Are you a Networking specialist, already good in the implementation of various vendor-based networking gadgets?, it is almost unbelievable that some technicians or contractors still resist learning the tools and techniques of working with fiber optic cable. They may be left out of a field filled with opportunity and job potential.
Indeed, as more and more cabling technicians become adept at working with fiber optic cable, many commercial and even residential projects are requiring proficiency in both fields.
Fiber optic cabling is steadily replacing copper wire as the preferred means of communication signal transmission. They span the long distances between local phone systems as well as providing the backbone for many network systems. Other system users include cable television services, university campuses, office buildings, industrial plants, and electric utility companies.
With Fiber to the Desktop on the rise and the recent announcement that three of the nation’s largest telecommunications service providers have adopted a set of standards for Fiber to the Premise, or Fiber to the Home (FTTx), the demand for skilled technicians is once again on the rise.
A fiber-optic system is nothing like the copper wire system that fiber optics is replacing. Special techniques must be used to properly install fiber optic cabling.
Get this right, that fiber optic installations can be ruined by untrained installers. Industry experts agree that proper training with fiber optic cable is necessary. www.thefoa.org