What’s the Difference Between Optical and Wireless Communications?
Microwaves and RF Jack Browne | Mar 10, 2017
Wireless and optical communications technologies are often found on the same cellular communications
tower, supporting modern communications using different wavelengths.
Wireless communications relies on the transmission and reception of RF/microwave signals modulated with the information to be carried while optical communications uses modulated light beamed through fiber-optic cables.