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But the South China Morning Post has speculated that the tool could pose a threat to the fiber-optic cables linking to Pacific islands such as Guam, the US overseas territory that hosts several military bases.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026 Optical circuit switches are devices that determine the best path for optical signals to travel between fiber-optic cables.—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 One solution has been fiber-optic drones, which connect to their operators through long cables spooling out of their tails.—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 For one, during the dotcom era, much of the infrastructure built—such as fiber-optic cables—remained underutilized for years.—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiber-optic