SurplusEQ authorized dealer of Jilong KL-300

Jilong KL-300 Fiber Optic Fusion Splicer

Phoenix, AZ – SurplusEQ is pleased to announce that is has been named an authorized dealer for the Jilong KL-300.

The KL-300 fiber optic fusion splicer made by Jilong Communication is a solid reliable addition to any Technician’s tooling. In side by side comparisons the KL comes up first in more categories than the big three, Fujikura, Sumitomo or Fitel. The 300 triumphs in attributes like a 39 second splice/shrink cycle time, the second highest magnification on the market and lighter weight than all other standard fusion splicers.

SurplusEQ is buying your high-tech equipment

We are currently looking to purchase:

fusion splicers
microscopes
actuators
stages
controllers
fiber optic test equipment
Sumitomo products
Fujikura products
EXFO products
JDSU products
telecom equipment
UV light sources
Newport products
Miles Gromitt products
Bosch and Lomb
Jilong products
fiber optic tools
large quantities of surplus high-tech equipment

Please email us your list today. We may be able to make a deal today or tomorrow.

Email us your list – purchasing@surpluseq.com

GigOptix touts smallest and lowest power EA driver

(courtesy of Pennwell)

GigOptix today announced the release of the GX6127, an EA driver that not only consumes 20% less power than the industry’s current lowest power option, claim company representatives, but also occupies nearly 50% less board space compared to competitive offerings. The combination of lower power and smaller form factor enables not only higher port densities for system manufactures but also lower manufacturing cost and MSA power ratings for transceiver manufacturers, says the company.

Power consumption, heat management, and form factor size are the critical parameters in transceiver design for

Corning touts high-speed offerings at Fall Interop ‘08

(courtesy of Lightwave)

Corning Inc. will demonstrate that its Plug & Play Universal Systems with InfiniCor SX+ optical fiber are 100-Gigabit Ethernet ready, capable of reliably supporting transmission speeds up to 100G. The demonstration, to be held at Interop New York on September 17-18, will illustrate how Corning products can provide a cost-effective upgrade path to next-generation speeds, including 40- and 100-Gigabit Ethernet as well as InfiniBand and Fibre Channel, say company representatives.

The requirement for higher data rates in premises networks, particularly in data centers, is being driven by many factors, including video applications, virtualization, and convergence. This increased bandwidth demand will

Alphion unveils new GPON extender

(courtesy of Lightwave – Pennwell)

Alphion Corp. developer of communication systems, sub-systems, and integrated photonic components based on its proprietary QLight technology, today introduced the PON.ext Release 2 single-rack unit compact system. It is the company’s second-generation all-optical GPON extender. The new PON.ext unit allows carriers to extend network reach to 60 km, increase the number of end users up to 128, and reduce network operating expenditures, say company representatives. The transparent, all-optical system is fully compliant with the recently published ITU-T G.984.6 standard for GPON networks.

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