In the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial IoT networks, understanding the intricacies of fiber optic cables is essential for IT technicians and plant management alike.
Although fiber has been deployed for more than four decades, several misconceptions remain. At the top of the list is that installing fiber optics is more expensive than copper due to its networking devices, terminations, and cables. Another is that fiber is harder to install and terminate than copper. Last, there’s the fallacy that fiber cables are fragile since they're “made of glass”. We’ll dispel those lingering myths here.