"The issues were caused by fiber cuts made by third parties," a statement from AT&T sent to The Advocate on Thursday evening said.

Simple fiber-optic cables that are essential for powering the internet can be a useful tool in spotting geohazards such as sinkholes, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.

To use fiber optic cables this way, researchers partner with a company running the cables — in this case, Vero Fiber Networks — and attach a box containing a laser and a computer. The laser sends ...

When a communications cable is cut, it can be hundreds of fiber lines serving thousands of customers. Fixing it has been described as putting spaghetti back together.

After hundreds of delays and cancellations at DFW and Love Field airports Friday, officials have revealed the root cause of the equipment issue.

There are miles of cables that run under the Red Sea, but what are they for and why are they so important? What happens if they are damaged or cut?

With the right tools, fiber can be used to hear footsteps, detect ground movement, feel shifts in temperature and sense when ice forms on a cable.

Questions remain about the issue that grounded hundreds of flights in North Texas on Friday. Over the weekend, officials revealed hundreds of delays and cancellations at DFW and Love Field were the ...

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications, weeks after it began severing fibre-optic internet connections. The country is currently experiencing a ...

Cut fiber optics lines led to 911 service being down across the state, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said Thursday.

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — Spectrum customers in Anderson County experienced service disruptions Thursday after fiber optic lines were cut. Investigators with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office ...

Just last week, the cutting of optical cables under the Red Sea disrupted internet access in many countries around the world. The cable cuts caused internet outages in several countries in the Middle ...