Fiber optic cables have powered global Internet traffic for decades. They carry vast amounts of data each second, connecting billions worldwide. But now, these same fibers are being tapped for a ...

“In the last 60 days, somebody came down the road and put a fiber-optic cable in my front yard,” he said. “I do appreciate the irony of it. And I will say that I’m looking forward to which ...

The World Wide Web might sound metaphorical, but it’s actually grounded in a physical web of translucent glass filaments crisscrossing the globe. These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data ...