They offer greater performance, with much higher data rate ceiling than copper – several hundred times higher in some cases; they support greater cable lengths; they're more reliable, being less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI); they're more durable, with a much. They offer greater performance, with much higher data rate ceiling than copper – several hundred times higher in some cases; they support greater cable lengths; they're more reliable, being less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI); they're more durable, with a much. While copper uses electrical currents which are cheaper and more affordable to install. In this article, we will see difference between Fiber optic cable and Copper wire in detail. Fiber optic cables are built with a silica glass fiber core, about the width of a human hair. Copper twisted pair is cheap, easy to terminate, and runs to almost every desk and access point you will ever wire. They're the two types of cabling you'll find supporting the vast majority of networks ranging from small home LANs up to large ISP data center networks.
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