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To help consumers better discern the benefits of using Fiber Optic cabling over copper cabling for telecommunications and data com network applications, we'd love to speak with you on the phone... (303-399-6543) we are among the worlds foremost providers of Fiber Optic and other cable, wire and equipment management-related products for use in business and at home, today issued 5 key reasons to choose Fiber Optics.

Why Fiber Optic cables over copper?

1 Fiber Optic is so much more efficient and secure than copper cabling. In comparison, Fiber Optic cables can transmit far more information, and with a greater degree of fidelity. In fact, fiber links offer over 1,000 times as much bandwidth over distances over 100 times further than copper. Fiber Optic cabling also offers extra security for the data being transmitted, since it is far more difficult to tap than copper cable.

2 Only Fiber Optics can go the distance. Not only is Fiber Optic cable capable of carrying far more data than copper, it also has the ability to carry that information for much longer distances. Indeed, a Fiber Optic cable can easily transmit a signal as far as 80 km or more without the need for amplification.

3 Fiber Optics can't be interfered with! Because Fiber Optic cables are glass-based, they don't conduct electricity. This eliminates the need for grounding, and makes them immune to any type of electrical interference - even lightning. Since Fiber Optic cabling is so resistant to interference and atmospheric conditions, it can be used outdoors - and in close proximity to electrical cables - without concern.

4 Fiber Optic cables don't mind roughing it. Glass fibers don't only escape interference but they are also virtually free from the threat of corrosion, too! While copper cabling is sensitive to water and chemicals, Fiber Optic cabling runs almost no risk of being damaged by harsher elements. As a result, Fiber Optic cables can easily endure living conditions that coaxial cable just cant, such as being put in direct contact with soil, or in close proximity to chemicals.

5 You may be surprised by Fiber Optics, but you won't be shocked. A major benefit of Fiber Optic cabling is that it doesn't pose a threat of physical injury to the user if it breaks. Since Fiber Optic cabling transmits light and not electricity, the people handling it run no risk of injury from fire, sparking or electrocution.

Fiber Optic cabling has advantages over standard copper coaxial cables, in that it can transmit larger quantities of data with far less loss, is able to maintain signals over long distances, carries little risk of corrosion, and is virtually free from interference.

Coaxial cable, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material with a high dielectric constant, all of which are surrounded by a conductive layer (typically of fine woven wire for flexibility, or of a thin metallic foil), and finally covered with a thin insulating layer on the outside. The term coaxial comes from the inner conductor and the outer shield sharing the same geometric axis. Coaxial cable was invented by English engineer and mathematician Oliver Heaviside, who first patented the design in 1880.

Coaxial cable is used as a transmission line for radio frequency signals, in applications such as connecting radio transmitters and receivers with their antennas, computer network (Internet) connections, and distributing cable television signals. One advantage of coax over other types of transmission line is that in an ideal coaxial cable the electromagnetic field carrying the signal exists only in the space between the inner and outer conductors. This allows coaxial cable runs to be installed next to metal objects such as gutters without the power losses that occur in other transmission lines, and provides protection of the signal from external electromagnetic interference.

Coaxial cable should not be confused with other shielded cable used for carrying lower frequency signals such as audio signals. Shielded cable is similar in that it consists of a central wire or wires surrounded by a tubular shield conductor, but it is not constructed with the precise conductor spacing needed to function efficiently as a radio frequency transmission line.

Like an electrical power cord, coaxial cable conducts AC electric current between locations. Like these other cables, it has two conductors, the central wire and the tubular shield. At any moment the current is traveling outward from the source in one of the conductors, and returning in the other. However, since it is alternating current, the current reverses direction many times a second. Coaxial cable differs from other cable because it is designed to carry radio frequency current. This has a frequency much higher than the 50 or 60 Hz used in mains (electric power) cables, reversing direction millions to billions of times per second. Like other types of radio transmission line, this requires special construction to prevent power losses

An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable will be deployed.

In practical fibers, the cladding is usually coated with a tough resin buffer layer, which may be further surrounded by a jacket layer, usually plastic. These layers add strength to the fiber but do not contribute to its optical wave guide properties. Rigid fiber assemblies sometimes put light-absorbing ("dark") glass between the fibers, to prevent light that leaks out of one fiber from entering another. This reduces cross-talk between the fibers, or reduces flare in fiber bundle imaging applications.

For indoor applications, the jacketed fiber is generally enclosed, with a bundle of flexible fibrous polymer strength members like Aramid (e.g. Twaron or Kevlar), in a lightweight plastic cover to form a simple cable. Each end of the cable may be terminated with a specialized optical fiber connector to allow it to be easily connected and disconnected from transmitting and receiving equipment.

For use in more strenuous environments, a much more robust cable construction is required. In loose-tube construction the fiber is laid helically into semi-rigid tubes, allowing the cable to stretch without stretching the fiber itself. This protects the fiber from tension during laying and due to temperature changes. Loose-tube fiber may be "dry block" or gel-filled. Dry block offers less protection to the fibers than gel-filled, but costs considerably less. Instead of a loose tube, the fiber may be embedded in a heavy polymer jacket, commonly called "tight buffer" construction. Tight buffer cables are offered for a variety of applications, but the two most common are "Breakout" and "Distribution". Breakout cables normally contain a rip cord, two non-conductive dielectric strengthening members (normally a glass rod epoxy), an aramid yarn, and 3&_160;mm buffer tubing with an additional layer of Kevlar surrounding each fiber. Distribution cables have an overall Kevlar wrapping, a ripcord, and a 900 micrometer buffer coating surrounding each fiber. These fiber units are commonly bundled with additional steel strength members, again with a helical twist to allow for stretching.