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If you use copper then you are familiar with the frustrations that come from a material that vandals like to steal, deteriorates quickly, is expensive to replace, limits innovative technology choices, and is so slow that it causes the world wide web to become the world wide wait.
With Dark Fiber, as opposed to lit fiber, you have complete control and complete access to the entire bandwidth of the optic fiber. Dark Fiber is engineered for high rates of speed and loads of traffic that you can access and completely control for your particular needs.
With control of the Dark Fiber comes the benefit of flexibility to your particular needs, application and brand preferences. Being “technologically neutral,” you can use your own preferred technology in conjunction with the Dark Fiber. For example, if you prefer a particular brand of switches, routers, VoIP Gateways, and so forth, it is possible to use your preferred brand with Dark Fiber to suit your particular custom application.
Dark Fiber is ideal for many diverse industries and applications. First and foremost, it aids the speed of communication, data transfers and backups among buildings. Whether it is across manufacturing plants, corporate business parks, university campuses, healthcare centers or wherever you need to drop communication lines, Dark Fiber will enable you to outperform and increase your ability to transfer data.
Most businesses and organizations today have significant security-camera applications that are capturing, transmitting and holding significant amounts of high-resolution data from all entrances, parking areas, secure areas and wherever a security camera is deemed necessary. The large bandwidth and speed of Dark Fiber makes this possible and under your control.
Consider the intense demand for speed and bandwidth put on all colleges and universities. Students arrive each semester with more and more devices accessing the network and with intense demands for fast streaming and downloads. Many students even consider network speeds as a criterion for choosing a particular school. Today’s younger generation will not wait for interrupted streaming, buffering or long downloads. Dark Fiber enables the school to offer students the speed and bandwidth that students demand.
Not only must a patient’s data be transferred securely, it must be transferred quickly to technicians, nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals, all while also providing access to the Internet for visitors, volunteers and other staff members. Again, Dark Fiber gives the speed and bandwidth necessary, 24/7.
According to Transparency Market Research, “The growing concerns of safety and security with the use of modern, sophisticated technologies are fueling the market for fiber optics, which is expected to reach $290 million in 2017.”
In addition, according to a case presented to the US Green Business Council, “With the rise in bandwidth requirements, optical fiber versus copper has significant energy savings advantages. Energy savings associated with power and cooling of a 10Gbyte/s optical network vs. 10G copper network can range from 75-85% depending on port count. Further, innovative high fiber count pre-terminated optical solutions vs. traditional patch-cord solutions reduce cabling congestion and optimize air flow in the server racks and raceways further reducing cooling energy requirements.”
Two areas to consider before running Dark Fiber, is the distance a light pulse has to travel and the optimum usage of the Dark Fiber. Learn more about the “Fiber make ready” process and regulations to understand. In each case, the engineering experts at DQE Communications can work with you and advise you on your particular, customized application.
To learn more about DQE Communications and their expertise in fiber optics.
If you are still unsure about the benefits of fiber optics over copper, check out these two informative sources of industry insights: LightWave and Electrical Contractor magazine.
Tags: copper, dark fiber, flexibility, reliability, scalability, security, speed