To get the most out of your Multi-Gig Network you should choose the fastest cables possible. Cat 8 or Fiber Optics are the Top 2 choices for a blazing fast Network. This video explains the benefits of both cables and which one you should choose for your Home or Business Network. Make sure to check out our Best deals on both Cat 8 and Fiber Optic Cables! Love you guys! Peace.
I think fiber is the future. because it's faster and lighter. saves alot of cobber/metal. Thank you very much for the video (not the back ground music). 😀
Twenty years ago, my new home was run point to point with Cat 5E, RJ11 (telephone), and coaxial cable. This was in preparation for 1 Gb networking, wired telephone, and cable TV service. All of it worked very well. Twenty years later, my just setup new home was run point to point with (a) primary runs (between low cost 2 port SFP port switches) with 10 Gb (at my distances, actually 100 Gb) multimode fiber (den, living room, and master bedroom) and (b) Cat 8 from these switches (all 8 port RJ 45) to secondary rooms. The switches' SFPs are limited to 10 Gb, and the RJ 45 ports are 2.5 Gb. However, the goal was... in another decade or two... the switches are replaced, but the wires are still good. However, crystal ball (20 years from now, though)... none of this will matter. Except for backbone runs, almost all devices will likely be WiFi only by this time. WiFi 6/6E maxes at 10 Gb/s, WiFi 7 at 46 Gb/s, and WiFi 8 is proposed to be at 100 Gb/s. Of course, these are maximums that are never reached, but for the residential and (most) small and medium sized office spaces... even 25% of WiFi 8's throughput (25 Gb/s) will work perfectly. And, this doesn't even include WiFi 9 or 10's improvements. We are quickly heading to a time of "WiFi only, except for the utility's connection to the building itself." And, worse than this, "why have a wired connection to the utility's customer at all... just give them cellular (wireless)."
I think one of the major problems is we are at a point where we having a bit of a technology revolution, fiber compatible devices are not that common (at least where i live), so you will end up with mixed tech until they become more mainstream, that being said, a switch with a fiber backbone would be a great way of future proofing and due to fibers bandwidth you could use a single cable to each room you need a connection for so reduced clutter (well in the roof and wall, also you won’t get EMI from power cables), for now i guess the people who would benefit the most would be people who do large file transfers etc usually via NAS but eventually ISP’s are going to push higher speeds i know my country is going to start trialling 2.5gig up to 10gig in 2025 (i think they are pushing to make 50mb/s a minimum speed i can’t confirm as i can’t remember where i saw that), i remember something about them doing a trial of 40gig in about 2017 or so as they were testing different fiber termination boxes.
@@noname-lp3mu Just imagine where we will be in 10 years? How fast will typical ISP speeds be? It's important to plan for the future. Thanks for watching !
Did you ever make an installation video of your fibre install? I don't remember seeing one. Fibre all day but yes as you stated its a costly exercise from an equipment standpoint.
I made a video on Fiber Installation. ruclips.net/video/RJbR80rdFEY/видео.htmlsi=sFMhIZbViWwN3_ul It's Fiber-To-Home, so I only have fiber to my Network Panel then we have Cat6a and Cat6 throughout the home. Thanks for watching Kevin I really appreciate it! 😃
Extreme overkill. Youre only as fast as your shortest link. Thats ur isp. Cat6 is rated 10g up to 165' which is longer than any house run. Fiber is for distance over speed. You only need fiber for runs over 300'. Below that cat6 is all you need.
Well the title of the video is Cat 8 versus Fiber Optics not Cat6 versus Cat8 or Fiber. I have videos on Cat6 and yes Cat6 is all most people need but there are small selection of people that want the very best cables for there high speed ISP fiber connections. Google Fiber is becoming more popular and 5gig will become cheaper and eventually 10gig or higher. Thanks for watching and for commenting! 😃
These elements can easily last 30 years. The previous 30 years was a 6 order of magnitude jump for me. A single 10x jump would obsolete cat-6a at my new home. With a new run, the Cat-6 is required for slow adopters and fiber for future proofing.
This stuff is more for home studios where you've got a single NAS that's connecting up to a workstation in another room. We're nowhere near the point where the server outside the house is fast enough to serve things up fast enough to saturate either of these connections.
@@UltimateTechHub It will, but even with that stuff, I don't know how many companies are going to pay for servers to allow people to saturate such a connection. This stuff is far more relevant for wiring your home up as those connections are much easier to saturate and if the external link to the ISP and server ever does increase that much, you're already prepared.
@@wangsunfuh8889 Yes, although, I wouldn't expect a similar leap. We're at the point where people can stream HDTV over the net in a typical urban ISP connection, I'm not sure what people are going to be commonly doing that would necessitate that much more than we are already doing that doesn't involve a commercial grade connection where they can pretty much give you as much bandwidth as you're willing to pay for.
Hi m8, I’m about to buy Cat8 cables but there are Cat8.1 and Cat8.2 on the website I’m gonna buy cables. No idea the difference. Never seen this difference before.
They can last 10 years but it's not guaranteed. I've had ethernet cables last over 10 years and I've had some last 6 or 7 years and begin to fail. However, fiber will last for decades. Thanks for watching!
6:01 "since it's light, it's completely immune to EMI"...wait...EMI, the data going through CAT8, and light: are made of the same thing though! explain!
@Layarion optical fiber does not transmit electricity, it does not radiate signals and cannot be tapped - copper does use electricity and is susceptible to be tapped …it's the not the same.
@@UltimateTechHub Fiber is absolutely able to be tapped. All it takes is having physical access to a fiber, apply the proper bend and having a sensitive receiver to pick up the light leakage as a result of the bend. This is one reason why certain networks due two things.... Rolling encryption at the speed of light and have monitoring that alarms if there's more than a minimal degree of light level. A small decrease in light level can be a sign that someone has tapped your fiber. @layarion Fiber is immune to EMI and does not emit EMI due to the transmission of data being light particles being bounced along the inside of a fiber. Fiber strands tend to be doped to minimize light leakage. When was the last time you heard of EMI affecting fiber communications? I have not. Feel free to find a power company tech that had been involved in fiber build out in higher power transmission line paths, often in the same space of the power lines and with quite a bit of EM energy being thrown around. Never buy fiber from a power company that built their fiber infrastructure in such space... it's impossible to perform any work on yourself.
To get the most out of your Multi-Gig Network you should choose the fastest cables possible. Cat 8 or Fiber Optics are the Top 2 choices for a blazing fast Network. This video explains the benefits of both cables and which one you should choose for your Home or Business Network. Make sure to check out our Best deals on both Cat 8 and Fiber Optic Cables! Love you guys! Peace.
I'm a contractor with local telcos and have fiber run to all my high-traffic/usage areas in my home. Great video!
@TheDrCarpy Thanks for watching and for commenting !
This is cool! What port does the fibre terminate too in your wall in the bedrooms? Is it sfp ?
I think fiber is the future. because it's faster and lighter. saves alot of cobber/metal.
Thank you very much for the video (not the back ground music). 😀
Twenty years ago, my new home was run point to point with Cat 5E, RJ11 (telephone), and coaxial cable. This was in preparation for 1 Gb networking, wired telephone, and cable TV service. All of it worked very well.
Twenty years later, my just setup new home was run point to point with (a) primary runs (between low cost 2 port SFP port switches) with 10 Gb (at my distances, actually 100 Gb) multimode fiber (den, living room, and master bedroom) and (b) Cat 8 from these switches (all 8 port RJ 45) to secondary rooms. The switches' SFPs are limited to 10 Gb, and the RJ 45 ports are 2.5 Gb. However, the goal was... in another decade or two... the switches are replaced, but the wires are still good.
However, crystal ball (20 years from now, though)... none of this will matter. Except for backbone runs, almost all devices will likely be WiFi only by this time. WiFi 6/6E maxes at 10 Gb/s, WiFi 7 at 46 Gb/s, and WiFi 8 is proposed to be at 100 Gb/s. Of course, these are maximums that are never reached, but for the residential and (most) small and medium sized office spaces... even 25% of WiFi 8's throughput (25 Gb/s) will work perfectly. And, this doesn't even include WiFi 9 or 10's improvements.
We are quickly heading to a time of "WiFi only, except for the utility's connection to the building itself." And, worse than this, "why have a wired connection to the utility's customer at all... just give them cellular (wireless)."
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I think one of the major problems is we are at a point where we having a bit of a technology revolution, fiber compatible devices are not that common (at least where i live), so you will end up with mixed tech until they become more mainstream, that being said, a switch with a fiber backbone would be a great way of future proofing and due to fibers bandwidth you could use a single cable to each room you need a connection for so reduced clutter (well in the roof and wall, also you won’t get EMI from power cables), for now i guess the people who would benefit the most would be people who do large file transfers etc usually via NAS but eventually ISP’s are going to push higher speeds i know my country is going to start trialling 2.5gig up to 10gig in 2025 (i think they are pushing to make 50mb/s a minimum speed i can’t confirm as i can’t remember where i saw that), i remember something about them doing a trial of 40gig in about 2017 or so as they were testing different fiber termination boxes.
@@noname-lp3mu Just imagine where we will be in 10 years? How fast will typical ISP speeds be? It's important to plan for the future. Thanks for watching !
You should also mention how hot 10gb speed over Ethernet can get hot at the connection point. Really hot
The GBIC adapters for 10gb are outrageously hot.
Great video!
@@shirleylocklin1140 Thanks for watching !
Did you ever make an installation video of your fibre install? I don't remember seeing one. Fibre all day but yes as you stated its a costly exercise from an equipment standpoint.
I made a video on Fiber Installation. ruclips.net/video/RJbR80rdFEY/видео.htmlsi=sFMhIZbViWwN3_ul
It's Fiber-To-Home, so I only have fiber to my Network Panel then we have Cat6a and Cat6 throughout the home. Thanks for watching Kevin I really appreciate it! 😃
Extreme overkill. Youre only as fast as your shortest link. Thats ur isp. Cat6 is rated 10g up to 165' which is longer than any house run. Fiber is for distance over speed. You only need fiber for runs over 300'. Below that cat6 is all you need.
Well the title of the video is Cat 8 versus Fiber Optics not Cat6 versus Cat8 or Fiber. I have videos on Cat6 and yes Cat6 is all most people need but there are small selection of people that want the very best cables for there high speed ISP fiber connections. Google Fiber is becoming more popular and 5gig will become cheaper and eventually 10gig or higher. Thanks for watching and for commenting! 😃
These elements can easily last 30 years. The previous 30 years was a 6 order of magnitude jump for me. A single 10x jump would obsolete cat-6a at my new home. With a new run, the Cat-6 is required for slow adopters and fiber for future proofing.
This stuff is more for home studios where you've got a single NAS that's connecting up to a workstation in another room. We're nowhere near the point where the server outside the house is fast enough to serve things up fast enough to saturate either of these connections.
@@UltimateTechHub It will, but even with that stuff, I don't know how many companies are going to pay for servers to allow people to saturate such a connection. This stuff is far more relevant for wiring your home up as those connections are much easier to saturate and if the external link to the ISP and server ever does increase that much, you're already prepared.
@@wangsunfuh8889 Yes, although, I wouldn't expect a similar leap. We're at the point where people can stream HDTV over the net in a typical urban ISP connection, I'm not sure what people are going to be commonly doing that would necessitate that much more than we are already doing that doesn't involve a commercial grade connection where they can pretty much give you as much bandwidth as you're willing to pay for.
Hi m8,
I’m about to buy Cat8 cables but there are Cat8.1 and Cat8.2 on the website I’m gonna buy cables. No idea the difference. Never seen this difference before.
@@travellerseko Which website are you buying from?
Fiber if possible, but yeah
and you didn't even mention the electrical insulation property of fiber vs cat8, and the beneficial usage of PoE -_-
That could be a different video, thanks for the great idea! Thank you for watching and for commenting!
Fiber
@@winger46146 Speed King! Thanks for watching.
Cat 6 cables don't last 10 years??? 🤔
They can last 10 years but it's not guaranteed. I've had ethernet cables last over 10 years and I've had some last 6 or 7 years and begin to fail. However, fiber will last for decades. Thanks for watching!
6:01 "since it's light, it's completely immune to EMI"...wait...EMI, the data going through CAT8, and light: are made of the same thing though! explain!
@Layarion optical fiber does not transmit electricity, it does not radiate signals and cannot be tapped - copper does use electricity and is susceptible to be tapped …it's the not the same.
@@UltimateTechHub Fiber is absolutely able to be tapped. All it takes is having physical access to a fiber, apply the proper bend and having a sensitive receiver to pick up the light leakage as a result of the bend. This is one reason why certain networks due two things.... Rolling encryption at the speed of light and have monitoring that alarms if there's more than a minimal degree of light level. A small decrease in light level can be a sign that someone has tapped your fiber.
@layarion Fiber is immune to EMI and does not emit EMI due to the transmission of data being light particles being bounced along the inside of a fiber. Fiber strands tend to be doped to minimize light leakage. When was the last time you heard of EMI affecting fiber communications? I have not. Feel free to find a power company tech that had been involved in fiber build out in higher power transmission line paths, often in the same space of the power lines and with quite a bit of EM energy being thrown around. Never buy fiber from a power company that built their fiber infrastructure in such space... it's impossible to perform any work on yourself.
I'll choose cat6. Lol. Cat6 in a home is good enough for your home networking.