How The NSA Taps Undersea Fiber Optic Cables
No Commentsby 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…]
Types of Outoodr Fiber Optic Cable
No Commentsby 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…]
How to Become a Fiber Optics Technician
No Commentsby 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…]
FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS: THEN VS. NOW
No Commentsby 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…]
Considerations for an Effective Fiber Optic Cable Installation
No Commentsby 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…]
5 FACTS ABOUT YOUR FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTION CLEANLINESS
No Commentsby 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…]
Fusion Splicer: A Good Helper for Fiber Optic Splicing
No Commentsby 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…]
Transceiver Module Maintenance Methods and Installation Tips
No Commentsby 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…]
Introduction of Armored fiber cable
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Armored Fiber Cable Structure As shown in the below picture, the optical fibers of the armored fiber cable are in the center of the cable covered by metal armor. The metal armor is covered by Kevlar firstly, then by the outer jacket. This is usually the most basic structure of [ Continue reading…]
Introduction to Passive Optical Network (PON)
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Seen from the entire network structures，the Passive Optical Network (PON) market is in a high-growth period due to the ongoing deployments of Fiber to the Home (FTTH) networks.today, we mainly Introduce Passive Optical Network (PON). What does Passive Optical Network (PON)mean? A passive optical network (PON) is a cabling [ Continue reading…]