In this EC&M Tech Talk, Randy Barnett reviews the concepts, cables used, and NEC rules for Optical Fiber Cables (Art. 770). With the widespread use of fiber and expansion into residential markets, ...

What can you expect when you contract with a high-speed connectivity provider to ensure that fiber is up and ready to be turned on by move-in day? To find out, we interviewed experts at Quantum Fiber ...

"These companies are still going to be raking in profits because they've cut corners left and right. The responsibility for all of those costs on the people who can't carry it," said Crystle Herrmann.

In certain locations, it may be challenging for linemen to access an overhead line. By using a retrofit product called SkyWrap from AFL, however, they can install a fiber-optic cable on overhead lines ...

Katy’s city council approved a moratorium on fiber projects this week. Katy's city council has passed a temporary ban on new fiber cable projects, for up to 120 days, following several instances of ...

Matthew Dennett, a lineman for White Mountain Cable, a company hired by Gateway Fiber to install fiber-optic lines for a new internet service, connects the lines to a telephone pole on Fern Street in ...

Fiber uses fiber-optic lines that transmit data at the speed of light, whereas cable uses coaxial cables, which are traditionally used for TV service. Fiber typically offers faster upload and download ...

CommScope has officially opened its Fiber Architecture Solutions Technology (FAST) Track – a site where service providers can test and experience demos for fiber architectures. Located in Catawba, ...

LIMA — Allen County commissioners voted Thursday to approve a Road Use Maintenance Agreement between the commissioners, the county engineer and Brightspeed of Ohio to allow for the installation of ...

Fiber cable installation will close a portion of Jefferson City's Ellis Boulevard through Monday. Ervin Cable Construction LLC will begin installing fiber optic cable Thursday, shutting down a lane of ...

Last week, my family and I were excited to get our new fiber optic line installed by Ezee Fiber. We’d watched for weeks as crews had come up and down our street digging and tunneling the cables ...