13 October 2025
Is Copper Still Relevant? The Role of Copper Cables in a Fibre World
The relationship between copper and fibre technologies is subtly shaded. There are many real-world applications where copper continues to excel. The key is to identify the factors that should drive your copper or fibre technology' decisions. From Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications that only copper can support to cost-driven applications where copper's competitiveness is obvious, this blog demonstrates why the future belongs to intelligent technology integration rather than wholesale replacement