fibre optics
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- fibreoptic adjective
Example Sentences
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This is because Starlink, rather than relying on fibre optics or cables to transmit data, uses a network of satellites in low Earth orbit.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025
Dr Ori Henderson-Sapir, project investigator at the UoA's Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, says that Australia has a long history of developing innovative fibre optics technologies.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023
TIM's network is Italy's main telecommunications infrastructure and government authorities have for years been looking to ensure investments are carried out to upgrade it to fast fibre optics.
From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023
I met two twenty-nine-year-olds from Normandy, who worked in fibre optics and hadn’t been to Paris in fifteen years.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 13, 2018
Most are bundles of hair-thin fibre optics that carry data at the speed of light.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2018
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