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Plastic Optical Fiber: A Short-Haul Solution
Plastic optical fiber is cheaper, more durable and flexible, and easier to install and maintain than more traditional data transmission materials. It is especially well suited to short distance applications, such as LANs, which require high-speed bandwidth.
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