10.8.12 Will Copper Transmission Lines Eventually Disappear?
Explores the continuing role of copper in Ethernet, power-over-Ethernet (PoE), short-distance networking, RF interconnections, and industrial systems, while explaining why optical fiber is expected to dominate future high-capacity backbone networks.
- Why Has Copper Been Used for So Long?
- Why Has Optical Fiber Replaced Copper in Backbone Networks?
- What Advantages Does Copper Still Offer?
- Where Is Copper Still Widely Used?
- Why Is Copper Still Used Inside Electronic Equipment?
- Will Wireless Communication Replace Cables?
- Could New Materials Replace Copper?
- How Will Access Networks Continue to Change?
- What Does the Future Look Like?
- Why Is It Unwise to Predict the End of Copper?
- What Should You Remember?