Basic Components of a Fiber-Optic Cable

Data travels on fiber cables at about 70% the speed of light. Check out the basic components of cables that make near-light-speed communication possible.

VIKAS DAYAL, March 11, 2020

Advantages of Fiber Optic Cables Over Copper Cables

Setting up a network requires many decisions, including what kind of cabling to use. Consider the advantages of fiber optic cables over copper cables.

VIKAS DAYAL, February 18, 2020

How Does a Fiber Optic Cable Work?

Most people know fiber optic cable carries information using light, but few understand exactly how. Satisfy your curiosity. Learn how fiber optic cable works.

VIKAS DAYAL, January 28, 2020

Datacomm Cables: A Unique Solution for Value-Added Resellers VARs and Other Solution Providers

Since 2001, Datacomm Cables (Cables.com) has been a single source for VARs, other resellers and solution providers for IT Cables and Accessories to support Servers/Racks, Storage Devices, Networking Products and Endpoint Devices.

Vikas Dayal, April 30, 2018

Fiber cabling keeps up with zettabyte era - Data Center Solutions

An article, entitled, "Fiber cabling keeps up with zettabyte era", by author, Khoo Boo Leong, appeared in the Tuesday, October 10, edition of NetworksAsia.com. The article describes that, "increased migration of applications and workloads to cloud architectures and the surge in number of devices connected to cloud or IP networks are generating unprecedented volume, velocity and variety of data flowing through data centers."

Vikas Dayal, October 11, 2017

Why Precise Optics Is Vital to the Growth of the Internet of Things - Via CustomerThink and Cables.com

An article by by contributor, Ritesh Mehta, of TatvaSoft Australia Pty Ltd., entitled, "Why Precise Optics Is Vital to the Growth of the Internet of Things" , was published yesterday on the CustomerThink website. Mehta explains that, "The rationale of fiber options use in the insurance IoT is as simple as the famous adage: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Linear fiber sensing systems could be utilized to exactly predict where and when preventive action would be needed, lowering the risk of losses as well as reducing the costs of maintenance."

Vikas Dayal, September 06, 2017

What You Need to Know When Ordering a Custom Fiber Optic Cable

So you need a fiber optic cable that may not be an "off the shelf" type at the website that you are used to buying cables from. Here are all the questions you need to answer in order to communicate exactly what specifications you need to get the cable you need, correctly and quickly. This should give you a road map to follow based on our own experiences asking and answering questions over time.

Vikas Dayal, September 16, 2016