NG Ethernet Forum

Ethernet speed is rapidly increasing and the demand for copper based Ethernet transmission is still there even for such high speed signals.
The main reason for this copper-based transmission is installation costs and component costs.
The more 10G Ethernet will become available and installed, the more customers are likely to think of fibre installations as well. Why? - because cheaper LED-based optical components might reduce NIC costs and plastic optical fibres (POF) reduce installation costs for in house cabling.

Taking the 10G-Base-T standard into consideration, I expect 100G Ethernet to become the turning point for fibre based (possibly POF based) Ethernet cabling in large scale.

Feel free to give your voice for or against this expectation.
Thomas