MPO cable Archive

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Keep Your Fiber Optic Network Database Vibrant

by www.fiber-mart.com A few weeks ago I had a chance to meet with my good friends at Lambda Test Equipment in Pretoria, South Africa.  Lambda is an award winning organization that specializes in test equipment to support fiber optic networks.  They have a solid reputation and loyal customer base that [ Continue reading…]

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Family History for Fiber Optic Networks

by www.fiber-mart.com The other day I had some time to do a bit of family history research.  Millions of people around the world are passionately involved in finding their roots.  Although I would not categorize myself as “passionate”, family history research does interest me.  That is why I found myself [ Continue reading…]

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How The NSA Taps Undersea Fiber Optic Cables

by www.fiber-mart.com The old saying goes that there’s more than one way to skin a cat, and that holds true for the NSA and the way it eavesdrops on global communications. In the latest round of leaks from Ed Snowden, the world’s most wanted ex-contractor reveals that it’s not just [ Continue reading…]

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Types of Outoodr Fiber Optic Cable

by www.fiber-mart.com As non-professionals, we may not be familiar with fiber optic cable, but when we need to use it, you must understand it. This article would put emphasis on introducing the following 4 Types of Outdoor Fiber Optic Cable (that from fiber-mart.com).   Aerial Bundle Cable Standards:   1. [ Continue reading…]

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How to Become a Fiber Optics Technician

by www.fiber-mart.com The future of the internet is fiber optic. The demand for bandwidth and internet access to remote areas continues to soar so will the need for qualified technicians to install these cables. However, you may be confused about how much technical proficiency and certifications are required to attain a [ Continue reading…]

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Considerations for an Effective Fiber Optic Cable Installation

by www.fiber-mart.com It’s safe to say that the advent of fiber optic cable solutions has been one of the best things to happen to technology in recent years. As fiber optic cables carry signals via light rather than electricity, they can travel much greater distances (up to 5,000 miles) and at quicker [ Continue reading…]

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FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS: THEN VS. NOW

by www.fiber-mart.com Finding the right fiber optic connector for an application used to be a straightforward choice based on what was available, but now the number of fiber connectors on the market can be paralyzing. Design and performance improvements have resulted in a proliferation of styles and types of fiber [ Continue reading…]

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5 FACTS ABOUT YOUR FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTION CLEANLINESS

by www.fiber-mart.com Maintaining clean fiber optic cable connections is a vital part of any network installation, but proper cleaning is often overlooked. Check out the 5 facts below, and then make sure you think twice before making a connection without ensuring that your connector’s end faces are clean: #1 – IMPROPER CLEANING [ Continue reading…]

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Transceiver Module Maintenance Methods and Installation Tips

by www.fiber-mart.com Maintenance Methods for Internal Problems of Optical Modules The five common problems listed in the last part might be faults internally. Take the 1G SFP transceiver as example, we are going to present the phenomenons belonging to each type. Also the possible reasons and maintenance methods will be given. [ Continue reading…]

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Fusion Splicer: A Good Helper for Fiber Optic Splicing

by www.fiber-mart.com What Is Fusion Splicer? Fusion splicer may be the act of joining two optical fibers end-to-end using heat. The thing is to fuse both the fibers together in such a way that light passing with the fibers is not scattered or reflected back from the splice, and thus the [ Continue reading…]

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