With the profound adoption of wi-fi allowing for seamless, easier access to the internet, it made connecting multiple devices easier and eliminated the need for enterprise networks and also home users to be tethered by cables. But the higher the number of units logging on to the internet arrests data speeds and congests bandwidth for the home user or business proprietor.
This, especially for enterprises, caused serious problems at point-of-sale connections, with administrative transactions and overall reliability for conducting everyday business. Therefore, not only private residences but also commercial establishments continue to seek the fastest and most consistent connection possible.
In the US, fiber internet service has been available to businesses in almost all parts of the country, including today some of the most remote locations outside of urban centers. At speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second, there is no doubt that fiber internet indeed delivers fast downloads.
But which cabling is the best? Cat6 or Fiber?
According to industry analysts, as an example, if broadband download speed is 50Mbps with the average U.S download speeds in 2020 were 54.99 Mbps, downloading a game, 100 songs, a full HD quality movie or 100 photos is up to 20 times faster with a Gigabit fiber connection. In fact, according Bloomberg, about 16% of cable subscribers are connected with fiber optic lines, according to research by Cowen & Co.
Fiber optic cabling works by using light as opposed to electricity for transmitting data. As light is the fastest mode of transferring any type of information, fiber optic cabling remains a solid choice not only for private residences, but especially for enterprises, corporations and companies that cannot afford slower transmissions or congested bandwidth issues.
In addition, fiber capability is more resilient when it comes to electrical interference, making it immune to electrical interference. The immunity of light to resistance allows fiber to be run over extremely long distances. This means that a multinational corporation with, say, headquarters in New York and field offices in Europe, can run countries apart without any need for boosting or cleaning the signal.
On the other hand, a Cat6 cable for computer networks can reach a GB, 1000 Mbps or one Gbps of data transfer speed (DTR) or higher, according to industry averages. Cat 6 cable is also supported by Ethernet networks, including 10BaseT, 100Base-TX, 1000 Base-T and 10 GBase-T. Furthermore, a Cat6 cable runs at up to 250MHz and sometimes uses shielding around the bundle of data-carrying wires to arrest and minimize any external interference.
In other words, if a company is looking for a faster networking experience and a higher caliber of connectivity, then a Cat6 cable is a much better option, especially for cabling up to 150ft.
For businesses, this is an advantage, because companies can safeguard their operations from electromagnetic interference as server rooms and multiple networking connection points throughout a business campus that would otherwise be congested with other cables.
This is why it is important for companies and enterprises to have the right partner when installing a network infrastructure. For more than 30 years, telecommunication infrastructure installers like Hugh O’Kane Electric (HOK), lead by President Hugh R O’Kane; has become a leading telecom network installation and service provider for New York City and its metro area. The company has been upgrading, expanding and installing networks for a variety of public and private enterprises on a regular basis.
This institutional expertise Hugh O’Kane is able to provide to private and public entities is paramount in order to design and implement network projects that can successfully expand their service offerings to increase their market share and gain more customers. This lineage and industry expertise has afforded Hugh O’Kane a competitive edge because it has expert knowledge of an area’s infrastructure and is able to work within the required parameters of existing networks much more easily. In doing so, Hugh O’Kane is able to take the time required to provide an upgraded telecommunications infrastructure needed to ensure continuous, robust connectivity set up municipalities and private enterprises for successful growth.
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