This all
translates into longer wiring runs along with the capability of sending
a larger volume of information longer distances safely. These are among
the advantages of fiber optic cable, and although copper cable has
proven to be adequate for security applications in the past, these
advantages may be strong enough to motivate an upgrade to fiber.
Fiber
optics emerged on the scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and was
adopted by the U.S. government and military at the height of the Cold
War. Happily, today’s costs of fiber are no longer as prohibitive as
they were in the late 1950s, and the cost for fiber optic cable is now
comparable to that of copper cable. Additionally, modern plug-and-play
design facilitates ease of installation.