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		nimos 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Copper is Faster than Fiber (2017) [pdf] This isn't really surprising. Fiber isn't better because of signal propagation speed, it's all about signal integrity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_factor

lmpdev 3 days ago [–]

That and the physical decoupling of information into another medium other than EM

Try running Cat cables on powerlines like Aerial Fibre

tejtm 3 days ago | [–]

Pedantically, light is still EM.

But I think I understand what you mean.

The shape of individual EM waveforms is no longer relevant instead there are just buckets of got some or not.

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