Meta fast-tracks fiber technician training to solve a major data center bottleneck

A new four-week training program from Meta aims to address the shortage of fiber technicians as AI companies sprint to build ...
Government Technology

Alaskans to See Internet Service Return Following Fiber Repair

(TNS) — Quintillion's subsea fiber optic cable cut — which for months has challenged communications across northern Alaska — has been repaired, the broadband provider said Tuesday. "Service to ...
Alaska Public Media

Ship en route to repair Sitka's damaged fiber optic cable

The cable ship Cable Innovator docked in Port Angeles, Wash. in May 2022 (Creative Commons/DeVos Max) A British-flagged cable-laying ship is sailing from Canada to Southeast Alaska to repair a damaged ...
Alaska Public Media

It could take nearly 2 weeks to repair a broken fiber optic cable that has caused widespread outages in Sitka

Trollers await the July 1 opening of the king salmon season in Sitka’s Crescent Harbor. The commercial season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska opens on Saturday, July 1, 2023. (Berett Wilber/KCAW) ...
SDxCentral

US Navy on hunt for fiber optic contractor

In a statement of work (SOW), the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-based R&D arm says the winning contractor will have a day-to-day role ...
Business Insider

A guide to fiber optics, and how fiber-optic networks are improving data transfer

Fiber-optic services are becoming more popular, and networks are expanding to cover more areas for faster data transfer speeds. Fiber-optic data transfer differs from traditional methods like ...