Optical fibre test set
01 April, 2008The OWL 4 certification test kit is designed for use by installers who need to certify new and previously installed fibre-optic links, covering all required certification test standards including ISO/IEC 11801.
Optical fibre splitter
01 April, 2008The OmniReach fibre-to-the-x (FTTX) product line has been expanded with the addition of the OmniReach 1 x 64 splitter, which allows carriers to double the number of customers served from a single splitter and reduce the feeder fibres needed for the network.
Optical fibre media converters
01 April, 2008The Optimal Cable Services 200 series media converters are designed to extend the physical range of 10/100 Mbps ethernet networks utilising fibre optics.
Strong bandwidth demand to drive optical fibre market
27 February, 2008Research recently released by telecommunications analyst Ovum RHK suggests that the optical fibre components market will reach US$6 billion in 2012, pushed by demand across all voice and data sectors that will drive the market at 11% compounded annual growth rate.
Fibre-optic ethernet coupler
01 February, 2008The EtherCAT I/O system has been expanded with fibre-optic-compatible hardware, EK1501 EtherCAT coupler and the EK1521 junction terminal, enabling more flexible topologies including line, ring, tree and star.
Fibre test and inspection kit
01 February, 2008Three fibre-optic kits offer video inspection of fibre end-faces using the FiberInspector Mini 200X microscope that aligns the inspection probe with fibre ports or patch cord connectors to increase the efficiency of fibre inspection.
Fibre-optic repeaters
01 February, 2008The Weed Instruments EOTec 2C31 (single self-healing ring) and 2C32 (dual self-healing ring) fibre-optic repeaters are designed for ControlNet applications.
Indoor/outdoor tight buffer fibre cable
01 February, 2008A series of indoor/outdoor tight buffer distribution cables has been added to the FiberExpress line of fibre-optic cabling solutions.
Optical fibre LC adapters
01 February, 2008The Quad LC optical-fibre adapters are designed for high-density optical-fibre interconnection applications, providing four LC ports in the one adapter. Connection options for each adapter include either four simplex LC connectors, two simplex and one duplex LC connectors or two duplex LC connectors.
Prysmian signs Telstra cable supply agreement
10 October, 2007Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems Australia recently announced a three-year agreement to continue the supply of both fibre-optic and metallic communication cables to Telstra.