{"id":206,"date":"2014-09-19T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T15:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.textor.ca\/?p=206"},"modified":"2014-09-19T09:46:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T15:46:36","slug":"why-fiber-to-the-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textor.ca\/why-fiber-to-the-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Why fiber (to the X)?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Much touted for increased bandwidth speeds the detractors say smaller locations such as residential housing do not need that kind of bandwidth. I think they are both wrong. The real reason to use fiber (single mode – SMF) is to prevent cable changes. SMF is the only communications technology that has no theoretical limits which effectively future proofs it and means you never have to re-trench that cable. Think of it as a storm sewer pipe that never has to be upgraded. Instead of a large expenditure to upgrade the pipe, it might cost something between 5-20% of the complete replacement cost to increase the capacity of the fiber.<\/p>\n