In less than half a century, fiber optics has revolutionized communications and, in many ways, society in general. Broadband, what many today call high speed Internet access, has become a necessity for everyone, not a luxury. The technology that makes broadband possible is fiber optics, connecting the continents, cities, buildings and just about everybody. Today fiber to the home (FTTH) brings fiber broadband to hundreds of millions worldwide. How did we get from an era when telecommunications was just making a telephone call or sending a telegram to today’s world where every piece of information is available at the click of a mouse or touch on a screen, even on mobile devices you hold in your hand? How did we get from a time when a phone was connected on copper wires to being able to connect with enormous bandwidth using wireless and fiber optics practically anywhere on a handheld wireless device? How does broadband work? Without fiber optics it would not work. In these pages below we will explain how fiber optic broadband communications works and how these networks can be designed and built. Introduction To Fiber Broadband Fiber Broadband Jargon Networks And Communications Technology Fiber Optic Telecommunications Fiber Optics For Wireless Networks FTTH and Fiber To The Home Architecture Data Communications Networks The Internet And Data Centers Fiber Makes It Smart Building Fiber Broadband Networks FOA FTTH And Fiber Broadband Resources  The Fiber Optic Association Guide To Fiber Broadband FOA's textbook on fiber broadband. Paperback ($12.95) and Kindle ($9.95) versions available from Amazon or most booksellers. Kindle version is in color! |
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