Staying Power: The role of copper in modern networks

As network infrastructure has continued to evolve in recent years, there has been a recurring question around the long-term role of copper cabling and connectivity within data center, LAN and Smart Building environments. The emergence of new technologies (everything from optical fiber to Wi-Fi 7 and Li-Fi) have been launched alongside the phrase “will this new technology mean the end of copper cabling?”, but what is the reality?

Join Lee Funnell as he examines:

• The ongoing growth of copper-based networks
• New technologies & what the future holds