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UTP Proponents Mislead And Overlook The Fiber Argument

Sometimes, I get very frustrated by the UTP people. Case in point

In an article on Cat. 6 return on investment that appeared in 2003, the author stated: to make profitable, long term business decisionsä

The obvious answer to maximum return on investment is the fiber network with a centralized cabling architecture. The author, from a company that makes both fiber and UTP cables, neglected the obvious fiber answer, since the article was on Cat. 6!

In another sentence in the same article, the author stated: When cables designed to exceed Cat 5e specificationsä..hit the marketä. The benefits for the premise networking market grew exponentially. Again the author neglects the obvious fiber solution: fiber transmission rates over 220 m, twice the maximum distance for UTP, is 1.25 Gbps (Gigabit Ethernet). Note that the author claimed an increase from 100 MHz (Cat 5) to 200-350 MHz means benefits grew exponentially. This makes me wonder what he would say about the change from 100 MHz (Cat 5) to 1250 Mbps (fiber).

In another sentence in the same article, the author stated: Making the decision to step up to copper based Category 6 cablingä. Both the obvious long-term solution is fiber.

In another sentence in the same article, the author stated: But the long-term business case for selecting Category 6 cabling over Category 5e is based on value delivered rather than on cost alone. Hold the presses: when it comes to technological superiority, Cat. 6 is the clear winner. Again, the fundamental assumption is that UTP is the only solution. Such arguments overlook and mislead, which, of course, is the intent of the writer.

In conclusion, the end user or decision maker is responsible for this situation: he, or she, is responsible for determining the best solution for his/her company. Unfortunately for the fiber industry, the UTP proponents play to and reinforce the misconceptions and play to the lack of accurate understanding of the fiber optic advantage.

Respectfully submitted for your consideration,

Eric R. Pearson, CPC, CFOS

President

Pearson Technologies Inc.

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