CAT6 OR FIBER - WHICH ONE DO YOU NEED?
Distance matters more than people think.
CAT6 (ETHERNET CABLE)
Copper cable
Best for under 100 meters
Stable Gigabit speed within this range
Affordable & easy to deploy
👉 Ideal for homes, offices, and rack-to-desk connections
FIBER (OPTICAL CABLE)
Uses light signals
Best for over 100 meters (hundreds of meters to kilometers)
Higher speed, lower latency
No electrical interference
👉 Ideal for buildings, floors, and long-distance links
WHY RANGE MATTERS
CAT6 over long distance = signal loss
Fibre handles long runs effortlessly
Choosing wrong cable limits performance
💡 Rule of thumb:
Under 100m → CAT6
Over 100m → Fibre
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