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Advantages of Fiber Optic Cables Compared to
Copper Cables.
FIBER OPTIC CABLES COPPER CABLES
1) Faster speed (throughput) Slower speed (throughput)
- Data transferred per - Data transferred per unit
unit of time is greater. of time is slower in larger
distances.
2) Higher bandwidth Lower bandwidth
- Able to carry more data - Carries lesser data
in the same diameter as through the cable in the
copper same diameter as fiber.
3) Lesser signal loss in higher Higher signal loss as
frequencies frequencies
increases
4) Little or no loss of signal Higher loss in signal quality
quality along its length along its length
- Significant degradation
5) Very high immunity Low immunity towards
towards noise and noise and electromagnetic
electromagnetic interference
interference. - More distortion
- No/less distortion
6) No possibility for short Possibilities of short circuit to
circuit to occur occur between 2 conductors
