Data centers serve as the core infrastructure for cloud computing, processing massive AI workloads, and facilitating internet traffic. Interlinking these systems are the two dominant physical media: UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) copper and fiber optic cables. Over the past three decades, both have evolved in remarkable ways, balancing scalability, cost-efficiency, https://damienfjmnq.digitollblog.com/37982401/from-copper-to-light-a-history-of-utp-and-fiber-optic-innovation-in-data-centers