The World Wide Web might sound metaphorical, but it’s actually grounded in a physical web of translucent glass filaments crisscrossing the globe. These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data ...

Fiber optic cables have powered global Internet traffic for decades. They carry vast amounts of data each second, connecting billions worldwide. But now, these same fibers are being tapped for a ...

The fiber-optic cables we use for the internet are made of thin strands of glass or plastic, each about the diameter of a human hair, which are bundled together in cables.