Both my SSD based NAS and my main computer are connected to a simple switch with a M.2 to 2.5Gbps ethernet adapter. I am planning on upgrading my main computer (it's 8+years old), and I am considering ...

Q. I’ve gotten lots of solicitations from Verizon lately to switch my landline phone from the copper wire service to fiber optic. I want to stay with the copper wire service as long as it’s available.

Michael Hurlston, the CEO of photonics technology company Lumentum, has predicted a major shift away from the use of copper for ultra-short links within data centers, as the industry pivots towards ...

A report on a "2030 model" for competition in the fixed network market advocates a "fixed and realistic switch-off date" for all copper lines in the German market. This would enable ...

Avago Technologies, a developer of analog interface components for telecoms and industrial applications, has launched a range of active optical cables and associated high density communications ...

PCIe 7.0 and subsequent versions require optical interfaces for longer connections, 128 or even 256 Gbit/s are difficult to realize with copper cables. At the Flash ...

Maintaining signal integrity over distance requires increasingly aggressive equalisation and DSP, driving up power per bit ...

Sunnyvale, Calif. — Fujitsu Components America, Inc. has introduced a 4-channel optical transceiver module that uses an internal media converter to extend the signal transmission reach of a copper ...

The New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel claims Verizon is switching traditional copper landline phone customers to a fiber optic system without proper notification. Rate Counsel director Stefanie ...