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Optic fiber cable is cheaper than the copper counterpart. The advancement of transceiver technology now can convert existing network equipments which are still electronic driven to take advantages of the optic fiber as physical media. However there must be justification for the changes or replacement, and they are as followed: 
Optic fiber cable can solve EMI and Crosstalk problems during data transmission: 
If a copper network cable is running very close to AC power wire, fluorescent lights or other magnetic field producing source, the network cable will pick up unwanted electrical "noise" and damages the desirable data signal. What is more, if network cable is running very close to another network cable or electric circuit board, the network cable will pick up outside data signals; it is also likely to induce its own signal to other cable or circuits. This problem is called "crosstalk". These problems increase the data error, increase the need for data correction and lower the data speed. Optic fiber cable do not get EMI, by replacing this network cable, you can speed up the data communication without changing the network.

Network cable length is more than 100m

Because optic fiber signal is made of light pulses, very little signal loss occurs during transmission so data can move at high speed through long distance. In fact one experiment was done to broadcast 64,000 TV channels simultaneously over a single mode fiber for more than 500km without a repeater. Ethernet being run on coax (10base-2 standard) has a maximum cable distance of 185m, and Ethernet run on twisted pair UTP copper cable (10Base-T or 100Base-TX) has a distance limitation of 100m. However optic fiber cable has greatly extended the length of the network media. Multi mode optic fiber cable running at 100Base can take signal up to 2000m and single mode fiber cable can transmits signal up to 100km in full duplex installation depend on the strength of the light source.

Reducing traffic jam in high collision network media path 
The potential high collision network media segments can be : 
1. Switch to Switch connections 
If there is constantly very large data exchange between 2 work groups, then the ports in that segment will be very congested. On the other hand, it can also be that the network cable in this segment may be passing through very high EMI causing the network to slow down due to high data correction. 
2. Switch to server connections 
A centralized file server or application server receives requests from a large number of clients. The link between server and switch is easily the most congested segment of the Network. Upgrade this segment will help to reduce the time required by client to wait for sending data to server and verse versa. 
3. Switched Fast Ethernet Backbone 
Some LAN has many switches. A backbone switch is required to link all switches together. The switching ports in Backbone switch and the other workgroup switches have very high Data flow causing the congestion. 
4. Connection between high performance workstation 
As workstation becoming more and more powerful and CPU intensive application becoming more and more distributed, higher bandwidth is required by the workstations.

Network cable to be installed in high security sensitive Area. Your data is safe with Optic fiber cable. The copper does not radiate signal and it is very difficult to tap for "eavesdropping". Any tapping can be easily monitored, as tapping leak light causing the entire system to failed, so any attempt to breach the security can be noticed by system administrator.

Network cable to be install in highly sensitive area where EMI is not desirable Copper cable such as coaxial or twisted pair emit electrical noise that may interfere with other sensitive equipment in medical examination rooms, the potential risk associated with this is just not acceptable, and costs of alternative cable (by very heavy shielding) is too high. Optic fiber cable solves the problem at much cost effective price.In a noisy and high AC electric power manufacturing plant, EMI can interfere with command send from centre to appliances resulting in unpredictable result in the appliance. Again the problem can be solved by using Optic fiber cable to send the controlling and data acquiring signals as optical fiber transmit signal that is completely unaffected by the noise.

New backbone cable installation 
A new backbone cable should use optic fiber for future proof due to bandwidth scalable by just upgrade network equipments in the future.

- Ability to connect to Telecommunication services provider for high bandwidth Virtual LAN or super 
Ability Optic fiber cable is much easier to install than copper cable as it is 5 to 10 times smaller than copper cable. Further more, Optic fiber has very high tensile strength. The fiber is also very well reinforced by material such as nylon, Kevlar and PVC to provide high tension during installation. Compare to most Cat 5 UTP cable, Optic fiber cable can also endure tighter bend radius while maintaining specified performance. Low maintenance cost and easy trouble shooting