How glass fiber is shaping the internet
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All modern means of communication rely on glass. From the Gorilla glass on our phones to the infotainment screens on our cars. But when I think of the internet I think of 5G, Starlink satellites, and WiFi, and I never think about the 750,000 miles of fiber optic cables currently running under our oceans: the tiny strands of glass that carry all of our photos, emails, and video chats. It is through these hair-thin strands of fiber that we are able to instantly communicate to almost anyone, anywhere, and it all relies on a 5,000-year-old technology: glass.
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What’s your actual fastest internet speed at home and where are you from?
call me bud one more time
Buds? Wtf?
Don’t refer to the audience as buds.
America does not need an NBN disaster
She really wants to be your bud.
CB!
Yes, electrons do not move as fast as light, they are pretty slow in fact, but this doesnt matter, because it‘s the electric field, that carries the information in a cable and it does indeed propagate at the speed of light.
I already seen a lot of videos on this topic but what I was very ken to know how the optical transmitter works and I got to know from this video…
Thanks Verge!
Next up how is plastic shaping the internet
Buds? I use that language when speaking to 5yr olds.
I still don’t understand how data can be turned into light and move thousands of miles in less then a second and then back to physical data again… and never will 😂
‘buds’ 😒
Biden is such a smart president. He is changing the whole landscape.
Thanks to the hillbilly guy, we now appreciate what is a good president
Light doesn’t inherently have a frequency, you probably meant to say frequency of ‘visible’ light since you said it lies in the THz range.
“buds.” I’m not amused. Stop it.
Becca calling us buds is a much needed shot of serotonin
I’m ISP. I know that already
Nowadays people finding optical fiber worth a video
Wolverine: Bubs, listen.
great video, thanks!.
i especially like the range you covered. from fiber production, strength demo, to use in the ocean, to comparing it to copper, the frequency benifits, …
I think you need to get some of your facts straight. Fiber is better in many ways than copper but for example fiber and coax have about the same velocity of propagation, aka light signal and RF signal both travel at about the same percentage of speed of light through the line. Also when you say electrons can’t pass through each other, are you implying that only one RF channel can exist at a time on a coax line lol? It almost sounds like your talking about Morse code limitations from the early 1900s. Modern day coax uses electromagnetic waves and can carry hundreds of channels and frequencies at once, it’s called frequency-division multiplexing (FDM).
I just cannot believe I can watch a high quality content like this for free. Thank you, The Verge!
I like to refer to our age as the information age
Nokia Stonks
That’s actually a very simple way of explaining data that gets transmitted through different wavelengths
I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve watched this video. It’s just amazing. The production quality and content are just top notch
Jerry: But glass is glass and glass breaks.
Coolest presenter ever.
A video about Hollow-core would be amazing
I’m actually still amazed everytime i see a glass fiber cable
What an engineering marvel😊
She is the best in verge.
Damnnnnnn i feel good knowing all this now… Thanks Verge!
Lol why “buds”? We are not in the army
great video can you please not say buds i feel like someone is scratching a white board
Excellent introduction to optical communications. I wish I had it at disposal when I was teaching Fiber 101 to future OSP techs… Great job !
Take a shot every time “buds” is said.
Excellent video though 🙂
It’s ultra fast.. Already on Fiber Internet 1gbps
Fantastic video!
Why you were adderessing us as “buds!“
Trying to create a new hype or something? Didn’t like it though.
What if the light waves from the sun were actually made by aliens to be decoded, maybe the aliens are sending us messages via the sunlight ??????
Oh no, this will mean no more ez wins going against high ping players
There was a bet about how many times she could say “buds” in a video not about ear buds.
The Verge has some of the best hosts and narrators on the web! Always a pleasure to listen to them
The thing about optic fiber that’s still wild to me is seeing a piece of glass bend that much.
I mean, the tail of a Prince Rupert’s Drop is more brittle than flexible, and if you DO try to bend it, well.….
Interesting and well elucidated .. Data is new freeways now..
Who mandated that the host profusely refer to the audience as buds? lol I understand the whole psych 101 technique of referring to someone by name in order to come across as more engaging and present, but it’s not working here on YouTube. Distracting and unnatural. As someone who wants the channel to do well, please don’t.