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single, optimised step and providing universal
LC and SC connector compatibility with no
time-consuming changeover. It also features
integrated LC and SC strip templates moulded
right into the tool to ensure proper strip
length of the fibre. To enhance connector
performance, the tool’s alignment channels
simplify fibre insertion, whilst its patentpending bow feature maintains proper
pressure of fibre ends during termination
to eliminate air gaps. To further ensure
reliability, the entire termination process is
completed with the connector dust-cap in
place, protecting the critical end face polish
from contamination or damage.
For use with the tool, Siemon LightBow
pre-polished mechanical splice connectors
ship factory assembled to eliminate timeconsuming field assembly of inner and outer
connector bodies. Available in both LC and
SC configurations, and in multimode and
singlemode versions, the connectors feature a
built-in verification window in the connector
body for use with Siemon’s 0.5mW output
power, Laser Class 1 visual fault locator (VFL).
This allows technicians to immediately verify
a positive termination. Following termination
verification, the new system offers the unique
ability to adjust the fibre or re-terminate the
connectors if needed.
“Fast deployment and superior reliability are
of the utmost importance in today’s fibre
networks, and fibre field terminations remain
popular due to their ability to meet a variety
of installation scenarios,” says Prem Rodrigues,
Sales and marketing Director for the Middle
East, India and SAARC for Siemon. “Whilst we
have long offered a fast, high performance
fibre termination system, our new LightBow
system is a direct result of listening to the voice
of the customer. Not only does the connectors’
built-in verification window and ability to be
re-terminated significantly enhance connector
reliability, but the entire system is much less
expensive with a low-cost, lightweight tool.”
The new LightBow termination tool is available
in a complete kit with a convenient carrying
case that contains all accessories required
for high performance terminations, including
Siemon’s 0.5 mW VFL with 2.5mm to 1.25mm
universal connector adapter and precision
cleaver with long-lasting blade that provides
consistent, precise and high quality cleaves.
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At a glance…
Nokia accelerates cable
operators’ transition
Nokia has announced its new Gainspeed product family for
unified cable access, giving cable operators a faster, more
cost-effective way to increase the capacity of their existing
HFC networks and meet growing customer demand for greater
bandwidth services. Cable operators’ existing HFC networks
-originally designed to carry broadcast analog video -are being
overwhelmed by traffic from IP video, high-speed data services,
gaming, file sharing, video conferencing, cloud computing and
other business applications.
Collectively, these services are driving a 40-60% average
annual compound growth in data capacity requirements. To
effectively address these growing bandwidth needs, cable
operators must invest heavily in their existing HFC network
and in new fibre networks to meet the required network
performance levels. Nokia’s unified cable access solution
addresses these challenges by leveraging Software Defined
Networking (SDN) techniques to virtualise the CCAP. Built using
a Distributed Access Architecture (DAA), the Nokia solution
pushes cable-specific functions out to access nodes close to the
subscriber while centralizing control and management.
This approach significantly reduces the costs of traditional
cable architectures by eliminating the CCAP as a physical box
and replacing the analog optical transmission with 10Gbps
Ethernet. Virtualizing the CCAP also helps to drastically reduce
space and power requirements in the headend and hub, while
simultaneously delivering full spectrum DOCSIS to every access
node, enabling cable operators to deliver multi-gigabit services to
customers over their existing coaxial cable. Finally, it provides truly
unified cable access by transparently supporting both cable and
fibre access in the last mile.
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