Summary

Fibre is smaller, faster, higher capacity and more secure than copper. Fibre is electrically safe and can run extremely long distances with minimal signal loss and degradation.

Two fibres per connection are required. Fibre systems need careful installation and peripherals are more expensive.

You will need specialist tools to splice and connect fibres and to check your work for mechanical and optical alignment.

You will need to test the installation for mechanical damage, optical power and signal loss.

You will need to measure not just connectivity, but also the quality of the connections and you should test against the standard specified for the finished network.