ROME -- Bolstered by a boom in the global fiber-optic communications industry, Italy's Pirelli SpA said it will split its cables and systems division in two. Pirelli, which also manufactures tires ...

Dedicated Eindhoven facility Prysmian has been manufacturing fiber-optic cables for more than 30 years, with the technology originally developed at Philips and Pirelli. The firm, which has a huge ...

Pirelli Cables and Systems North America and Canadais Ledcor Industries, Ltd., have signed a contract for Pirelli to provide a multi-year supply of fiber optic cable to Ledcor. The cables will be ...

It is already the world's largest supplier of optical fiber and cable. Pirelli, Italy's biggest tire and cable maker, agreed to sell its 90 percent stake in Optical Technologies, its fiber optic ...

CORNING, N.Y. (CBS.MW) -- Shares of U.S. fiber-optic maker Corning lost upward momentum and retreated Wednesday after the company said it'll acquire Pirelli's optical components and devices ...

These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data through tiny beams of light, making it possible for us to be online. They run under oceans and across deserts. It is the largest network humans have ...