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Ethernet cable wire twists explained: A century-old tech for modern internet

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The wires inside Ethernet cables are twisted to improve internet signal quality and reduce interference. This technique, dating back to Alexander Graham Bell's work in the 1880s for telephone lines, involves twisting pairs of copper wires together. This twisting creates opposing magnetic fields that cancel out interference, allowing electrical signals to travel at peak speeds and preventing issues like cross-talk between individual wires within the cable bundle. Different twist rates for each pair further minimize interference between the pairs themselves. AI

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Ethernet cable wire twists explained: A century-old tech for modern internet

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    Why the wires in your ethernet cables are twisted

    There's a good reason for that arrangement.

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