Re: Underwater Fiber

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (matt) wrote in message news:
> If someone was going to run an underwater power cable for about 25
> miles...would it make sense to run fiber with it...or in the same
> cable?

Hello Matt,

This kind of application does exist already, in fact since 20+ years :
since the very first submarine optical cable, copper and fibers are
mixed. A typical application is off-shore gas or oil plants.
So you're right, it makes sense ;-)

HTH,
_Marc