Fiber-optic redundancy coming to CaliforniaCreated: 5/2/2011 1:49:35 PMIP Networks Incorporated will head a new project designed to build a redundant fiber-optic cable line between Eureka and Shasta counties, California.
According to a recent report from the Times-Standard, which covers California's North Coast region, the new line will be an East-to-West fiber-optic connection that will link the state's two North-to-South fiber optic lines. The link will create a layer of fiber-optic redundancy in the state.
Before construction begins, the project must be approved by multiple bodies, including the Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers national forests. The line must travel through both national forests to be completed.
Humboldt County would benefit substantially from the new cabling installation. Gregg Foster, executive director of the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission, told the news source just one of the two North-to-South cables serves the entire county. As a result, the region experienced four major outages in 2007 alone. The new line will provide a backup source of fiber-optic connectivity if the main line is cut, he told the Times-Standard.
In Los Angeles, another fiber-optic cabling installation is able to meet a completely different purpose. The San Bernardino Sun reports the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently completed a new fiber-optic project that will help communicate service issues to passengers waiting at stations.
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