At the heart of today's IT landscape are data centers, which handle everything from standard cloud tasks to high-demand AI/ML applications. This ecosystem relies on two core physical media: UTP copper cabling and fiber optic cables. Over the past three decades, these technologies have advanced in remarkable ways, optimizing cost, performance, and s
How UTP and Fiber Optics Have Transformed Data Center Connectivity
In modern digital infrastructure, data centers are the core drivers of the connected world—hosting cloud services, AI workloads, and the global exchange of information. This ecosystem relies on two core physical media: UTP copper cabling and fiber optic cables. Over the past three decades, both have evolved in significant ways, balancing cost, pe