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[–] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Plenty of copper in the switch gears, and at the panels. Single mode fiber is used as backbone for long runs. Multimode is used for backbone between closets.

Data centers may use cat 8 wire which also doesn't have much copper in them but, those big fuck ass CRAC units gots plenty of copper.

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