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I was under the impression that once laid, fiber is the most stable and future proof between all mediums (barring physical damage). After all it won't rot, stai
by thefz 2y ago
I was under the impression that once laid, fiber is the most stable and future proof between all mediums (barring physical damage). After all it won't rot, stain or degrade like copper. It's plastic, mostly.
- eqvinox 2y agoIt is, it's just not immune to physical damage. Rodents and Jackhammers…
- FuriouslyAdrift 2y agoBackhoes can find fiber from miles away... they hunger for it
- protocolture 2y agoDepends on timescale. Like if you are in an area that has frequent natural disasters or just heaps of construction work, you will find that RF is more stable and future proof. Also, you can get issues with cable bends and terminations. Which are simple to fix, but often go undetected by cheap fiber carriers. I manage a couple pair of dark fibre for a customer, and the fibre runs through a couple of suburbs that are under constant development. And they have near monthly half day outages, and quarterly 1 - 2 day fibre outages. Like others have said, backhoes hunger for the glass.