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Connector Installation | Drop Fiber Optic Pushable Jumper

Telecommunications networks grow at a faster rate than ever before. As the US government continues to roll out plans to connect isolated and rural communities all over the country, fiber-based networks are cementing as the perfect choice to build connections with bigger and more reliable systems. In the FTTX market, the demands for approachable, accessible, and future-proof connectivity for Telecom services require fiber solutions that can be easily deployed in any possible environment that lasts. Cable Assemblies serve a particular purpose as...

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Introducing the Waveoptics® Pushable Cables and Mexfoserv® Pushable Jumpers

MEXFOSERV® and WAVEOPTICS® present their NEWEST solutions for fiber distribution: their Pushable Fiber Optic Cables and Drop Fiber Pushable Jumpers. When deploying fiber inside buildings, premises, or in any other size-constrained space, time and maneuverability are integral for a successful installation.  For this, WAVEOPTICS® and MEXFOSERV® introduce their Pushable Cable and Drop Fiber Pushable Jumper solutions. Specially designed for microducts, the Pushable Cables have a rigid design, allowing them, as their name suggests, to be easily pushed into ducts and conduits. This is...

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NEW product announcement: In-Line Hardened Cable Assemblies

MEXFOSERV® presents a NEW product in its portfolio of hardened drop fiber optic cable assemblies: the in-line hardened fiber optic cable assemblies. This product is mainly designed for last-mile applications, for example, drop fiber installations, and connections among assemblies; helping you keep installation costs down, and extending the reach of fiber-based networks and services.  This preconnectorized solution protects and creates extensions from pedestals or handholes to drop fiber optic hardened assemblies in existing FTTX installations. Their In-line hardened receptacles are fully compatible...

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Slim or Standard loose tube cables: What is best for your fiber optic installation?

Fiber optic installations have come a long way in the last 50 years. The need to adapt to constantly-changing communication environments has created new ways in which fiber-based connections and loose tube cables are designed and manufactured depending on the needs of a specific outdoor installation. FTTX networks are unique. They are different from one another, depending on the final destination in which data will be transmitted and the outside environments it will be carried on. FTTA, FTTB, FTTC, FTTH, FTTN,...

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How electricity affects ADSS cables? The tracking effect and corona discharge

When talking about self-supporting aerial installations, one of the most common applications for long-distance transmission is the laying of fiber optic cables in high-voltage towers. But the lines in high-voltage towers usually present a great problem, commonly seen in equipment that handles high electrical voltages: the tracking effect.

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Mexfoserv® Presents its New Hardened Drop Fiber Optic Assemblies for FTTX Applications

FONCS announces the new Mexfoserv® development in FTTX networks: the hardened drop fiber optic assemblies, to ensure a quick and direct connection from an outdoor fiber optic cable directly to a network terminal (ONT). For aerial, direct-buried, or duct installations, these new pre-connectorized assemblies can be used to provide a plug-and-play connection, with custom lengths ranging from 15 to 2000 ft, reducing both time and costs in most installations. Primarily for outdoor and indoor/outdoor fiber optic deployments, these solutions are UV resistant...

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FONCS Announces the 2-Port Wall Outlet Terminal Box

The latest FONCS development in demarcation boxes has arrived: the Mexfoserv® 2-port wall outlet terminal box for fiber optic indoor deployments. A high-quality terminal box made of flame retardant and durable ABS is used at the fiber optic termination point, proves a reliable and adaptable alternative to integrate fiber splicing connection and storage so the indoor cables can be manageable in a variety of ways, while also providing good properties against dust and moisture. Empty Closed 2-Port Wall Outlet Terminal Box Empty Open...

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Latest Trends in the Fiber Optic Market

FTTX Solutions As part of the increment in communications technology, the demands and requirements in the fiber optic market have also grown, always on the look for operative and application improvements for fiber optic networks. In recent years, there has been an increase in FTTH (Fiber to the Home) installations; this type of technology is based upon the use of fiber optic cables to provide Internet, IP Telephone, and Television (IPTV) services to homes, businesses, and enterprises.One of the competitive advantages...

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The Importance of Rodent Protection in Fiber Optic Cables

In August 2011, Level 3 Communications reported that 17% of the damage to their 84,000-mile fiber optic cable network was done by squirrels.In the same year, Time Warner Cable reported that they suffered heavy damage to fiber optic cables: squirrels chewed through their lines and made them replace 87 miles, incurring hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. One of the most constant dangers in fiber optic cables today is being exposed to rodents. The characteristic trait of these mostly small...

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