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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 Ukrainian forces have tested dual-control systems combining fiber-optic and radio links to mitigate these cable failures.—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiber-optic