Video: Fiber connector certification speed challenge

Test and measurment expert EXFO documented its contest at the 2014 BICSI show.

At the recent 2014 BICSI Winter Conference, test and measurement equipment vendor EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO) challenged participants to stop by its kiosk to take part in the company's fiber connector certification speed challenge.

Contestants were asked to inspect and certify 5 UPC fiber connectors (2 clean, 2 dirty, 1 scratched) using the company's new FIP-430B fully automated fiber inspection probe. The video reveals the winning and average times of the contest's 31 participants, who ranged from first-time testers to technicians with 20 years of fiber expertise.

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