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Fiber Optics Vs Copper Cable

Know the key difference between fiber optics and copper cabling with its advantages, usage. Also, the best network cabling to your business requirement.

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Fiber Optics Vs Copper Cable

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  1. VERSITRON INC FIBER OPTICS VS COPPER CABLE KNOW THE KEY DIFFERENCES

  2. FIBER OPTICS VS COPPER CABLE • Copper cable and fiber optic cable are popular types of cable used for networking. Copper cable are available from several years. Over the last few years, Fiber Optic cables are introduced in the market and gained the momentum. As per market researcher, Fiber Optic market is growing steadily for the next five to ten years. • Fiber Optic cables offer many advantages such as improved bandwidth and extended geographical distances in a network. There are various reason of fiber optic gaining traction despite expensive. While copper cabling is used in many places. • Fiber optic cable and copper cables are used synchronously with each other especially in existing network. Also, copper cabling still useful for small networks restricted for one building or so. Here we will discuss the differences, pros and cons of fiber optic cable and copper cable

  3. COPPER CABLE • Copper is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Hence copper cables are used in wiring since the days of analog landline telephones and even before. A copper cable has complex constructions with several layers such as conductor, insulation, bedding, armor, sheathing. Every layer working is as follows: • Conductor: It is copper wire which triggers the flow of electrons • Insulation: It prevents contact between the conductor wires • Bedding: It protects the inner layers from outer layers • Armor: It assures mechanical protection • Sheathing: It encloses cable components, as well as assure environmental protection

  4. COPPER CABLE TYPES & USAGE: There are various types of copper cables such as shielded and unshielded twisted pair cables and coaxial cables, where the construction may slightly vary depending on application. Unshielded or UTP cables are widely used in local area networks (LANs). Despite the increasing demand for fiber optics, copper cables are still used across industries for the many benefits they offer including cost. However, with the rising demand for high speed data transfer, seamless connectivity. Copper cabling paving a way for fiber optics even in small applications due to signal attenuation and less bandwidth.

  5. COPPER CABLING – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ANALYZED ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES • Copper metal is metal is highly malleable and ductile. It is used for conductivity and metal sheets cut into thin sheets or wires which eases the formation of cables. • Copper is relatively cheaper than silver and hence copper cables are cost effective. • Copper has a high tensile strength and does not break easily. This property also allows copper to be used along with other metals to form an alloy for wiring applications. • Coper is resistant to corrosion and rust, and hence able to use in moist and humid areas as well. • Copper wires are not easy to install, they may be difficult to move to another area. • Copper cables produce electromagnetic current. It effects the quality and speed of data transferred. • The signals transferred over a copper cable may weaken. It causes delays in data transfer due to interrupted connectivity and reduced signal strength. • There are issues pertaining to EMI, RF, and signal attenuation.

  6. FIBER OPTICS Fiber optic cable comprises fiber glass strands insulated with an outer covering that protects the strands from external parameters. The data is transmitted in the form pulses and light signals. The light signal is transferred through each strand. The glass covering around the strands reflect light inward facilitates the light signal to pass through various bends and twists in the network. It increases the signal strength and bandwidth.

  7. FIBER OPTIC CABLES: ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES • Advantages: • Fiber optic cables enables uninterrupted data transfer at high speeds. • Fiber optic cables are easy to install in difficult to reach areas or cramped up spaces. • Fiber Optic cables helps to save cost and efforts to install entire fiber optic network. • Fiber optic cables are durable and can resist harsh environmental conditions, vibrations, moisture and pass beneath the ground as well as oceans in case of large networks. • Fiber optic networks are scalable and enable future expansions. • Fiber optics is beneficial in terms of radio frequency (RF) which can prevent signal attenuations which may be caused due to the reflected light. • As of now, the only disadvantage of fiber optic cabling is huge upfront investments. Installing fiber optic networks incur a significant cost, although they may offer cost effectiveness in the long run. But as the demand for fiber optics rises, and economies of scale are achieved, the prices of fiber optic cables, devices, and network installation may reduce.

  8. CONCLUSION • Copper cabling or legacy networks is still exist and function, It is good for very small businesses restricted to not more than a couple of floors and not spread in other cities or countries. However, installing fiber optics is ideal for big players and especially mission critical applications where speed and accuracy are key. • Mid-sized businesses may opt for network expansion through fiber optic extended networks. This helps limit your budget and makes your network fast, robust, secure, and scalable. All in all, businesses in an expanding mode must opt for fiber optics. Most certainly, fiber optics is set to grow and stay for a long time till another equally or more disruptive technology enters the market. • VERSITRON offers fiber optic network solutions and devices as well as network installation kits.

  9. CONTACT US 302-894-0699 https://www.facebook.com/VERSITRON-Inc-1033810473298379/ www.versitron.com 83 Albe Drive - Suite C - Newark, DE 19702 US

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