[sf-lug] Linux Users' Group of Davis, March 16: "Community Fiber Optic for Davis"

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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:

  Monday
  March 16, 2015
  7:00pm - 9:00pm

Presentation:
  Community Fiber Optic for Davis
  presented by Robert Nickerson

    Optical fiber can be used as a medium for telecommunication and
    computer networking because it is flexible and can be bundled
    as cables.  It is especially advantageous for long-distance
    communications, because light propagates through the fiber with
    little attenuation compared to electrical cables. This allows long
    distances to be spanned with few repeaters.

    First developed in the 1970s, fiber-optic communication systems have
    revolutionized the telecommunications industry and have played a major
    role in the advent of the Information Age.  Because of its advantages
    over electrical transmission, optical fibers have largely replaced
    copper wire communications in core networks in the developed world.

    Although fiber-optic systems excel in high-bandwidth applications,
    optical fiber has been slow to achieve its goal of fiber to the
    premises or to solve the last mile problem.  However, as bandwidth
    demand increases, more and more progress towards this goal can
    be observed.

    [Source: Wikipedia: "Optical fiber", "Fiber-optic communication"]


About the speaker:
  Robert Nickerson is CEO of Om Networks (dba Omsoft), an Internet
  provider in Davis, California.

This meeting will be held at:

  Davis Public Library
  315 East 14th Street
  Davis, CA 95616

For more details on this meeting, visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/

For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/


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About LUGOD:
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  The Linux Users' Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
  dedicated to the Linux computer operating system and other Open Source
  and Free Software.

  Since 1999, LUGOD has held regular meetings with guest speakers
  in Davis, California, as well as other events in Davis and the greater
  Sacramento region.  Events are always free and open to the public.

  You can 'like' LUGOD on Facebook at:
  https://www.facebook.com/LinuxUsersGroupOfDavis
  join the LUGOD group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lugod/
  and find us on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=35879

  Please visit our website for more details:  http://www.lugod.org/


-- 
Bill Kendrick
pr at lugod.org
Public Relations Officer
Linux Users' Group of Davis
http://www.lugod.org/

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