Fiber Disadvantages

In order to present a balanced picture, it is important that we also look at the drawbacks of using fiber optics.
 

Specialist skills needed
Specialist skills are required for the installation of fiber optics, especially in the terminating and testing phase. ACT are specialist in this field; trained with the specialist skills required.
Cost of installation
Although prices are reducing all the time for much of the equipment, the cost are still higher than for copper cabling installations.
Cost of transmission equipment.
The cost of converting an electrical signal into an optical signal for transmission down a fiber, and the added cost of converting it back into an electrical signal is much more expensive than sending an electrical signal down a copper cable.
Fibers cannot carry power
Electrical power cannot be carried along a fiber. This has important implications for fiber to the subscriber , where at the moment the electricity needed to make the telephone work is provided down the wire from the exchange.
Vulnerable
Because of the enormous information carrying capacity of fiber, there is a tendency to ‘put all your eggs in one basket’. This means that a fiber fault can result in catastrophic loss of communications. Fibers are often though of as being very fragile, however they are in fact surprisingly strong, particularly under tension.
Myths and disinformation
For some people, fiber optics is still viewed as a black art. At ACT, we aim to remove the myths and provide real independent, accurate information.

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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