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Fiber Optic vs Copper

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the old-and-busted-vs-new-hotness dept.

pcnetworx1 writes "Recently companies, such as Verizon with their FIOS service, have begun to migrate from legacy copper to fiber optics. Corning (admittedly one of the largest fiber optic cable makers) is running an article which explains why it is actually cheaper to go for the fiber optics."

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  1. network security by OffTheLip · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Fiber is a step above copper with respect to infrastructure security. While this doesn't have implications for everyone plenty of businesses and government agencies require that level of security.

  2. Re:tell me something i didn't know.... by boa13 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They also said that the price for installing fiber and the price for installing copper are now similar. This is news. Fiber used to be plenty more expensive to install than copper.

  3. Re:why it is cheaper. by boa13 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Funny how a fiber optic cable making company forgot to include that in their analysis.

    They're talking about high-bandwidth installations, and talking to business people. I doubt these people are interested in hack jobs the grandparent describes, especially since it's a sure way to say goodbye to your high bandwidth (tens of gigabits or so).