How expensive is fiber optic
Fred Rump
fred at compu.com
Wed Feb 13 09:35:38 AEST 1991
Some time ago I heard a presentation on using fiber optic cable
in a lightening prone enviroment. IE lots of electrical
disturbances.
I lost the name of the company that gave the talk and now need
more information.
This would be especially directed to folks who also do business
in Florida where we are experiencing dramatic electrical problems
when having lines either above or below ground from building to
building.
Many of our customers now unplug everything at night down there
and have great trepidations about keeping their computers on
during the slightest sign of thunderstorms.
This is all very good for keeping the equipment working but not
good for productivity and convenience of operation. Nightly
communications have to be done during the day when things are
more expensive than necessary. Remote buildings get disonnected
because of the fear of failure via a heavy surge. We have
protection on the outlets and a UPS with surgeprotection but
nothing really seems to work reliably.
So, the question is would fiber cable help? Do others use it? How
much is it? Sources?
Any information at all would be helpful.
fred
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Fred Rump | Home of Brother John Software
CompuData, Inc. | SCO Advanced Product Center
10501 Drummond Rd. | Bang: {uunet dsinc}!cdin-1!fred (800-223-DATA) Philadelphia, Pa. 19154| Internet: fred at COMPU.COM (215-824-3000)
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