Fibre-optic connections in home will be common: Verizon CBC
A U.S. communications company is trying to build a fibre-optic network all the way into people's homes, a development that they hope will plug consumers directly into the wired world.
Undersea Cable Repair Via 19th Century Tech Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes to mention a story going across the wires about an old-fashioned way to fix a modern convenience. Taiwanese boaters are using simple hooks to fish up the fiber-optic cables damaged in an earthquake late last year. The outage that resulted kept millions of users offline in half a dozen countries around the Pacific rim. From the article: "They work 24 hours a day but the
A time-tested solution for Asia's damaged Internet cables TODAYonline
A recently taken photo shows the stern of a cableship currently engaged in repair of fiber optic cable in the water south of Taiwan. Workers are relying on 19th century technology to fix a very 21st century problem -- disruption of the Internet traffic that tech-savvy Asia relies on.
Firm sees the light on home fibre Personal Computer World
A US firm claims to have solved the single biggest problem preventing the widespread use of fibre-optic networking – by taking a gun to it. The gun fires a ferrule attached to an optical fibre, which travels along ducting until it reaches a terminator box.
A time-tested solution for Asia's damaged Internet cables AFP via Yahoo! News
Workers are relying on 19th century technology to fix a very 21st century problem -- disruption of the Internet traffic that tech-savvy Asia relies on.
Old techniques used to fix Asia’s submarine cable Financial Times
In 1850, a ship called Goliath laid the first submarine telegraph cable linking Britain and France. The cable, which consisted of a single wire insulated with rubber, failed a few hours after reaching France – a French fisherman had hauled it in with his catch and to free it had to cut the cable.
RCom plans to list Flag Telecom on LSE rediff.com
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Communications, which is in the process of bidding for Hutch-Essar, is planning to list its undersea cable business unit Flag Telecom in London to raise over $500 million.
RComm plans to list Flag Tele on LSE to raise $500 million The Hindu
NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani Group company, Reliance Communications (RComm), which is in the process of bidding for Hutch-Essar, is planning to list its undersea cable business unit Flag Telecom in London to raise over $500 million.
Reliance plans to list Flag Telecom on LSE to raise 500mn dollar New Kerala
New Delhi, Jan 12: Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Communications, which is in the process of bidding for Hutch-Essar, is planning to list its undersea cable business unit Flag Telecom in London to raise over 500 million dollars.
Reliance looks at London listing of unit Financial Times
India’s Reliance Communications is considering a London listing of its Flag Telecom undersea cable business, in an offering that could raise more than $500m.

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