New technology allows a peek at the future of fiber-optic cables

The technology is too new to be used for home or business installations. However, the air waveguide now makes it possible to send a large stream of data to locations that fiber-optic cables cannot reach. Another possible application for the technology is on other planets. The atmospheric pressure that facilitates the air waveguide is non-existence in deep space but the system could be used on other planets with similar atmospheres. This technology could help expand the capabilities of probes and surface rovers; many of these robots are already equipped with laser emitters.

Advances in fiber-optic technology are likely to inspire a new push for installation upgrades. Thankfully companies currently using old technology will be able to keep pace with the help of media converters. Even companies still utilizing copper-based equipment can maximize their data transfers through a media converter installation.

Perle has an extensive range of Managed and Unmanaged Fiber Media Converters to extended copper-based Ethernet equipment over a fiber optic link, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber up to 160 km.