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Fiber: Review of Optics, Cables & Connectors

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2008-04-05 03:22:59 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...fiber information The fiber types (such as multi-mode, single-mode), standards (SX, LX, LH) and connectors (LC, ST, SC) seem to be a topics that need clarification about 80% of the time when were working with customers on networking equipment or site surveys Heres a brief review of the various types of fiber, optics, connectors and when to...
 
Tags: cables, simplex fiber cables, fiber, connectors, fiber cables, short fiber runs, short, single-mode, single-mode fiber
 
 
 
 
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Toronto Hydro Sheds Fiber, Wi-Fi Network to Cable Operator

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2008-06-16 11:04:38 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...fiber-optic network. The company passes 1.5m homes in Ontario and Quebec, although subscriber numbers aren't disclosed. (More detail here The deal seems like a boon for Toronto, which will get Cdn$75m that's earmarked right now by the mayor for public housing, while the electrical utility will upgrade its distribution network with the...
 
Tags: network, toronto, toronto hydro, well-built network, fiber-optic network, toronto utility, consistent bandwidth network, distribution network, cogeco
 
 
 
 
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Silicon Valley's Wi-Fi Situation

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2008-07-09 10:11:40 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...fiber to the home , which the city incorrectly calls " Fiber to the Premise " (not "premises") in their request for proposal. Palo Alto installed an early city-owned fiber ring in the mid-1990s. That 40-mi. ring cost just $1.9m (in 1996 dollars) to build. The new effort would be entirely funded by partners, who would receive certain assets...
 
Tags: valley, silicon valley, palo alto, mentions palo alto, city, city incorrectly calls, offer free service, fiber, wi-fi plans
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Topless Meetings; Projects-Fi; Boston Launch; Rural-Fi; Chrysler-Fi; Wi-Fi Chip-Fi

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2008-03-31 15:53:51 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...fiber-based service to public housing project: Forget Wi-Fi. How about 100 Mbps to each apartment in a 260-unit project (Valencia Gardens)? That's Brewster Kahle, Internet pioneer and all-around good guy, written large. His efforts intend to put high-speed service into 2,500 units, mostly by the end of the year. The project ties into...
 
Tags: wi-fi, chrysler, 440m wi-fi chipsets, service, ground service, pilot project, project, term wi-fi, push service
 
 
 
 
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Metro Round-Up: Phila., Minneapolis, St. Louis Park (Minn.), Texas, Foster City (Calif.), Naperville (Ill.), Chehalis and Centralia (Wash.), Cambria C

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2008-06-11 14:33:41 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...fiber in AT&T territory: Interesting sign of competition in otherwise monopoly-per-provider-type world. Verizon is using AT&T's hard-won statewide video franchising rules in Texas to build competitive fiber in Dallas suburbs. They're apparently not bringing telecom; they're acting like a cable TV firm with data. Verizon owns chunks of...
 
Tags: city, big-city network, residents oppose wi-fi, wi-fi, mount wi-fi radios, wi-fi hotzones, wi-fi network, network, network hardware
 
 
 
 
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Metro Round-Up: Delays and New Beginnings

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2008-06-23 10:54:43 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Fiber Networks spent $700,000 to build a pilot network that they can't fund citywide. They want anchor tenants for the $20m network, and can't get the city signed on. The company will continue running the network, though, and is looking into alternatives. I always thought a fiber provider had a great win in having their backhaul to operate...
 
Tags: network, 20m network, test network, pilot network, network assets, public-safety network, downtown network, city, city access
 
 
 
 
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PON evolution presents provider planning choices

2008-04-07 15:08:37 by Kate Gerwig in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Fiber-to-the-home GPON deployments may seem like the answer for consumer broadband deployments to support high-capacity bandwidth, but economics dictate it's not always the right choice for providers
 
Tags: consumer broadband deployments, support high-capacity bandwidth, gpon deployments, providers, answer, economics, choice
 
 
 
 
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AT&T, Starbucks Make Rollout Start Official

2008-04-25 10:02:47 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...fiber customers will gain free access at 7,000 Starbucks starting May 1, but as other eagle-eyed readers have noted, that option is already available on any T-Mobile login page that anyone's written me about or I've seen. The difference will be that a separate SSID called ATTWiFi will be available as an option for network selection,...
 
Tags: starbucks, att, att trucks, starbucks stores, san antonio, t-mobile login page, gain free access, markets, press release
 
 
 
 
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InfoGuard battles optical hacks with encryption

2008-04-24 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3b7ac in Network World on Security
 
Fiber optic networks can be eavesdropped upon using equipment costing as little as $1,000, Swiss encryption specialist InfoGuard warned at this week's Infosecurity Europe Show
 
Tags: fiber optic networks, infosecurity europe, week, equipment