Researchers associated with Microsoft Research in Cambridge have developed a new way of long-term archiving data that they claim can make it readable for up to more than 10,000 years. Traditional media such as hard drives or magnetic tapes have a limited lifespan and require cyclical migration of data to new media, which is costly and risky. The new technology, known as Project Silica, involves recording information inside pieces of glass using ultra-short laser pulses. The data is encoded as t...

This solution can be used in large facilities where the distance between staircases is more than a few dozen metres. The fibre optic cable provides excellent insulation against surges. This means that any surges induced in the vicinity of the antennas will stop at the optical transmitter installed immediately behind them - all other components of the installation are 100% protected. Signal PROfessional uses 1 optical fibre to transmit the entire package of TV signals....

Due to the progressive development of technology, changes in the offers from service providers, as well as technical innovations appearing on the market, the recommended method of cabling a building today is significantly different from that of a few years ago.

Installers carrying out OTDR measurement of a fibre optic line can sometimes observe a certain anomaly on the reflectogram and in the event table. We are talking about so-called "gainers", i.e. places where fibres are joined together (usually this will be a splice), where a backscattered signal amplification can be observed in the direction of the reflectometer....