There are many amazing facts about fiber optic cables, which is why proper handling of them is a must hence, the Fiber Optic Association (FOA) itself provided a list of do’s and don’ts in fiber optic cable handling. But what do fiber optic cables do for us specifically? How do they benefit us and in what way/s do they benefit us? In this week’s feature, let us further discuss the subtle things that fiber optic cables do to make our lives more convenient and comfortable.

In this month’s series of Fiber Op-Tips, we’ll be discussing deeper technical and safety aspects of fiber optics cable management. Let’s start it off with today’s article on Do’s and Don’ts in fiber optics handling. We have recently discussed the basic fiber optics terminologies which anyone interested in this field should remember. Among these terminologies are the fiber optic cable elements. Let’s have a review of what these terms mean.