-speed data and telecommunications, cable television (CATV)... (PR Newswire)
Stanford nanotech project may find tumors Apr 4, 2008
Using fiber optics, the test might be performed just about anywhere that doctors can snake in a light cable. "You wouldn't use this to image the brain," Gambhir said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More Cable TV Choice for Wareham, Mass., Consumers Apr 4, 2008
The network brings the power and capacity of fiber optics directly into people's homes and has industry-leading quality and reliability ... (More information about FiOS TV and fiber optics is available in Verizon's online News Center at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Taking the kids: Disney magic behind the scenes Apr 1, 2008
In the process, they hold more than 100 patents for special effects, interactive technology, fiber optics and more. At the same time Toy Story Mania. (CNN -- Travel)
Custom Vehicles Built, Airbrushed In Middletown Mar 31, 2008
"I have experience in blacksmithing and can sew and do leather work," said Dursza, who joined the shop after 39 years as a fiber optics engineer with SNET and is working on his own custom bike. "Coming here keeps me out of my wife's hair, and I can work on my own projects and spread out.". (FOX61, CT)
Rogers' strategy is short-sighted Mar 29, 2008
The correct resolution to the issue of lack of IP network capacity currently being solved by traffic shaping (as a proxy for admission control) is more capacity in the IP routed networks, and probably also more capacity in the SONET Fiber Optics that underly the IP Routed networks, and very likely appropriate near real time bandwidth control in the Fiber Optic Networks. In short money needs to be spent to expand the capacity of the Internet and the underlying fiber optic networks in order to... (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Stanford ready to snap 'super-3D' photos Mar 25, 2008
When those Stanford 3D photos are transmitted around the globe, fiber optics will most likely do the job. An article on high definition 3D television appeared in the Guardian last year discribing a 3DTV demonstration by the Paris telecom company Orange to show off their 100 Mbps fiber to the home (FTTH) network they were about to launch in Paris. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
N.H. museum commemorates phones Mar 23, 2008
There's a story to tell on the outside, too, and Violette speaks with authority about the early open wires that created a near-solid blanket above urban areas such as New York, to cables that enclosed multiple wires, to fiber optics powered by lasers. And what's that bulky, brick-like contraption in the last display case. (Boston Globe)
All work and No Play at Central Mar 22, 2008
That was the scenario this week at Central Elementary School when a crew began digging holes in the schoolyard to relocate a fiber optics line. The work is the first visible indication of a 11. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Verizon awaits deregulation, customers await Fios Mar 17, 2008
For D.C. residents wondering when they, too, will be able to get high-speed Fios fiber optics service, has a two-part answer: It's now negotiating with the city to secure a franchise to offer the service. But along the way, Verizon wants the D.C. Council to give up regulatory authority that could govern Fios' Internet-based phone service. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Scientists Create Artificial Black Hole in Lab Mar 8, 2008
Now scientists have created an artificial event horizon on a tabletop using fiber optics. Related. (Fox News)
Black hole effect created in lab Mar 7, 2008
Now scientists have created an on a tabletop using fiber optics. The researchers started by firing a stream of intense, brief laser pulses inside an optical fiber. (MSNBC -- Technology)