With the QuickSwitch 4185 fiber-optic switch/converter, the user can access two separate fiber-optic100-Base FX ports (ports A and B) from a 100-Base TX Fast Ethernet port (Common port). The fiber ...

Modern high-speed internet uses light to quickly and reliably transmit large amounts of data through fiber-optic cables, but ...

If Broadcom says that co-packaged optics is ready for prime time and can compete with other ways of linking switch ASICs to ...

Foundry Networks this week is scheduled to announce 10G Ethernet switches that could help companies eliminate bottlenecks between the LAN core and edge, the vendor says. Foundry’s FastIron Edge Switch ...

The Slim Line series of industrial Ethernet switches is now available with up to four Ethernet (100 Mb) fiber optic ports. These fiber ports are available with multimode, single mode, long-haul (for ...

TP-Link has released a new unmanaged switch, the DS108X, which brings eight full 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports into a compact and fanless design. Officially introduced in Japan on August 14, 2025, the ...

With the FFS you can time or energy share one laser source between several fiber optic cables. The Fiber to Fiber Switch (FFS) has one fiber input and up to six fiber outputs. This give rise to ...

I want to upgrade my home network to take advantage of the 2.5Gbps NICs that I have in my PCs and my 10Gbps FTTH internet connection. Two people live in the house and between us we have some 40 ...

OK, this switch is weird. The switch assembly seemed a bit odd, stretching nearly five inches and featuring a mysterious spring-loaded device on one end. The metal components were very substantial, ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...