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How small is small in the case of fiber optics? Engineers at Intel are researching and developing the use of optics to replace transistors, but what does that have to do with the benefits of using fiber optics? It means that more consumers can be serviced by wires that fit inside the same shielded pipes that have been used for coaxial and POTS wiring solutions. The result: a better bottom (pausewait for itwait for it) line.
How lightweight is fiber optical cabling? NASA uses it in space shuttles, and companies that build airplanes also make use of fiber optical cabling in order to keep overall weight down and increase payload capacity.
situations. This means fewer sub-stations to maintain signal quality, which in turn means a lower infrastructure investment and obligation. Lower bottom lines are great for businesses and consumers. Strangely enough, there does not seem to be a ready dietary fiber joke that can fit in well with signaling.
single channel. With Wave Division Multiplexing, many channels are transmitted over the same fiber optic cable, increasing the capacity many times over. The current record is 15.5 Terabits per second over a distance of 7,000 km: Thats the equivalent of 10.3 million 1.5Mbps DSL connections. Wow!