Author Archive Fiber-mart

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Armoured Cable vs. Unarmoured Cable: What’s The Difference?

by www.fiber-mart.com With the rapid development of optical communication, more and more fiber optic cables are increasingly used in different environments. What if under harsh conditions? Then it’s crucial to ensure your cables smooth and reliable operation when transmitting data. This is where armoured cable comes into play. An armoured [ Continue reading…]

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Understanding Armored Fiber Patch Cable

by www.fiber-mart.com With the development of telecommunication, demands for fiber patch cables are increasing all over the world. However, it is known to all that cables under harsh environment must be in need of better protection. Luckily, the advent of armored fiber patch cable efficiently solves the problem. As the [ Continue reading…]

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Applications for Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cables

by www.fiber-mart.com Inside plant refers to the cabling running inside a building. Similarly, outside plant is the cabling  running outdoors. Outside plant cables are thicker because of more durable insulation jackets. As for  fiber optic communication, there are many types of outside plant fiber optic cables. Some have extra  protections [ Continue reading…]

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Understanding the FTTx Network

by www.fiber-mart.com FTTx technology plays an important role in providing higher bandwidth for a global network. And FTTx (fiber to the x) architecture is a typical example of substituting copper by fiber in high data rate traffic. According to the different termination places, the common FTTx architectures include FTTH, FTTB, [ Continue reading…]

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What’s The Difference Between EPON And GPON Optical Fiber Networks?

by www.fiber-mart.com EPON and GPON are popular versions of passive optical networks (PONs). These short-haul networks of fiber-optical cable are used for Internet access, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), and digital TV delivery in metropolitan areas. Other uses include backhaul connections for cellular basestations, Wi-Fi hotspots, and even distributed antenna systems [ Continue reading…]

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WHAT IS FTTX OR FIBER TO THE X?

by www.fiber-mart.com “Fiber to the X” sounds like something really big, like to the “Nth degree.” It is one of the reasons that around 20,000 professionals plan to meet up at CommunicAsia June 26 – 28, 2018 in Singapore to gather info and develop business around it. FTTX is a [ Continue reading…]

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What Is WDM?

by www.fiber-mart.com WDM is a technique in fiber optic transmission that enables the use of multiple light wavelengths (or colors) to send data over the same medium. Two or more colors of light can travel on one fiber and several signals can be transmitted in an optical waveguide at differing wavelengths. [ Continue reading…]

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What You Need to Know When Using 10G over CWDM

by www.fiber-mart.com Both Passive CWDM and DWDM have been viable solutions in the telecommunications industry, but now, 10G Ethernet is appearing to be the most preferred solution over CWDM, everyone is migrating to the use of 10G Ethernet. This encourages many engineers to figure out how they ought to adjust their [ Continue reading…]

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How to Use OADM in WDM Network ?

by www.fiber-mart.com OADM is a cost-effective and easy to use passive fiber optic component, which can provide easy to build and grow connectivity environment for WDM network. The optical add-drop multiplexer is one of the key devices to implement such optical signal processing. Use of OADM makes it possible to freely [ Continue reading…]

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8 Steps to a Successful Network Cable Infrastructure

by www.fiber-mart.com n our last blog post we covered the use of balanced STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) and UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) to minimize the effects of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) and EMI (Electromagnetic Interference), along with crosstalk that can take place between wire pairs carrying dissimilar data.   Because STP is [ Continue reading…]

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