When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Fiber-optic communication - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber-optic_communication

   Canadian service provider SaskTel had completed construction of what was then the world's longest commercial fiber optic network, which covered 3,268 km (2,031 mi) and linked 52 communities. [23] By 1987, these systems were operating at bit rates of up to 1.7 Gbit/s with repeater spacing up to 50 km (31 mi).

3. Fiber to the x - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x

   Fiber-optic cable being pulled underneath the streets of New York City An optical fiber jack (cover removed) in a residence with FTTH service. Fiber to the premises can be categorized according to where the optical fiber ends: FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) is a form of fiber-optic communication delivery that reaches one living or working space.

4. Broadband - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband

   The act of demodulating converts broadband video to baseband video. Fiber optic allows the signal to be transmitted farther without being repeated. Cable companies use a hybrid system using fiber to transmit the signal to neighborhoods and then changes the signal from light to radio frequency to be transmitted over coaxial cable to homes.

5. Fiber to the premises in the United States - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_premises_in...

   This municipal fiber network is an open network to many local ISPs, including Xmission, Sumo, and Veracity, and other service providers who have bought onto the network. The speeds of the network range around 100 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s [ 34 ] for residential use and 20 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s for business use.

6. Fiber tapping - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_tapping

   Fiber to the home (FTTH) systems use beam splitters to allow many users to share one backbone fiber connecting to a central office, cutting the cost of each connection to the home. Test equipment can simply put a bend in the fiber and extract sufficient light to identify a fiber or determine if a signal is present.

7. Low-cost internet for seniors and retirees: How to stay ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/low-cost-internet-for...

   Spectrum is a leading internet service provider in the US, offering high-speed internet to customers in more than 40 states. ... a 100% fiber-optic network available in the mid-Atlantic and New ...