STEM or STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and math – is the key to future success for everyone, especially students in schools today. It’s our goal to introduce you, and help you to introduce your students, to the technology that makes much of the technology we use today possible – fiber optic communications – […]

Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (First Edition 2019) Fibre optic cable is becoming a crucial component for public agencies and many are deciding their own fibre networks are the right direction. Installing, operating and maintaining a fibre network is relatively new to the public sector and there is increasing demand for […]

We are pleased to provide a full glossary of terms and definitions from A – Z: Absorption – The portion of optical attenuation in optical fiber resulting from the conversion of optical power to heat .Caused by impurities in the fiber such as hydroxyl ions. Abrasive – A material such as silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, […]

Source: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/139.nsf/eng/h_00002.html Download speedThe speed at which the user receives data from the Internet — for example, the speed at which a large file can be downloaded from a website. Fibre optic lineA type of cable that uses glass threads or plastic fibres to transmit data using pulses of light. Fibre can offer much faster […]