Data centers serve as the core infrastructure for modern IT operations, processing massive AI workloads, and enabling global communication. Supporting this complex system are two key physical components: UTP (copper) and optical fiber. Over the past three decades, these technologies have advanced in significant ways, optimizing cost, performance, and scalability https://datacenter09631.isblog.net/from-copper-to-light-a-history-of-utp-and-fiber-optic-innovation-in-data-centers-55225989