Fiber optics coming to Logan

In either April or May, Logan City Mayor Greg Fraunfelter said there will be an installation project for underground fiber optic cables.

For the most part, the installation process will involve underground construction but Fraunfelter added that some of it may be above ground.

The cable will run along streets including Chieftain Drive, West and East Hunter Street, Betty Avenue, Church Street, Warner Avenue, Mulberry Street and Front Street.

Fraunfelter commented that he has been trying to get fiber optic cables installed for four years because he believes it will attract more businesses to the area by allowing for quicker data exchange.

According to the telecommunications company Verizon, fiber optics is the technology used to transmit information as pulses of light through strands of fiber made of glass or plastic over long distances.

Fiber optics are about the diameter of a strand of human hair and when bundled into a fiber-optic cable, they are capable of transmitting more data over longer distances and faster than other mediums.

Read more in the Athens Messenger: https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/fiber-optics-coming-to-logan/article_8eefa288-7ecf-584a-b527-e73a3ff48e0c.html