The U.S. is investing in fiber-optic internet. Here''s what
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Reasons why optical fiber cables cannot be bought or sold
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A worldwide shortage of fiber-optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, endangering companies' ambitious plans to roll out state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure. This surge in connected devices is part of the reason the cable industry has been working rapidly to upgrade networks and reliably deliver the never-ending stream of data that consumers demand. Now, many providers are turning to optical fiber, pushing it deeper into their networks to meet their. Why aren't fiber-optic cables the gold standard for data transmission? Why is it that we still have to use so many different standards for data transmission, such as HDMI, DisplayPort, RJ45 and many other legacy ones like VGA, since fiber-optic cables have been around since the 1970's? I get the.
