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Fiber News & Products
Bendable fiber passes independent testing
(Sep 1, 2010)
Singlemode cables can withstand fifty 90-degree bends and 500 crown staples with virtually no loss.
Tactical fiber cable enables HD newscasts
(Aug 27, 2010)
Called CopperHead, a new product set is all about optical and nothing about twisted pairs.
Fiber-bandwidth provider Fibertech acquired
(Aug 27, 2010)
The half-billion-dollar deal will keep Fibertech's management and staff in place.
Fiber-installation project upcoming at AK college
(Aug 19, 2010)
Prince William Sound Community College has put out a request for proposal for a fiber-optic installation.
Report: Fiber-optic fusion splicer sales jump in 2010
(Aug 16, 2010)
In terms of volume, the number of new fusion splicers put into action is on track for an increase of 12 percent versus 2009, says Electronicast.
Superior Essex issues macrobend resistant multimode 10G fiber cabling
(Aug 12, 2010)
All of the company's optical fiber multimode cables are now available with its macrobend resistant laser optimized 50 micron TeraFlex 10G fibers.
AFL expands Interconnect Premise MicroCore cable series
(Jul 20, 2010)
AFL Telecommunications has expanded its Interconnect Premise MicroCore cable product line of high-density fiber-optic cables.
New self-supporting fiber cable
(Jul 12, 2010)
The all-dielectric self-supporting cable provides multiple fiber options for pole-to-pole installs.
Use fiber to extend USB without interference
(Jul 11, 2010)
Electro Standards Labs' converter/extender set is suitable for environments and applications that are subject to EMI or RFI.
Broadband stimulus ripe with fiber
(Jul 3, 2010)
The second round of ARRA awards will combine $795M in grants and loans with more than $200M in outside investment.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
Guest Blog: Master Format 2010 - What's new?
by Felix ZayasJuly 28, 2010In the telecommunications field the term "MasterFormat" can be somewhat of a convoluted term. For the next 350 words or so I will go through the finer details of MasterFormat and how it relates to telecommunications.MasterFormat...
Tweet this: New data center for Twitter is overdue
Twitter announced on its Engineering Blog that later this year it will open its own dedicated data center in the Salt Lake City area. The microblogger's Jean Paul Cozzatti said in his post that the dedicated data center will allow Twitter to "have full...
Legal investigation underway in Tyco's ADC acquisition
Several law firms are taking a look at the Tyco Electronics acquisition of ADC for approximately $1.25 billion to determine whether or not ADC's board accepted an offer from Tyco that represents the best value for shareholders. Such investigations are not...
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Clean & Inspect for 21st Century Optical Networks
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Field Testing Installed Optical Fiber Cabling
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40/100 Gigabit Ethernet: Understanding the next generation of network technology
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