Worldwide, technologies for broadband access networks are advancing rapidly. Among these, the technology applying single mode fiber provides for a high-capacity transmission medium which can meet the growing demand for broadband services. The experience with the installation and operation of single mode fiber and cable based networks is huge, and ITU-T Recommendation G.652 describing its characteristics […]
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TIA standard for wideband multimode fiber, WBMMF, approved
At its June 2016 meeting, the Telecommunications Industry Association’s (TIA) TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables Subcommittee approved the standard ANSI/TIA-492AAAE, which specifies wideband multimode fiber (WBMMF). The specification completed the entire TIA standard-development process in under two years; TR-42 accepted the project request for the standard in October 2014. An article authored by Cindy Montstream, […]