The benefits and drawbacks of using fiber or cable for home internet broadband may not be immediately obvious. Here's a ...

He also describes pitfalls, like SFP modules requiring reconfiguration to work with different router brands, and having to buy a fiber splicer with an eye-watering pricetag.

A single hair-thin optical fiber ... and lastly, fiber installation is streamlined due to its dramatically lower weight and smaller size compared to copper cables. In the late 1970s and early ...

When it comes to fast, reliable internet, cable and fiber are the heavyweights -- leaving satellite, DSL and fixed wireless in the dust. After dealing with buffering, lag and way too many ...