Boosted by earnings reports from Lumentum Holdings and Applied Optoelectronics, IBD's Telecom-Fiber Optics group has climbed to No. 3 out of 197 industry groups tracked. Lumentum stock has jumped ...

Around 95% of the world’s telecommunications traffic is carried by undersea fiber optic cables, he said. Brungardt said Grover Beach and Morro Bay are two of the most popular locations for ...

but they can also be the result of thieves cutting and stealing telecommunications wire or fiber optic cables the thief thinks have metal in them to be resold. The problem is so prolific right now ...