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Shining a (Flash)light on Latency

Remember the days when a transoceanic phone call took forever to connect? Now it sounds like you’re in the same room! It all has to do with levels of latency. Joseph Coffey shines a light -- on the speed of light – in this video blog post.

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Joseph Coffey

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March 6, 2017

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There’s so much more to latency. In my latest white paper, I talk more in-depth about the speed of light and the leading contributors to latency in optic fiber systems. I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments and how you’re combatting these issues.


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