PARIS, FRANCE – Nexans, a international supplier of cables and cabling solutions, is complementing its KINOPTIC offering for fiber-optic infrastructure and access networks with a global high-capacity solution consisting of up...
Read MoreTOKYO – Japan’s incumbent telephone company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), announced that it has developed the world’s highest-density multifiber cable for outdoor optical fiber networks. NTT...
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SPARTANBURG, SC – AFL introduced a new product line of rugged indoor/outdoor breakout fiber...
Read MoreROANOKE, VA – Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) introduced a new family of ultra-high-density fiber optic cables this week at the BICSI 2012 Winter Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, FLa. The new HC-Series cables,...
Read MoreCORNING, NY – One million kilometers, or 620,000 miles, of ClearCurve optical fiber – more than enough to get to the moon and back – have now been sold, says manufacturer Corning. The company introduced ClearCurve...
Read MoreMILAN -VolkerWessels Telecom, the telecom division of Dutch construction company VolkerWessels, has contracted with the Draka division of cable supplier Prysmian Group to supply equipment for an FTTH deployment in multiple...
Read MoreHICKORY, NC – Telecom equipment vendor CommScope launched a fiber optic cable solution, the Low Count Fiber Drop cable, designed for true one- or two-fiber drop applications in FTTx networks. The Low Count Fiber Drop cable...
Read MoreCLAREMONT, NC – Fiber optic cable manufacturer Prysmian Group announced a new outside-plant fiber cable for the Americas market. The LT20 BBXS cable’s 19 percent reduction in diameter and 30 percent reduction in weight...
Read MoreNORCROSS, GA – Fiber manufacturer OFS enhanced its bend-optimized single-mode fiber product line with the first Zero Water Peak (ZWP) single-mode fiber compliant to the ITU-T G.657.A2 specification. AllWave FLEX+ fiber...
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CLAREMONT, N.C., – Indoor blown-fiber solutions that meet stringent requirements for riser,...
Read MoreRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — With the number of fiber installations growing faster than the number of trained technicians, deployers are seeking installation methods that take less time to learn and less time to execute. One...
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS — Clearfield announced a new class of fiber patchcords with guaranteed performance at .2 dB insertion loss – half the industry standard. By extending the link loss budget, this new class of patchcords extends...
Read MoreCORNING, NY – A $12.2 million project to deploy a 235-mile optical fiber ring across three counties in western New York was announced by the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board (STC). The network...
Read MoreATLANTA — Wire and cable manufacturer Superior Essex announced the Dri-Lite all-dry, gel-free loose tube optical fiber cable product line. This new outside-plant fiber cable design expands the company’s existing Dri-Lite...
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO — OFS, a designer and manufacturer of fiber optic network products, announced a new gel-free, riser-rated, outdoor/indoor loose tube fiber optic cable. According to OFS, OPTION1 DT cable combines the safety...
Read MoreAMSTERDAM –  A significant advance in FTTH installation was announced by Draka Communications, whose new air-jet solution can double the throughput of fiber delivery. Draka Ready-Connect Duplex now accommodates two...
Read MoreCLAREMONT, NC – A new line of fiber cables for residential multi-dwelling units (MDU) and commercial multi-tenant units (MTU) was announced by fiber optic cable manufacturer Draka Communications Americas. This...
Read MoreSAN DIEGO, CA – Fiber optic product supplier OFS announced the EZ-Bend Bundled MDU Cabling System, which replaces traditional indoor riser and drop systems with an exterior solution that the company says can reduce...
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduced the Lynx2 CustomFit...
Read MoreSAN DIEGO — The deluge of wireless data generated by smart phones has led wireless providers to seek new backhaul solutions – preferably future-proof solutions, such as fiber. A new entrant into this space is the...
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