FIBER OPTICS: THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO TRANSPORT DATA, EVEN IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS KEVIN HAMILTON DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT POWELL ELECTRONICS
Fiber optic cables carry many times more data than is feasible over copper-based connectivity. This increased bandwidth is necessary for the highest definition video and other data intensive purposes, but the fact that optical signals travel at close to the speed of light is also vitally important. This makes near real-time data latency feedback requirements a reality. When attempting to target
an inbound hypersonic missile, microseconds count, and optical cable is 99% faster than copper. Latency times and reliability are also of paramount importance in emerging applications such as autonomous driving or drone deliveries.
Fiber optics has other inherent benefits as well. It conducts no electricity and is completely immune
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