What are some problems with using fiber optic cables in the telecommunications industry?
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Easily cut, construction workers cut them all the time and have to pay a huge amount of money to fix them because they are hard to resplice. That drives cost of using up and desirability to use down.
Also they are expensive to make, repeater stations especially so. But the biggest disadvantage is that computers don't have a good way to attach to the fiber, color ports are very expensive, and so people would rather pay $100 for a router than $1000+ for a fibrous one.
It is very expensive comparatively, therefore investors do not want to shell out too much money for running fiber optics in areas where revenue will be minimal. I am sure they make up all sorts of other reasons that they don't run fiber optics, but this is the principle one.
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Fiber optic cables are the most delicate cables, that are built. Though, through cabling they are made to be strong, the fiber itself is very fragile, with very small tortional strength. A bend in cable, introduces attenuation in the propagating signal, and a bend above a limit will cause the inner fiber to break, though the outer cable may be intact. Thus, communication breakdown happens. Due to their delicate nature, they are not usually used in homes.
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Fiber optic cables are expensive and the circuitries involved in the system are also expensive as compared to other systems, but as we know they offer, maximum bandwidth and communication distance. So cost can be traded off.
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