Fiber Optic Advantages

Increased Bandwidth

A fiber optic system may have very high bandwidth, sometimes operating at data rates of 10Gb/s, equivalent to more than 120,000 standard telephone calls over one pair of optical fibers (one transmitting and one receiving).

Under Lab conditions, data rates as high as 10 terabits per second have been demonstrated (150 million telephone calls).

Datacomms type fibers have a lower information carrying capacity but are capable of 1Gb/s with some 10 Gigabit systems now in use.

Increased Distances

Due to the low attenuation (or signal loss) exhibited by optical fibers, signals can be transmitted very long distances. In subsea telecommunications, distances of up to 280km have been used without the requirement for repeaters or boosters. Repeatered systems can span as much as 10,000 to 15,000km, where optical amplifiers are used to boost the signal levels typically around every 80km or so,.

Datacomms optical fibers have higher losses but can easily cope with the longest cable runs likely to be encountered in LANS.

Lightweight and Compact

An optical fiber is extremely light, a 2km bobbin would only weigh approx. 1lB, therefore it is ideal for use in applications where weight is critical. Equally, a coated optical fiber is only 250 microns (a quarter of a millimetre) in diameter, a 12 core (12 fiber) cable may be less than 8mm in diameter for indoor use.

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Fiber Optic Cabling Services available from Action Communication

ACT offers a wide variety of Fiber Optic Cabling services in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. Our experience and dedication to excellence is hard to match as we strive to best align business strategies with business technology.

Fiber Optic Cabling Qualifications and Experience from ACT

At ACT, our people make our Fiber Optic Cabling projects successful because of their dedication and diligence toward excellence. Below are a few reasons companies have trusted ACT since 1991.

Fiber Optic Cabling Products Used

ACT uses only the finest products in our Fiber Optic Cabling projects and align ourselves with the manufacturers listed below to insure that we bring the best quality of products to match the best quality of people and, in the end, create the best quality of results.

Fiber Optic Cabling Service: Texas

ACT also designs and installs fiber optic cabling for cities throughout Texas including

Houston, TX Channelview, TX Huntsville, TX Pasadena, TX
Alvin, TX Clear Lake, TX Jacinto City, TX Pearland, TX
Angleton, TX Cinco Ranch, TX Jersey Village, TX Richmond, TX
Atascocita, TX Cleveland, TX Katy, TX Rosenberg, TX
Austin, TX College Station, TX Kingwood, TX San Antonio, TX
Bay City, TX Conroe, TX La Marque, TX Spring, TX
Baytown, TX Deer Park, TX La Porte, TX Stafford, TX
Beaumont, TX Denton, TX Lake Jackson, TX Sugar Land, TX
Beeville, TX Freeport, TX League City, TX Texas City, TX
Bellaire, TX Friendswood, TX Liberty, TX The Woodlands, TX
Brenham, TX Galena Park, TX Lufkin, TX Tomball, TX
Bryan, TX Galveston, TX Missouri City, TX Victoria, TX
Canyon Lake, TX Humble, TX Orange, TX Wharton, TX

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