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  • Volume 27, Issue 7

    • Volume 27, Issue 7

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    Cable

    Product Focus

    July 1, 2019
    Wireless fiber cleaver links with Bluetooth splicersAFL says the Fujikura CT50 fiber cleaver represents an industry-first in this technology, with wireless communication between...
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    Org charts and OTDR traces

    July 1, 2019
    Recently I had the opportunity to address a company that had just moved into a new facility. They graciously invited me to be part of the facility’s ceremonial opening, and I...
    The Telecommunications Industry Association’s TSB-162-A document advises users to consider the maintenance and security of access points, and recommends using an enclosure where physical security is a concern. Enclosures used for these applications should have metal housing, hinged doors, low profiles, and should provide knockouts for cable egress.
    Cabling Design

    Supporting multi-gigabit wireless LAN systems

    July 1, 2019
    As consumers, we experience every day how important WiFi connectivity is. It’s not a great revelation to say that WiFi availability has become vital to both businesses and consumers...
    Vision Technologies designed, installed, and commissioned a unified WiFi and passive optical LAN system for The Wharf, a $2.5-billion mixed-use property developed by Hoffman-Madison Waterfront. The Wharf opened in October 2017.
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    Cabling Innovators Spotlight

    July 1, 2019
    Vision Technologies designed, installed, and commissioned a unified WiFi and passive optical network (PON) system for The Wharf, a mile-long, 24-acre, $2.5-billion mixed-use ...
    Testing conducted by Pearson Technologies shows that fiber sections exhibiting increased attenuation rates in the forward direction, do not exhibit those increased rates when tested in the reverse direction.
    Fiber Optic

    Subtleties of bend-insensitive multimode fiber

    July 1, 2019
    By Eric R. Pearson, CFOS/T/C/S/I, Pearson Technologies Inc.Over the past 31 years, this author has been active in fiber-optic communications. During that time, there have been...

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    Editor's Picks

    July 1, 2019
    CommScope licenses duplex LC fiber-optic adapters to AFLCommScope recently announced it has licensed its portfolio of patents for duplex LC fiber-optic adapters, which are designed...
    On this floor of a commercial office building, a single telecom closet serves 6 radios.
    Cabling Installation

    Cabling future-ready commercial office buildings

    July 1, 2019
    By Art King, Corning Inc.Our industry invests a substantial amount of time discussing the benefits of smart buildings and the mutual benefits they provide both building owners...
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    Ultra-high-fiber-count cables require care during installation and termination

    July 1, 2019
    The installation and use of singlemode fiber-optic cables with fiber counts in the thousands has prompted installers to learn and implement techniques that are not required when...