Do I really need a fibre optic connection for hosting my 500 websites?

I'll have about 500 websites hosting on a server in the office, is fibre optic my only choice for the connection?





Is a co-location plans provided by those data centres a better choice?





Any answer would be appreciated.

Do I really need a fibre optic connection for hosting my 500 websites?
The problem is not with connection, u could use simply GB port. The problems are with redundacy: UPS, Internet connections, security hardware (at 500 sites it's impossible to not be attacked). If u calculate all this for sure u would prefer a datacenter colocation with built-in reduncancy and network perimeter security.
Reply:From a network perspective, you don't necessarily have to use fiber for your medium of transport. It could easily be copper if the bandwidth meets the requirement. Gauge how much bandwidth your servers would require and based on that, you can start looking for access/connectivity technologies being offered by ISPs that would best suit your needs in the most cost-efficient manner.
Reply:For this many sites, you really need multiple servers for redundancy, and will need far more upload bandwidth than any standard broadband can provide.