Why an optical fibre-based connection? Technically speaking, optical fibres are simply the best communications medium in terms of low-loss transmission (distance) and bandwidth (speed) when compared to other mediums such as copper or free space. Wireless technologies such as WiMAX can provide cost effective alternatives to optical fibre, but only for relatively short distances and at moderate bandwidths.  Due to ever increasing requirements for bandwidth and reliable performance, optical fibre is the preferred permanent solution. Other advantages of optical fibre media: no electromagnetic or radio-freqency interference communications are inherently more secure low-cost optical transponders are available and are inherently less complex than RF equipment long life span of 20 to 30+ years However the above characterisitics are not sufficient to make a fibre optic based-connection future-proof. Where does the other end go?  Who decides how the connection gets used? Future-proof connectivity is connectivity owned and/or controlled by the end User.  Whether you are a business operating in two or more buildings across town or a school board operating many schools across a large geographical area, some advantages of owning your own connection are significant reduction in price of local loops for comparable LAN speeds and performance ability to upgrade LAN speeds and performance at will ability to outsource servers to distant locations (data centres, back-up sites, business continuity sites ability to access a choice of service providers at carrier-neutral hotels / data centres ability to consolidate servers, firewalls, routers, and aggregate traffic resulting in reduced direct and indirect operational costs direct: less equipment, less service subscriptions indirect: lower maintenance costs For more information, contact us at info@p2pfibre.ca