On Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:41:17 BST Marco van Beek via GLLUG wrote: > Given that you can now get 10Gb/s over cable and 10GB switches off the > shelf reasonably affordable (at least affordable when compared to the > same in fibre), I think that the only reason at the moment to use fibre > is distance unless you have a very specific requirement. My guess is > that by the time 10Gb/s speeds becomes common and needed, we will have a > 100Gb/s over copper standard. Fibre is too brittle for day to day use in > a workplace. > > Cheers, > > Marco. > Hello Marco, Another problem would be making efficient terminations, while I assume that eventually optical plastics will be available for use over shorter distances which could be more able to withstand abuse. -- Chris Bell Website https://chrisbell.org.uk
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