Fiber Optic Fence Performance Impresses
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16, 2010 — In mid 2009, a fiber optic intrusion detection system was installed on McAllen-Miller International Airport's perimeter fence in McAllen, Texas. The system, known as Secure Fence, was developed by Future Fibre Technologies. The airport's security department reports, one year later, that the system has performed impressively.
According to Donald "Buck" Taft, security coordinator at the airport, the intrusion detection system was installed in response to security concerns over the number of...