The use of fiber optics increased in the early 1990’s; however, this technology had been developed in the early 1960’s. This development was associated with the improvements that engineers had achieved in relation to the optic fiber cable (Dianov, 9). One of the developments was the introduction of the multimode fiber optic to replace the single mode fiber optic cables. The multimode fiber optic cable was associated with a higher internet speed compared to the single mode fiber optic cable; the speed of the former was at 100 petabits per second. This increased its popularity among many internet users (Dianov, 11). Moreover, the rapid rate at which the fiber optic cables were used in the 1990’s has been associated with the fact that it was more efficient that normal electric cables that were made of copper wires. Many communication networks in the developed nations were mainly manufactured with copper wires; additionally copper wires were used to manufacture electrical lines, although they were not efficient considering the fact that they had a rate of expansion.
With the rapid rate of introduction of computer technology, the increased rate which the population could afford computers, there was an increased demand in the number of people in need of internet services. Fiber optics was preferred by many people as a result of the aforementioned benefits. This increased its popularity over traditional cables. The higher level of popularity of fiber cables over traditional cables was also associated with the fact that fiber cables were offered in different varieties; this gave users i.e. companies to select the specific types of fiber optic cables that could suit their needs.
