Intel has reportedly confirmed an IDG News / PC World report saying that it will release its Thunderbolt optical cables later this year. Co-developed by Apple and first introduced in 2009, the Thunderbolt technology was originally posited as a speedier, fiber-optics based alternative to USB 3.0 for data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps. Current Thunderbolt implementations are copper-based, but optical cables will provide more bandwidth and longer cable runs for a wider swath of applications, said a spokesman for Intel.
Check out the Thunderbolt Technology Community, which has compiled quite an extensive list of recent articles on the technology.
Intel: Optical Cables for Thunderbolt Coming This Year (pcworld.com)
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