Omnitron Systems Technology recently introduced the OmniConverter GHPoE/S, which the company described as “the first multi-port, 60 Watts Power over Ethernet Gigabit media converter.” Omnitron explained the converter is compatible with IEEE 802.3af PoE (15 Watts) and 802.3at PoE Plus (30 Watts) standards, and “provides 100/1000-Ethernet-fiber-to-10/100/1000-copper” as a media converter. “It is classified as Power […]
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WHY FIBER TO THE HOME IS THE BEST CHOICE
We’re on the right path with our fibre strategy. “Competition is fierce…But we had solid revenue performance again this quarter, thanks to our fibre to the home strategy and we continue to believe that we are on the right path… “FibreOp has performed very well especially compared to our non-fibre markets – reinforcing our belief […]
NBN Co predicts up to 370,000 premises need work on HFC
NBN Co predicts that up to 10 percent of premises in footprint of the hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) networks will need to have infill completed before they can connect to the National Broadband Network (NBN). As part of revised agreements with Telstra and Optus, NBN Co will take over the HFC networks owned by the two […]
Fiber and Bandwidth
Q: What is bandwidth? a: In a network, bandwidth (what engineers call bitrate) is the ability to carry information. The more bandwidth a network has, the more information it can carry in a given amount of time. Networks with high bandwidth also tend to be more reliable because fewer bottlenecks disturb the flow of information. […]
FTTH Customer Base Continues Strong Expansion
With almost 1.4 million homes newly passed by fiber in the six months ending March 2013, the pace of fiber-to-the-home deployment in North America is exceeding long-term trends, even though it could not match the torrid pace of the prior six-month period. The data comes from market researcher Michael Render of RVA LLC, who released […]
In prep for brand exit, JDSU reveals split companies’ exec rosters, microsites
As noted by Stephen Hardy for CablingInstall.com’s sister brand Lightwave, a chronicler of the fiber-optic telecommunications sphere: “JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) [reportedly] has established microsites for the two companies that will result from its planned split in the third quarter of this year. The sites, among other info, reveal the planned executive structure of the two […]
Fiber Optic Connectors
The fiber part of the fiber optic telecommunications system is made up of lengths of optical fiber that must be connected to each other to provide pathways for the optical signals to get from where they start to where you want them to go. Although the connections with the least loss of the signal are […]
Status of Broadband Deployment in the U.S. Depends on Source
After reading the conclusions drawn by the broadband provider community and the FCC, one would think that the data sources were entirely different. According to broadband providers, there is plenty of broadband access at speeds consumers want. The FCC claims that slow speeds increase the digital divide, large swaths of unserved areas throughout the country […]
Introduction to Fiber Optics Cables – Stripping and Cleaving
Optical fiber has changed telecommunications all over the world. Because a single optical fiber can carry really huge numbers of teleph one conversations , long distance calls that used to be very expensive have become cheap enough for many people to make them often. How optical fibers carry multiple conversations is fascinating. How does the […]
Fiber Optic Test Set
The simplest test we can make on a fiber optical system is to see whether light is getting through and how much is lost. The instruments used for this are called an optical source and a receiver. Together, they form a fiber optic test set. Most fiber optic test sets work with several different wavelengths. […]