"Fiber Optic" or "Optical Fiber" is a flexible glass or plastic. It is used to transmit light from one end of the fiber to the other end. A "fiber optic cable" or "fiber optic line" is made up one or more optical fibers.
Data is transmitted through pulses of infrared or visible light through the optical fibers.
Transmission of data at the speed of light. As noted above, the transmission of data through a fiber optic line uses light pulses to transmit data. The information is literally transmitting at the speed of light. Methods such as Coaxial Cable (also known in the industry as "wire") and digital service line (DSL) use electronic signals which inherently have much slower transfer rates. "Fixed Wireless" (requiring a repeating dish systems mounted on or near homes) and "Satellite Service" (also requiring a dish) use much slower radio signals to transmit data.
Fiber Avoids Weather Issues. Because Fiber Optic Internet uses NO WIRE data that is being transmitted is not subject to inclement weather than affects Coaxial, DSL, Fixed Wireless and Satellite systems. So, unless your Fiber Optic line gets taken out by a natural disaster, you enjoy uninterrupted internet regardless of how bad the weather might get.
Fiber connections are not "shared experiences". Data that is transmitted to your home via a fiber optic internet connection is a private to the home experience. Coaxial Cable, DSL, Fixed Wireless, Satellite and even Cell Tower Home Internet all share bandwidth throughout the neighborhood. On those systems, when the neighbors down the street are gaming, streaming or on a video conference, they are, along with everyone else in the neighborhood, decreasing the amount of bandwidth and speed to your home. Consequently, you start experiencing a degrading of your experience in your internet searches, streaming (in the form of "pixelating", buffering, lagging and spooling). Usually that occurs during the times of the day that you are most likely to be on the internet. Again, you won't experience those problems with Fiber because your data stream, being sent through light to your home, is unrelated to the data streams used by others in your neighborhood that are signed up for fiber through your provider.
Fiber download speeds and upload speeds are symmetrical. Generally speaking, there are two sides to any internet experience - There is the "DOWNLOAD" and the "UPLOAD." Most providers are Coaxial, DSL, Satellite, Fixed Wireless and even Cell Internet providers will tout their download speeds but don't want to talk about their upload speeds. However, the upload speed is every bit as important as the download speed because everything you do on the internet requires you to "upload" data to receive the requested "download" of data. For example, if you are streaming a movie, your download cannot take place until your upload request is received and it is not just one request, it requires continues multiples of requests. How much slower are those upload speeds? Well, the typical Coaxial Cable internet provider that touts a Download speed of 1,000 Megabytes per second (MBPS) [1 Gigabyte per second] can only achieve a speed of no more than 50 MBPS and typically will average 25 MBPS. That means that your request with Coaxial cable is LESS than 1/10th as fast as your speed if you have ordered up your provider's 1 Gig download speed.
Fiber Optic Internet speeds are "symmetrical" meaning that the upload speed is just as fast as the download speed. So, if you order up a 1 Gig (1,000 MBPS) service from a Fiber Optic Internet Provider, that means that both your download AND your upload will be 1 GBPS (1,000 MBPS).
FIBER ELIMINATE "LATENCY." As noted above, your data with Fiber travels at the speed of light. This significantly reduces to a miniscule number "latency" which, simply put, is the delay. The bottom line is that not only are you uploads faster, weather problems and neighborhood sharing ELIMINATED by fiber, but the data is getting to you almost instantaneously. The result - immediate internet gratification of everything that you use the internet for. Your security cameras alert you quicker and the video transmissions are clearer and immediate, games download faster, video appears on your screen faster and clearer. Your experience is better.
THESE BENEFITS ARE WHY HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, MILITARY APPLICATIONS HAVE INSISTED ON FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR YEARS. NOW YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR OWN HOME IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A FIBER PROVIDER IN YOUR AREA. THAT IS WHY GIANTS LIKE SPECTRUM AND COMCAST RUN FIBER IN NEW AREAS AND REDUCE THEIR PRICE IN OLD AREA AND AVOID TALKING ABOUT UPLOAD SPEEDS.
Check out these resources that discuss Fiber Optic Internet
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/top-10-advantages-fiber-optic-internet-connections
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