Dark fiber is a useful way to develop fiber optic bundles

The continuous development of technology has increased the amount of data transmission. How many dark fibers do we have now?

Dark fiber refers to cables that have been laid but have not been put into service. In many cases, telecommunications companies will lay down the amount of fiber that they need in order to meet future needs and avoid the high costs associated with repeated fiber laying. Dark fiber may be leased to individuals or other companies for establishing optical connections between their own premises. In this case, the optical fiber is neither controlled by the telecommunication company nor connected to the telecommunication company, but the company or individual provides the necessary equipment to make it function properly.

Currently there are approximately 80 million dark fibers installed in North America. Thanks to the Internet bubble over the past few years, new construction practices and technologies have advanced.

In the IT field, wiring installations in telecommunication rooms and separate buildings almost always include the installation of additional fiber bundles. This is because the cost of individual fiber stocks is quite low, so extra shares have little effect on the budget. During the installation process, it is considered that additional spare optical fibers are often installed in the future.

As a result, companies may often have off-the-shelf fiber not being used. The initial investment was cut, and of course there is still a need for dark fiber video transmission security testing. Moreover, the type, quality, fiber length, and connection specifications must all be considered.

In general, IT departments consider dark fiber as their property. Therefore, keep in touch with the IT department to see if there is dark fiber, determine how much there is, and ask if you can use some.

Whether in the field of security or IT, science and technology are rapidly advancing, such as higher-speed network, video compression/decompression mode analysis, and these independent technological advances have no practical significance. From the perspective of organization and budget, it is useful to cooperate and share more closely with the IT industry today.