Besides tasting, tongue can drive and help see Sep 3, 2009
"When we say a nerve, there are literally thousands if not hundred thousands of tiny little fibers. It'll be like taking a fiber optic cable and cutting it -- let's say that cable had 100,000 fibers in it -- how do you realign it?". Chepeha said: "If we can get some way of knowing which way to hook the nerves up, someday it'll work better. Right now, we're not there.". (CNN)
Vermont Pursues Smart Grid Aug 15, 2009
The transmission company VELCO will install dozens of miles of fiber optic cable on top of its transmission poles to help interconnect the state. This part of the project will be covered by ratepayers. (WCAX.com, VT)
Synesys finds right mix of research, creativity Aug 10, 2009
The deregulation of telecommunications in 1996 spawned an industry that included such companies as , which installs and maintains fiber optic cable for institutional customers including schools, hospitals and universities ... Fiber optic cable can deliver Internet speeds that are more than 100 times faster than conventional copper wires. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Africa: Clinton Says United States Believes in Continent's Promise Aug 6, 2009
"Farmers in both East and West Africa can click a button on their cell phone to check prices on dozens of crops. Pineapple farmers in Ghana are using PDAs [personal digital assistants] and bar-coding technologies to facilitate transport and increase crop yields. The new underwater fiber optic cable will enable hundreds of millions of people to have access to the Internet.". Although Africa missed the first Green Revolution, Clinton said, it now has the opportunity to create its own. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Clinton's Remarks at Agoa Forum [document] Aug 6, 2009
The new underwater fiber optic cable along Africa s east coast will enable hundreds of millions of people to have access to the internet. Although Africa missed the first green revolution, it now has the opportunity to create its own. (allAfrica.com)
Packet switching reroutes Web traffic Aug 4, 2009
A neighbor said that they d heard a fiber optic cable had been accidentally cut near Great Falls. A single fiber-optic cable can carry huge amounts of Internet traffic, and a breakage is a serious problem. (Missoulian, MT)
Wiring Rural America: Which Technology Is Best? Aug 4, 2009
To do so would involve laying 522 miles of fiber optic cable at a cost of $20 million an average cost of $37,000 per subscriber, according to Delbert Wilson, general manager of the provider, who testified in July before the House Agriculture Committee. Government agencies are now considering the costs of providing high-speed Internet and which technologies might be the most cost-effective. (BusinessWeek)
Council will consider traffic signal upgrades Aug 1, 2009
The city has been installing fiber optic cable for many years ... City engineer Scott Logan said the project will replace copper wire with fiber optic cable ... Logan said the project was developed over the last several years with consultants Olsson Associates Inc., who contacted fiber providers about partnering with the city to furnish fiber optic cable downtown for economic development and city use. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Illini West, Carthage Elementary share cost in bleacher project; new seating will increase from 700 to 900 fans Jul 29, 2009
The board approved replacing the ETC fiber optic cable from the server room to the band room. It has been broken and repaired, and needed to be replaced, Mauzy said. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
SD tentatively approves tougher pedicab regs Jul 29, 2009
You cannot drive most streets in Fresno without bumping over rough pavement, usually the result of retro-installing utilities, fiber optic cable, and the like. Either we don't have the money for staff, don't have the right ordinances and specifications to enforce, or don't have the courage. (Fresno Bee -- State)
One of country's most remote places will finally get phone service Jul 24, 2009
If the system is ineffective, the agency will issue a permit to allow the burial of fiber optic cable on public lands. Posted in on Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:00 pm Updated: 7:17 am. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Remote community finally gets phone service Jul 24, 2009
If the system is ineffective, the agency will issue a permit to allow the burial of fiber optic cable on public lands. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Africa-Europe fiber optic cable laid Jul 24, 2009
MOMBASA, Kenya: East Africa took a big step toward joining the wired world Thursday with the launch of the first undersea fiber optic cable linking Europe to one of the world's poorest regions ... Kikwete said his government plans to extend the existing fiber optic cable network in the country to reach about 10,680 kilometers (6,600 miles) within a year so that a Tanzanian will, for example, be able to apply online for a passport, get an acknowledgment and receive the passport in the post in a... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Remote Wash. community to get phone service Jul 23, 2009
If the system is ineffective, the agency will issue a permit to allow the burial of fiber optic cable on public lands. A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
CCA Hosts Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya Jul 17, 2009
Kenyatta specifically highlighted the launch of the SEACOM submarine fiber optic cable project along the coast of East Africa as a bellwether for increased investment in the region. The AGOA Forum will include senior U.S. and African government officials as well as numerous private sector representatives from the U.S. and Africa. (allAfrica.com)
Supervisors OK buying dump trucks Jul 16, 2009
In other business, the board approved the purchase of a fiber optic cable ring for 235,370. Originally, the county had considered a cable connecting all county offices, including the highway, office building, health facilities and airport. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Doyle OKs $8M in Mitchell airport projects Jul 11, 2009
3 million, will fund improvements such as installation of runway guard lights, rehabilitating airfield pavement, designing a perimeter road reconfiguration, and security system fiber optic cable replacement. Doyle's clearance releases $657,750 in state funds for the project, while Milwaukee County is contributing another $657,750. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
American Samoa gets new fiber optic link to Hawaii Jul 8, 2009
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa With hymns and dancing, American Samoa is celebrating a new fiber optic cable link to Hawaii. Gov. Togiola Tulafono said Tuesday the cable will spur the development of high-technology industries in American Samoa at a time when tuna canneries are closing or shrinking. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tanzania: World Bank's U.S. $100 Million to Lower ICT Cost Jul 7, 2009
RCIP complements regional undersea cable initiatives such as the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), the East African Marine System (TEAMS) and the South Africa-East Africa-South Asia Fiber Optic Cable (SEACOM). These are all in the final stages of completion. (allAfrica.com)
Major fiber optics expansion underway Jul 2, 2009
The duct instillation is a part of 3 Rivers project to create a system of fiber optic cable in the Big Sky area ... Over the next several summers, Big Sky residents can expect to see these fiber optic cables being entrenched 42 inches below the ground. (Big Sky Lone Peak Lookout, MT)
Sandwich Isles completes undersea cable Jun 27, 2009
said Friday it has completed installation of a new undersea fiber optic cable connecting Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and the Big Island. The Honolulu-based company provides broadband service primarily to rural Hawaiian Homestead communities, subsidized by federal money. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Feds Cast a Wide Net for Broadband Projects Jun 23, 2009
Indeed, earlier this week, a pair of , which would require transportation projects supported by federal funds to lay fiber optic cable alongside roads or railways under construction. LATEST NEWS. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Metra to get $46.6M in stimulus money for repairs Jun 20, 2009
The funding also will allow replacement of fiber optic cable on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail line. New fiber optic cable will support voice and data needs and provide essential signal and communications information. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
On the Net friends come and go, talking of ... Jun 17, 2009
I've seen some people's sites boasting hundreds of friends, all moments away down a fiber optic cable, providing they are logged on to their computers or hooked up to a high-spec cell phone. It creates the possibility of "befriending" anyone in the world who has online access. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cobb County man fights extradition in NY murder case Jun 16, 2009
He moved south to be near his cousins, Sharon Cooper said, and his job was installing fiber optic cable. A search of records showed Cooper was registered to vote in Georgia and other public records show he lived in Atlanta, Decatur, Lithonia, Marietta, Norcross, Smyrna, Snellville and now Austell. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Comments to the FCC on the National Broadband Plan can be filed here:... Jun 6, 2009
--- My comments to the FCC were as follows: Since part of Time Warner Cable's rationale to start charging with Metered Internet Billing is that high Internet usage degrades their potential HD bandwidth availability, the FCC should mandate that anyone offering HD broadcasting content by coax or fiber optic cable must provide a second fiber optic line devoted exclusively to Internet customers. 1. (Multichannel News)
Africa: Ifad Approves U.S.$66 Million Facility for Submarine Fibre Optic Cable Jun 1, 2009
Washington, D.C. The African Development Bank (AFDB) has approved financing of $66 million for the development of a submarine fiber optic cable connection project along the West African coast including Nigeria. Totaling $240 million, the project will involve the laying of 7,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable between Lagos, Ghana and Siexal, a suburb of Lisbon in Portugal. (allAfrica.com)
City: Pick a detour before roads close May 14, 2009
The outside northbound lane will be closed today and Friday as CableOne contractor Nebcon installs fiber optic cable between 24th Street and Stone Park Boulevard. Hamilton will continued to be affected from Monday through June 1 while the southbound lanes are closed at West 25th Street. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Letters to the editor, May 7 edition May 12, 2009
The MBTA s planned improvements to the Fitchburg rail line replacing signals, switches and bridges; modifying curves, installing fiber optic cable, etc. are long overdue. (Acton Beacon, MA)
PANORA TELCO May 8, 2009
As its name implies, the project uses fiber optic cable to bring one converged network right to a customer's home or business. The fiber "pipe" opens nearly endless opportunities for communications and entertainment services because of the shear volume of space, or bandwidth, which is available to every customer. (The Guthrian, IA)
Daniels: Failed budget based on 'fiction' May 1, 2009
Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, would allow counties and municipalities to waive property taxes on computers, fiber optic cable and other costly high-tech equipment. To qualify, a firm would have to invest at least $10 million and agree to pay an average wage at least 25 percent greater the average wage for the county. (Northwest Indiana Times)
The faux outrage over Homeland Security report Apr 17, 2009
How many people know how to tap in on a fiber optic cable, for example. hehehehehe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
M-P board approves 2.2 percent pay hikes Apr 16, 2009
Other action The board approved an easement for Kalona Cooperative Telephone Co. to lay a fiber optic cable near the Middle School parking lot. The board approved the changes in Board Policy 404. (Kalona News, IA)
Fingers pointed at Verizon after 30,000 lose phones 911 never notified, county says fiber optic cable was buried at the wrong depth Apr 11, 2009
The county said Verizon quickly had the line repaired, but said transportation department spokeswoman Anne Madden, "Verizon spent the day Monday resplicing and doing what should have been done in first place" - placing the fiber optic cable at the standard depth of 30 inches. A Verizon spokesman was unable to comment on the burial depth of the lines by press time. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Kalona seeking bids on building repairs Apr 9, 2009
The city granted Kalona Cooperative Telephone Co. an easement right of way for laying fiber optic cable along the east drive in the City Park. The beer permit and Sunday sales permit for Casey's General Store was approved. (Kalona News, IA)
Ichiro on track to rejoin team Friday Apr 5, 2009
Team physician Mitch Storey said the results will be ready then of a test that involved a fiber optic cable being threaded through Ichiro's throat and into his stomach to take scrapings and a biopsy to culture for bacteria. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
One more cable choice coming to town: Verizon Mar 27, 2009
According to Bowman, beginning in June, Verizon fiber optic cable TV service will be made available, but only to some residents. The company, which owns about half of the town s telephone poles, will begin installing aerial fiber optic cable boxes immediately. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
New Thru-Beam Sensing Technology from Balluff Mar 25, 2009
This means no more fiber optic cable hassles or routing of multiple power cords. On-board sensitivity and light/dark operation controls provide for easy adjustment to your process. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Sentinel Morning Update: Mechanicsburg, COG to negotiate new Comcast agreement Mar 18, 2009
Council approved an ordinance in October to allow Verizon to construct, operate and maintain a fiber optic cable system using public rights of way and properties within the borough. Verizon compensates the borough financially for use of public rights of way and will offer complimentary service for the boroughs public buildings. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Optical Cable Corporation Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2009 Financial Results Mar 17, 2009
8% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, and the gross profit margin associated with fiber optic cable sales was 36 ... This is consistent with the fact that Optical Cable's fiber optic cable products have historically had higher margins than those of the connectivity products now sold by Optical Cable as a result of the Company's acquisition of SMP Data Communications ... Optical Cable Corporation products include fiber optic cable, copper and fiber optic connectors, copper and fiber optic... (PR Newswire)
Fiber optic cable cut again Mar 12, 2009
The fiber optic cable serving Madisonville was severed Monday, cutting off long distance and credit card service both to Madisonville and Midway ... After the city personnel finished repairing the sewer pipe, ATirmen began working on the fiber optic cable. (Madisonville Meteor, TX)
Tech Valley Comm closes on $10.6M loan Mar 5, 2009
Tech Valley Communications owns and operates 425 miles of fiber optic cable that provide service to 900 commercial customers in upstate New York. The loan process began in early December and was finalized the week of Feb. 23. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Orwell got it right Mar 2, 2009
to link 1,000 miles of fiber optic cable and bring it to a central hub. The city of Chicago, while thrilled with the plan and its possibilities, is somewhat secretive on the actual number of cameras currently installed. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Virgin Media Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results Feb 25, 2009
(4) On-net: where services are provided by the Company's fiber optic cable network, as opposed to non-cable areas, referred to as off-net. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)
PLWC still working to restore cable, internet Feb 25, 2009
Fisher said during the ice storm, there were three areas where the fiber optic cable was cut and crews have been working since then to restore cable and internet service ... Fisher PLWC plans to replace the trunk cable and feeder cable with fiber optic cable in the future, however the goal at this time was to simply restore services. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
• Idaho may get more than $1B in stimulus Feb 14, 2009
If Idaho were to get stimulus money to bring fiber optic cable into Grangeville and other rural areas, that would be a boon to the state, Foster said. "We disagree with the bill and disagree with the approach," Foster said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Supervisors approve salaries for elected officials Feb 12, 2009
Fredrick said that the county could also charge the jail 25 percent of the cost to run fiber optic cable from the safety center and the courthouse. That project cost approximately $109,000, so he said, "that's another $67,575 off of what we already charged the jail.". (Washington Journal, IA)
Stimulus plan may boost Internet speed Feb 8, 2009
The companys main goal is to provide unserved areas with a minimum speed of seven megabytes per second through expansion of its existing facilities in Gillette and Wright as well as installing new infrastructure that will include fiber optic cable and expansion of Ethernet through existing phone lines, spokeswoman Johnna Hoff said. Qwest now provides high speed service to 25 percent of its service areas, which does include Gillette and Wright. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Cuba to keep Internet limits after fiber optic cable Feb 8, 2009
HAVANA, (AFP) - Cuba will continue to limit Internet access even after a fiber optic cable linking the island with Venezuela comes online in 2010, a top official said ... But he warned that the new fiber optic cable "will not necessarily decrease the price the country pays for connection to international networks.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
