Chapter 110: A Turn for the Better?

  Think and act!

  Catherine immediately sprang into action.

  She immediately wrote a report on fiber optics and explained the convenience and safety of fiber optics in applications.

  Then Catherine decided to submit her report on fiber optics to the Pentagon.

  As for the fiber optic issue, Catherine is still very secretive about it. She let Sanders take the lead while she hid behind him.

  What would be the consequences if the Pentagon's phones could no longer be tapped?

  Very simple: a group of enraged KGB agents would go to great lengths, then investigate the inventors and promoters of this plan, and either kidnap them to the Soviet Union or simply eliminate them...

  This thing is not impossible, and it's very likely!

  So Catherine was very careful.

  As for the FBI, Catherine is not worried. After all, she hasn't done anything to harm national security in the United States, and there's no need to be as paranoid as some of the protagonists in Chinese novels about being monitored by the FBI. Moreover, at this time, the FBI's surveillance of government officials is far stronger than that of these businesspeople. Although Catherine's business has spread far and wide, it's unlikely that the FBI would go to such great lengths to investigate her.

  The CIA would probably be more annoyed with the KGB. As for domestic affairs, the CIA rarely handles them.

  Little did she know, Catherine's report caused a stir or rather surprise as soon as it was submitted.

  Fiber optic cables can completely prevent the possibility of eavesdropping during transmission, although wiretappers are still useful, many taps will be ineffective. As a result, officials' privacy and confidential discussions will be much more convenient. Generals also welcome this, especially since they believe fiber optics should be used in military applications.

  The use of fiber optics in military is indeed more convenient than copper wire, and even better. Moreover, for the protection of military secrets, it is even more so.

  ARPA was also very interested in this because the loss in fiber transmission is very small. Although "historically" low-loss fibers did not appear until 1970, today's fibers have losses that are already quite low compared to copper wires.

  And the information that can be transmitted through fiber optics is virtually unlimited (compared to now), which also means that any data transmission, even in an instant, can be completed!

  To know, the current storage medium capacity is still less than the overhead of fiber optic transmission!

  The Pentagon quickly passed the discussion and added $30 million in funding for Catherine.

  To Catherine's surprise, the Pentagon's allocation to Catherine was quickly passed by Congress. In fact, Congress added $20 million and required telecom companies to develop fiber-optic lines specifically for members of Congress.

  Catherine couldn't help but sigh, 1960s America was indeed a place without a sense of security.

  Also, at that time, the FBI, in addition to investigating crimes, often launched investigations into people with different political views. Martin Luther King, Chaplin, and others had been investigated by the FBI.

  The best way to avoid trouble is to "be on the right path".

  If the route is incorrect, the larger the enterprise, the more reactionary it will be, and the FBI will feel uneasy. When facing an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it's not just a matter of cooperating with the investigation to get things done.

  From this, Catherine also decided for herself whether she should support a political party or what.

  The United States does not welcome mediocrity, especially when it comes to political issues. If there is no obvious bias, it will often be regarded as a wall grass, and the result can only be tragic.

  Especially after fiber optic communication received attention from Congress.

  It's not just the KGB that's watching America, the FBI is the biggest BOSS. Although this is the case, Catherine didn't plan on giving up those $50 million. Moreover, as long as she presents herself correctly in politics, even if the FBI doesn't like her, they can only monitor her at most.

  Maybe they've been doing it all along and Catherine just hasn't noticed yet.

  In terms of civilian use, Catherine still has not given up on fiber optics.

  She always wanted to lay fiber optic cables.

  After thinking for half a day, Catherine came up with a solution: first lay out the backbone network, then convert it, and finally use simulated signals to reach every household!

  It seems okay, but Catherine thought about it and still felt unrealistic. In that case, why not just use copper fiber directly?

  The cost of fiber is cheap, but after adding the converter, the price goes up. To experience the advantages of fiber, unless it's laying intercity optical cables.

  In the long run, fiber transmission has a large capacity and is not afraid of signal loss. Even now that low-loss fibers have not yet appeared, fiber technology still has less loss than copper cables. Moreover, the longer the distance, the more obvious the cost advantage of fiber over copper cables becomes.

  After all, the material of optical fiber is quartz sand which is worthless, while copper wire is very valuable.

  As for intercity networks?

  That's no longer Catherine's problem, this matter is to be handled by the US government. If they intervene themselves, the most likely outcome isn't becoming rich, but rather getting "harmed".

  But soon Catherine found another unfortunate child - Wall Street.

  If there's one place that fears being tapped more than any other, it's not the Pentagon or the US Capitol, but Wall Street.

  Catherine decided to expand fiber business on Wall Street.

  She first contacted several accounting firms and then inquired if they had any intention of recruiting.

  Because accounting firm's intelligence is very important to the company, if this aspect leaks out, the consequences are unthinkable. It may cause stock market fluctuations.

  Many companies in the US outsource their accounting and statistical work to third parties, ensuring impartiality and objectivity. However, since third-party providers are also human, they may be targeted by competitors or experience data breaches.

  However, with the advent of fiber optics, confidentiality measures have been upgraded, and the possibility of leakage has decreased dramatically.

  More importantly, the profit it may bring them!

  Just imagine if a company has new confidentiality measures first, generally more important big clients will probably choose such a company.

  Then all sorts of new business will come rolling in and company profits will soar!

  While other companies also had to assume Catherine's fibre to prevent customer loss...

  There are many places on Wall Street where confidentiality is needed and Catherine does just that, only a stepping stone.

  Like securities companies, for them, the need for confidentiality is higher than accounting firms.

  After getting in touch with them, Catherine was full of confidence, and then another good news came - the civilian version of Z80 was successfully developed.

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