Fiber optic cable has many advantages over copper cable.
Fiber Benefits:
- Long distance signal/ Data transmission. Fiber transmits data much faster over longer distances than copper. Why? Because single-line, voice-grade copper systems longer than a couple of kilometers require in-line signal repeaters for satisfactory performance, while Fiber optics cables can stretch hundreds if miles with no active or passive processing.
- Large bandwidth, light weight, and small diameter (Cable Size) Fiber cable is smaller in diameter and weighs less than its copper counterpart, making it ideal for a variety of cabling solutions and practically saving valuable space.
- Long lengths: Long, continuous lengths also provide advantages for installers and end-users. Small diameters make it practical to manufacture and install much longer lengths than for metallic cables. Long lengths make optical cable installation much easier and less expensive.
- Non-conductivity/ INTERFERENCE: Fiber optics are immune to RFI (radio frequency interference) and EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) making them ideal for applications where close proximity to electronic devices can cause RFI and EMI disruption, because optical fiber has no metallic components—dielectric nature.
- Security: Unlike metallic-based systems, the dielectric nature of optical fiber makes it impossible to remotely detect the signal being transmitted within the cable. The signal in a fiber can, however, can be “tapped” by bending the fiber and detecting light that then leaks from its core. The resistance to remote signal interception makes fiber attractive to governmental bodies, banks, and others with security concerns. With that said, note that fiber optic cables are generally non-flammable, virtually unable to be tapped, and are better suited for data and illumination transmission.
- POWER CONSUMPTION: Fiber optic cabling uses less power and provides less signal degradation than copper cables do.
With that said, please note that these are some of the advantages of Fiber optic cables some of which you automatically get when you have FiOS.
HOW FIBER OPTIC CABLES ARE MADE:
