IJCATR Volume 5 Issue 6

Comparative Study of Optic Fibre and Wireless Technologies in Internet Connectivity

Onu Fergus U Ikporo Stephen C
10.7753/IJCATR0506.1014
keywords : Internet connectivity, quality of service, wireless technology, Bandwidth utilization, Channel Resilience.

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Most of the activities going on in the world today demand information and data sharing in one form or the other. Consequently, the Internet and its connectivity has gradually become a household concern. The connection to the Internet requires physical transfer of signal (data/information) from one point to another. This can either be through physical medium (wire) or through the air (wireless). This paper a comparative study of Fiber Optics and Wireless Technologies in Internet connectivity seeks to identify which of the two technologies is better for signal transmission in terms of bandwidth utilization, performance, reliability, cost effectiveness, resilience, and security. The study adopted the use of secondary sources for the sourcing of materials. A lot of journal articles, research publications, testbooks, white papers and many more were critically studies and comparatively analysed. It was clear that both media have hitches and challenges. The study showed that although initial cost of acquisition is an inhibitive factor for fibre optic connection, unlimited bandwidth delivery and high Quality of Service (QoS) placed Fiber optics above wireless connectivity in their overall performance.
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Title = "Comparative Study of Optic Fibre and Wireless Technologies in Internet Connectivity",
Journal ="International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research(IJCATR)",
Volume = "5",
Issue ="6",
Pages ="403 - 411",
Year = "2016",
Authors ="Onu Fergus U Ikporo Stephen C"}
  • The paper examined and compared the signal transmission technique in wireless and fibre optics technologies
  • The security challenges in the two technologies were also comparatively discussed
  • Perfrmance efficiency was comparatively studied
  • The paper comparatively discussed the sconomic viability interms of cost and envireonmental friendliness of the technologies