When purchasing a fiber optic cable, it is important to understand the different varieties of core characteristics that are available within the cable itself. Each of these different characteristics will have different effects on your abil…

Fiber Optic Cable:In fiber optic cable, optical fibers carry digital data signals in the form of modulated pulses of light. This is a relatively safe way to send data because no electrical impulses are carried over the fiber optic cable. T…

The burst out in demand for bandwidth in enterprise networks is driving an urgent need for higher Ethernet network speeds. There are several factors, including broadband penetration fueled by video-rich content, Data Center demands, and ex…

QSFP+ cables provide a high density, high bandwidth, cost effective solution for a variety of markets and applications including switches, routers, HBA’s, high performance computing and mass storage sub-systems by mfr’s such as IBM, Cisco,…

Fiber Adapter Panel is used for patching fiber cable to the termination enclosure like fiber wall cabinets, rack mount fiber cabinets or rack mount fiber shelf. It enables you to make quick and easy fiber patch panel connections as they ca…

In the long-distance optical fiber transmission,the fiber cables have a small effect on the optical signal transmission,the transmission quality of optical fiber transmission system mainly depends on the Optical Fiber Multiplexer’ quality,…

Each piece of active electronics will have a variety of light sources used to transmit over the various types of fiber. The distance and bandwidth will vary with light source and quality of fiber. In most fiber optic networks, fiber is use…

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers provide the high speeds DWDM SFP transceiver and physical compactness that today’s networks require while delivering the deployment flexibility an…

What are the components of optical fiber? A typical optical fiber comprises three main components: the core, which carries the light; the cladding, which surrounds the core with a lower refractive index and contains the light; and the coat…

Currently, in the field of active optical devices, high-speed optical communication (40G/100G), broadband access FTTH, 3G and LTE wireless communication, high-speed optical interconnection, chips applied in intelligent Fiber Optic Network,…

Micrel Semiconductor has introduced SY88053CL and SY88063CL limiting post amplifier. Both devices support the expansion of the next generation passive optical network (PON) FTTH XGPON and 10GEPON optical line terminal (OLT) ideal for appli…

After the launch of ultrasonic cleaning machine UC-200W, FiberStore recently announced the availability of another ultrasonic cleaner, stainless steel ultrasonic cleaner modeled VGT-2013QT. Ultrasonic cleaners are provided by FiberStore to…

The Fiber Visual Fault Locator (VFL) is an essential tool for every Fiber Optic Tool Kits, it is like the continuity tester. The VFL is not one of the least expensive tools in your tool kit. It will allow you to quickly identify breaks or …

Modular connector, electrical connectors originally used in telephone wiring, now is used for many other purposes. Probably the most well known applications of modular connectors are for Telephone Jacks and for Ethernet jacks in Copper Cab…

Since the establishment, FiberStore DWDM mux demux modules have been providing the most robust and low-cost bandwidth upgrade for customers fiber optic communication networks. The newly launched 100G and 200G DWDM multiplexer and demultipl…

Here’s a list of fiber optic tools are essential to your tool bag when performing network admin duties.Network Cable Crimper Cable crimp tool is a tool designed to crimp or connect a connector to the end of a cable. For example, network ca…

Fiber based systems offer apparent advantages over electrical methods in large plants and factories where the harsh environment threatens data reliability and security. Unlike copper cable, fiber optic cabling is resistant to electromagnet…

During fiber optic network installation, maintenance or restoration, it is also often necessary to identify a specific fiber without disrupting live service. This battery powered instrument looks like a long handheld bar is called Fiber Op…

In fiber optic networks, a network rack or Optical Distribution Box, which is a closed or open enclosure that can hold multiple networking equipments like network switches, routers, UTM appliances, Servers, Patch Panels, cables, modems, et…

Telecom New Zealand (TNZ) introduced the ultra VDSL service to provide Ultra VDSL to customers for FTTH application. VDSL (which stands for Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line) offers the best Internet experience currently available…

Fiber Optic Attenuator is a device to reduce the optical fiber power at a certain level by a predetermined factor. The intensity of the signal is described in decibels (dB) over a specific distance the signal travels. Attenuator provides a…

Summary: CloudFlare announced cooperation with Taiwanese company Quanta to build custom designed servers G4.Content delivery and security specialist CloudFlare have been growing rapidly as it built out a global network of data centers. The…

July 23 evening news, Switzerland's largest Telecommunications operator Swisscom Tuesday announced that its Germen nationals CEO Carsten Schloter was found dead at home near Freiburg and initial investigations suggest that he killed himsel…

Cabling is the backbone of the network and one of the most important components to ensure a network runs properly. A structured cabling system is designed to ensure that information flows smoothly over the cabling network. It includes a se…

Turkey Telekom International has deployed Ekinops 100-Gbps coherent optical transport technology on its network between Germany and Ukraine, where it connects with Datagroup, a major Ukrainian operator, to create an ultra-fast low latency …

In today’s networking systems, LANs are becoming larger and more complicated, and people are looking for equipment that is cost-effective, flexible and easy to manage, it comes to the Fiber Media Converter, which can connect different type…

There are two basic cable designs available that are used for designing fiber optic networks in North America. One is loose tube fiber cable, applied in many outside plants, duct, direct-buried applications. Another is tight buffered fiber…

Cable Ties are a necessity for supporting and holding cables, wires, and other objects in place. They are helpful for those devices that spend most of the day separated from their respective fiber patch cords and chargers. Cable ties also …

VLC Technology (Visible light communication) is one of the advanced optical wireless communication technologies, in which light in the visible region (375nm - 780nm) is used as a medium for data transmission is more secure and achieves hig…

Once the cable plant is installed and terminated, or likewise fiber optic cables get damaged as the time passes by. It is recommended to test the fiber optic segment. Thus it’s of prior need to get them tested on a regularly basis, so that…