copper cables
Electrical transmission lines
Copper cables are wires made of copper used to transmit electrical power or data signals.
The term usually appears in discussions of telecommunications infrastructure, where copper cables are the traditional alternative to fiber optic cables: The building still relies on copper cables for its internet connection.
Copper conducts electricity well but transmits data more slowly than fiber.
- coaxial cablesShielded conductors sharing one axis
- connectorsDevices that join things
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- power transmissionConveying mechanical energy elsewhere
- electrical wiringConductors distributing building power
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- wiringwires, cables, harnesses, bundles, insulated wire
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- copper industries
- submarine cablesundersea cables, transatlantic cables, deep-sea cables, internet cables, terminal station
- underground infrastructureunderground storage, conduits, water pipes, gas pipes, sewer pipes
copper cablesfiber optic cables
Light-transmitting data wires
fiber optics · optical fiber · fibre optic · glass fiber · wireless transmission
copper cableswireless
Untethered signal transmission
Wi-Fi · cellular networks · satellite transmission · radio waves · Bluetooth