Fiber-optic Advantage
Secure, reliable, and future-proof, a fiber-optic WAN reduces support and maintenance costs, and simplifies every aspect of network operations. There are no remote servers, phone switches, or routers necessary, and no channel and data service units-so there are far fewer points of failure.
| Transmit Data More than 600 Times Faster |
| Network |
Speed |
Cable |
Summary |
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| T1 |
1.5 Mbps |
Copper |
Current Standard; Older, unreliable technology |
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| T3/DS3 |
45 Mbps |
Copper |
Faster, but still unreliable with low return on investment |
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| Gigabit Ethernet |
1,000 Mbps |
Fiber-optic |
Secure, reliable, future-proof |
A single fiber-optic cable provides scalable, nearly unlimited bandwidth. One Gigabit link is the equivalent of 647 T1 lines. A fiber-optic, Gigabit Ethernet network is 647 times faster than a T1 line, transmitting data at 1,000 Mbps-one billion bits per second!
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