fiber optics
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Until recently, fiber optics have primarily been used to connect nodes of the internet—sometimes spanning thousands of miles underground and beneath the waves.
Kruglov had worked as a fiber optics cable installer in New York, but a little over a year ago, he left the city to embark on a walkabout.
From Salon
Cruz said it would cost $6 million to transfer all the wiring and fiber optics built into the current platforms that were specially built for the cameras.
From Los Angeles Times
Now Global Electric is installing fiber optics, lighting and more on Metro’s Purple Line extension project, he said, with contracts totaling about $20 million.
From Los Angeles Times
Beyond internet, libraries have historically provided analog services that existed long before fiber optics, such as passport services, free concerts and assistance with voter registration.
From Salon
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