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MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH — SUPPORTS 10GBE UP TO 100M
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PRICE AGREED BEFORE WORK BEGINS — NO CHANGE ORDERS
WHEN COPPER ISN'T ENOUGH
Copper cabling has served businesses well for decades. But there are environments and use cases where its physical limitations — distance, bandwidth ceiling, electromagnetic interference — make fiber the only viable solution.
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There are distance limitations copper can't overcome
Cat6A supports 10GbE up to 100 meters — after that, signal degrades and performance drops. Consider for campus environments, multi-building connections, and long backbone runs require fiber to maintain performance over distance without repeaters.
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Bandwidth demands that exceed copper's ceiling
Data centers, high-density server environments, video production, and research computing all generate traffic volumes that quickly saturate copper backbone runs. Fiber delivers 40Gbps to 100Gbps on current standards — with headroom for what's coming.
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Electromagnetic interference in industrial environments
Manufacturing floors, industrial facilities, and environments with heavy electrical equipment generate EMI that degrades copper signal quality. Fiber is immune to electromagnetic interference — making it the only reliable choice in electrically noisy environments.
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Security environments requiring non-interceptable transmission
Fiber doesn't radiate an electromagnetic signal that can be intercepted without physical access to the cable. For government, defense, healthcare, and financial environments with stringent data security requirements, fiber backbone runs provide a security advantage copper cannot match.
Silotech Fiber Cabling Solutions designs and installs the right fiber architecture for your environment — multimode for intra-building runs, single-mode for campus and long-distance backbone, and the connectors, enclosures, and splicing that make it perform at spec for decades.
FIBER TYPES WE INSTALL
The right fiber for the right application — specified correctly from the start.
MULTIMODE FIBER
OM3 · OM4 · OM5 — SHORT TO MID DISTANCE
Max distance
Up to 550m (OM4 at 10GbE)
Max bandwidth
100Gbps (OM5)
Best for
Intra-building backbone, data centers
Cost-effective for runs within a building or between adjacent buildings. OM4 is the current standard for most commercial environments. OM5 supports wavelength division multiplexing for future-proofed installations.
SINGLE-MODE FIBER
OS1 · OS2 — LONG DISTANCE & CAMPUS
Max Distance
Up to 40km (OS2)
Max bandwidth
Effectively unlimited at current speeds
Best for
Campus, multi-building, ISP handoffs
The standard for campus backbone, building-to-building runs, and any installation where distance exceeds multimode capability. Higher upfront cost than multimode, but the only viable option for long runs — and immune to future bandwidth upgrades requiring recabling.
WHAT WE DO
Complete fiber installations — design through certification.
DESIGN
Fiber Network Design
Topology planning, fiber type selection, strand count sizing, pathway routing, and enclosure placement — designed for current requirements and future bandwidth growth.
INSTALL
Fiber Installation & Splicing
Indoor, outdoor, and direct-burial fiber installation — fusion splicing, mechanical termination, and pre-terminated fiber assembly for applications where tight tolerances are required.
ENCLOSURES
Fiber Enclosures & Patch Panels
Wall-mount and rack-mount fiber enclosures, splice trays, and patch panel management — organized, labeled, and built for clean access and long-term manageability.
TESTING
OTDR Testing & Certification
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer testing on every run — insertion loss, reflectance, and splice quality measured and documented to TIA/EIA standards. Silotech certification reports provided at handoff.
CAMPUS
Campus & Inter-Building Backbone
Underground conduit, aerial runs, and direct-burial fiber connecting multiple buildings across campus environments — engineered for the distance, environment, and bandwidth demands of each installation.
HYBRID
Hybrid Fiber & Copper Integration
Most environments use fiber for backbone runs and copper for the horizontal distribution to endpoints. We design and install both — with the transition points, media converters, and documentation that make the hybrid architecture manageable.
FIBER TYPES WE INSTALL
Fiber projects require precision at every stage. Here's how we ensure it.
SITE SURVEY & SCOPE — Fixed-price quote before work begins
Distance measurement, pathway assessment, bandwidth requirements, and fiber type selection — documented in a scope of work with a fixed-price quote before any work begins.
PATHWAY PREPARATION & MATERIAL STAGING
Conduit verification, innerduct installation where required, and material staging — all completed before fiber is pulled to protect the cable and ensure installation moves at schedule.
FIBER PULLING, SPLICING & TERMINATION
Careful fiber pulling with proper bend radius protection, fusion splicing at all connection points, and precision termination — the craft work that determines whether fiber performs at spec or underperforms for its entire service life.
OTDR TESTING & CERTIFICATION
Every run tested with OTDR equipment to verify insertion loss and splice quality meets TIA/EIA specifications. No run is accepted without passing certification. Every result documented in the project report.
AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION & HANDOFF
Complete as-built drawings, OTDR test reports, splice records, and enclosure documentation delivered at project close. Your fiber infrastructure is fully documented for the life of the installation.
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for environments where copper hits its limits and performance can't be compromised.
Campus Environments
Universities, corporate campuses, and medical complexes requiring high-speed building-to-building backbone connectivity.
Data Centers & Server Rooms
High-density fiber for top-of-rack, end-of-row, and core switching — OM4/OM5 for maximum bandwidth and lowest latency.
Industrial & Manufacturing
EMI-immune fiber for production floors, warehouses, and industrial facilities where copper signal degradation is a constant problem.
Government & Defense
Secure fiber backbone for environments requiring non-interceptable transmission and compliance with physical security standards.
Healthcare Systems
High-speed fiber backbone for multi-building health systems — imaging data, EHR traffic, and clinical application connectivity.
Multi-Building Commercial
Office parks, retail complexes, and multi-building commercial properties requiring shared high-speed connectivity across structures.
FIBER VS. COPPER — WHEN TO CHOOSE EACH
Not every run needs fiber. Here's an honest guide to choosing the right infrastructure for each application.
CHOOSE FIBER WHEN:
- Run distance exceeds 100 meters
- Bandwidth requirements exceed 10GbE
- Environment has high electromagnetic interference
- Connecting buildings across a campus or property
- Security requirements prohibit interceptable transmission
- Future-proofing a high-investment infrastructure build
CHOOSE COPPER WHEN:
- Runs are within 100 meters — workstations to switches
- PoE is required — copper delivers power, fiber cannot
- Budget is the primary constraint for horizontal runs
- Standard office environment — 1GbE or 10GbE to desktop
- End-user connectivity from IDF to workstation drops
- No EMI concerns and bandwidth demands are modest
Most enterprise environments use both — fiber backbone between floors and buildings, copper for horizontal runs to endpoints. We design and install both. Ask us which architecture is right for your environment.