Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the way to link devices together. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could send traffic back and ...

Communication between countries was once reliant on ships, pen and paper, and subject to unfortunate weather conditions. Then came the subsea cable. After some delays, the first trans-Atlantic subsea ...

Most computer cables we use these days are black, so why are some Ethernet cables blue instead? Does it represent anything ...

It's a tough time for CNN, which looks like it will be in management limbo for some time with Paramount Skydance's hostile ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Few parts of the Earth remain unconnected. By this, I mean that fewer and fewer corners of ...

Laced across the cold depths of the world's oceans is a network of multimillion-dollar cables, which have become the vital connections of our online lives. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Hello all,<P>My question concerns 10BaseT network cables. I have seen the cat 5 cables pretty much standard in all networks. These of course have the RJ45 connectors with all 8 pins being filled with ...

The global internet is connected by roughly 570 fiber optic cables on the seabed. Recent breaks have industry watchers questioning the resiliency and security of these subsea cables. In late 2024 and ...