Customer Premise – FTTx

(courtesy of PONtech Corp)

PONtech specializes in FTTP Fiber-to-the-Premise deployment solutions. They provide a wide range of installation and activation services for ILEC, CLEC, Planned/Gated Communities and Municipal FTTx projects nationwide with our professional installation technicians. PONtech has extensive experience deploying and upgrading FTTx networks utilizing multiple vendor platforms. They are based in MN and handle the last 10 ft of FTTx networks and the transition to the new platform.

The field work is complete with the fiber installed and spliced. The CO equipment is ready and the vendor has provided training for key staff. Now it is time to start moving customers to the new network. The question is how to best implement this portion of the project.

There have been many improvements enabling service providers to streamline their deployments and cut installation costs. Pre-connectorized drops and advances in premise splicing equipment have made the installation

Pannaway supplies FTTH network for Manti Tele Communications

(courtesy of Lightwave – Pennwell)

Pannaway Networks (search for Pannaway) says it has successfully implemented a new FTTH network for Manti Tele Communication Co. (MTCC) in Manti, UT. The network is built with Pannaway’s Broadband Access Switches (BASs) for FTTH ports, Broadband Access Routers (BARs) for the transport layer, and Broadband Access Manager (BAM), Pannaway’s broadband element management system (EMS).

The new FTTH network will replace the carrier’s current copper access network. MTCC’s new FTTH network provides greatly increased bandwidth for IPTV, Internet downloading, and streaming media as well as future

Despite economics, WDM-PON remains in the mix

(courtesy of Lightwave and Meghan Fuller Hanna)

In its recent “PON and FTTH Subscribers” report, Infonetics Research noted that while GPON represents the most immediate growth opportunity, annual port shipments for the emerging WDM-PON segment are expected to grow at a 41% compound annual growth rate between 2007 and 2011. Much of this growth will come from the Asia-Pacific region, the analyst firm says, thanks to early WDM-PON adopters like Korea Telecom.

However, sentiment in

Audio Podcast: Understanding HDMI, DVI, and Fiber-optic Transmission

(courtesy of Sound & Video Contractor)

In Sound & Video Contractor’s AV over Fiber podcast series, listen in as S&VC contributor and freelance AV specialist Bennett Liles talks with manufacturers, systems integrators, and users about trends in fiber and AV applications.

Bennett Liles talks with Ron Hastings, product developer with cable-assembly house Major Custom Cable about how HDMI, DVI, and fiber-optic transmission work for professional and home-theater applications.

Listen to the podcast with Hastings

Suo Cable Net taps Alcatel-Lucent for Japanese GPON

(couresty of Lightwave – Pennwell)

Suo Cable Net, a Japanese cable-TV operator, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to design, integrate, and deploy a GPON. The new network, which will enable Suo Cable Net to begin rolling out high-speed Internet and video services this month, will be the first commercial GPON deployment in Japan, the systems house says.

With more than 10 million FTTH subscribers, Japan is one of the most advanced countries in terms of high-speed broadband coverage. While most initial deployments used BPON technology, GE-PON has been the technology of choice

Question Corner

Since this blog is still fairly new, some of you may be a little shy. Please remember to post your name or username in the comments or email when asking us a quesiton. We would love to be able to refer you over to our site technicians to help answer your questions.

Anonymous asks, “What is POF cable?”
POF (Plastic Optic Fiber) is made of plastic instead of glass. It is usually larger than glass fiber and is used for much shorter runs. POF is mostly used in fiber optic lighting and medical imaging. Thanks for writing us!

Anthony from AZ asked, “How does a wafer inspection system use eye points to do alignment?”
We passed this question over to our semiconductor technician, Jason
On an eye point system a realtime image from the camera is compared to a stored image. It uses these images to find specific points on a wafer and then makes changes to the wafer position. By doing this, every wafer is precisely aligned the same causing less defects during processing.

Another Anonymous writes, “How many data streams can 1 cable hold?”
We would like our readers out there to get more involved in our blog, so please send in your answer to his question. Just leave the answer in the comments of this post. Thank you to our readers!

Sumitomo Type 63 Mass/Ribbon Fusion Splicer Kit

Sumitomo Type 63 Fusion Splicer

Normally, you are not going to find specials and products for sell on our blog here, but
if you’re looking for a great quality ribbon fiber splicer for a great price, we have 25 of these (Sumitomo type 63) in stock right now in our warehouse.

Our kit includes: Splicer, FCP-25 cleaver, JR-5 thermal hot jacket stripper, power supplies, fiber holders (250um & 12-fiber), cooling tray, VHS training video, printed user manuals, and power cord.

Click this link to view the actual page where you can purchase one or all of these fusion splicers.

These units are in excellent condition. Low arc counts.
Sumitomo Type-63 Mass Fusion Splicer:
Simultaneous focuses on up to 12 fibers at a time with equal fiber resolution size providing improved accuracy and speed.
Performs 12 count fiber splices in under 42 seconds.
Fixed V-Groove alignment.
Low Power Consumption with a built in power management functions, gives you the ability to splice longer on battery operation.
Large 5.6″ LCD Display provides a clear fiber image even in direct sunlight.
Heater Cycle Time(12C): 110 Seconds.

Item Tested?: Tested
Terms of Sale: 30-Day Exchange Warranty
Physical Condition: Very Good
Working Condition: Fully Functional

Yokogawa AQ7270 OTDR

Need your help. Have any of our readers checked out this OTDR? Do any of you currently use it? Know of any prices of this particular model? We would like to list some user specs on this product.

What are your comments on it?

Recently our sister company eFiberTools.com has become a supplier for Yokogawa.

See the Yokogawa AQ7275 OTDR here.

Manufacturers Description
The AQ7270 OTDR condenses the total working time during on-site tests as the time to power up the device, the time taken to make measurements, and the time

Fiber Optics and Food – Coming to a Kitchen Near You

(courtesy of Stephen O’Riorden at FiberOpticNews blog)

Here’s that final touch you’ve been looking for in the kitchen remodel war with the Joneses: efficient fiber optics (EFO), the “breakthrough in accent lighting technology,” could be perfect for your undercounter needs.

You want green? This is the most efficient fiber optic lighting system in the world, according to developer Energy Focus Inc., based in Solon, Ohio. “One 70 watt EFO lamp delivers

Sumitomo Electric Networks selects OCTEON for FTTH home gateways

(courtesy of Lightwave – PennWell)

Cavium Networks says that Sumitomo Electric Networks Inc., which provides broadband access equipment for major carrier customers in Japan, will use the Cavium Networks OCTEON CN5020 processor in its gigabit-rate, next-generation FTTH home gateway.

“We benchmarked a number of solutions and the OCTEON CN5020 was clearly the best solution for us,” said Tsuyoshi Kawano, president, Sumitomo Electric Networks Inc. “Our product has to meet or exceed the highly demanding price, power, and performance requirements needed for mass deployment of fiber to the home broadband networks. Cavium’s dual core processor enabled us to fulfill these requirements along

2008 FTTH Conference and Expo

We will be attending the 2008 FTTH Conference & Expo which is the place to learn about FTTH deployment, its economic impact and the technology needed to make it happen. The next-generation in broadband is here and now.

2008 FTTH Conference and Expo - Booth 317

Linking Communities at the Speed of Light
September 21 – 25, 2008
Gaylord Opryland® Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN
Monday September 22, 2008 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Will you or your company be attending the expo? Leave us a comment that you will be there.

Report: Compound semiconductors to drive 10G, 40G growth

(courtesy of Lightwave, PennWell)

JULY 16, 2008 — Strategy Analytics’ latest study, “Fiber-optic Analog IC Market Forecast: 2007-2012,” predicts that Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Indium Phosphide (InP) technologies will be the drivers for 10G and 40G growth.

Collectively, the 10G and 40G capacity market segments will grow at a compound annual average growth rate (CAAGR) of 28%, with demand for GaAs and InP transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), post

High-tech help for you

This is a brand new blog and we would like to really fill it up with lots of useful high-tech equipment information. If you have a topic you would like to hear about, a question for our tech team or would like us to write a review on a new product – send us your ideas.

We’re here to help. We have a great tech team of support technicians and engineer on site with knowledge of communications, semiconductors and fiber optics. We even have lots of manuals for all kinds of high-tech equipment.

Post your questions!

Discontinued Fujikura 50s Fusion Splicer

One of the top selling fusion splicers on the market is now being discontinued. Now most of you in the fiber optic field are thinking the same thing, what do we do now? That’s a good question and the answer is -
some companies are exchanging their Fujikura 50s splicers out with the new Jilong KL300 fusion splicer. Since the Exclusive Distributor SurplusEQ.com has a great introductory price of only $8585 for a brand new full fusion splicer kit, in the case with cleaver and everything, there’s no reason not to give the KL300 your full attention. Everyone that