When we’re talking about internet speed we’re actually talking about the amount of data you can transfer per unit time. Fiber Optics transmit data with the use of light through a strand of lightweight, thin, optical fiber which allows a much bigger bandwidth capacity. These are as thin as human hairs but can carry large amount of digital information over long distances.

Traditional copper wires transmit electrical currents, but with fiber optics, a transmitter converts electronic information into pulses of light that’s as fast as 1Gbps to 10Gbps. This transmission process is called light wave technology.

To compare, a local area network using modern copper lines can carry 3,000 telephone calls all at once, while fiber optics can carry over 31,000. Between copper and fiber optics, it’s no wonder that Fiber Internet is operationally strategic with the speed it can offer.