George Burger says his company VMedia Inc. can’t get internet service into customer buildings and homes the way it once did because copper wiring that the Toronto-based internet service provider uses to reach customers is being replaced, taking parts of his market with it. The problem is that fibre optics networks — which carry internet signals over glass filaments — are gradually being installed directly into homes and replacing slower, but less expensive, copper-based wiring. Fibre optics networks carry internet signals over glass filaments instead of less expensive cooper based-wiring. This proves to be a problem for companies such as VMedia Inc., who use copper wiring to install internet service into customer buildings and homes. Burger says it’s not always clear why VMedia can’t get access to a new customer in an older building.

Source: thestar August 26, 2018 16:07 UTC