A Case for Category 8 Copper Connectivity

Some time ago, a panel at one of the fiber optics meetings discussed the topic “How to Finally Kill Copper in Data Centers.” The question is why kill copper? One can argue that since both fiber optics and copper cabling, and for that matter, wireless compete in the area of signal transmission, there should be winners and losers. However, a trip to your local supermarket should illustrate the fallacy of such an argument- if the meat and potatoes compete for a space on your dinner table, one of them should have disappeared from the supermarket shelves.

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