Part of the reason that industries are rapidly improving fiber optic technology is simply because both business owners and everyday individuals expect greater transmission speed and quality with each passing day. Over the next five years, citizens of every country throughout the world will be consuming more social media, streaming video, networked gaming, and other services that rely on fast, clean internet.
Temperature sensors used in wearable devices and smartphones also use fiber optic technology. According to the research firm Markets And Markets, this sector of the technology will be in high demand for healthcare equipment, energy companies, and the automotive industry. As a result, it is expected to grow by more than $2 billion over the next five years. And as new inventions become commonplace, new needs for fiber optics will present themselves.
Government Technology magazine calls fiber optic technology “future proof,” as telecom giants like Comcast are transitioning from copper coaxial cable to hybrid or fully fiber optic cable assemblies. Experts believe that fiber optics may prove to be more useful than wireless for increasingly sophisticated electronics. So far, fiber cables don’t seem to degrade like other infrastructure. It’s likely that the future of fiber optics will even outlast the next generation of devices and industrial requirements.
NAI has significant design and manufacturing expertise to provide fiber optic jumpers, harnesses and box builds to companies who want to use fiber technology in their products or businesses.