New plastic optical fiber could solve the "last mile" traditional fiber problem.
One of the issues providers encounter when running fiber directly to homes (e.g. Verizon FiOS) is an extremely high install cost (around $900 per subscriber). Joel Hruska reports on a new Korean invention that utilizes plastic instead of glass in the optical fiber creating what promises to be a more flexible and less expensive alternative to current solutions.
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