fiber cable

Glass strand wire

A fiber cable is a cable containing optical fibers—thin strands of glass or plastic that transmit data as pulses of light.

Fiber cables carry internet, television, and telephone signals at far higher speeds than traditional copper wiring: The neighborhood finally got fiber cable last year.

Often shortened to just fiber: Do you have fiber yet?

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high speed internet · glass · transmission · data transfer · data · network · wire · bundle · conduit · splice · light · light pulse · signal · telecom · ethernet · underground · insulation · speed

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transmission medium material

fiber cablecopper wire

Metal strand conducting electricity

coaxial cable · twisted pair · ethernet cable · telephone wire · power line

communication technology era

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Conductor for electrical messages

dial-up connection · tin can telephone

wired vs. wireless transmission

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Wireless electromagnetic signal

satellite link · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · 5G · wireless signal

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G