by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Jul 2, 2020
Proper fiber optic connector maintenance is critical to a successful fiber installation. This webinar takes a pragmatic look at how contamination can destroy the surface of a fiber optic connector and optical transceiver. It will share two case studies where on how...
by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Mar 12, 2020
Understanding the role of fiber optic cassettes will become increasingly important as companies move toward 40G/100G, and managing the cable plant becomes more complicated. They will need to manage devices of varying bandwidths, which will result in cable congestion....
by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Nov 25, 2019
Fiber connectivity is essential for the physical infrastructure in any enterprise or data center network. While it certainly has advantages, there are also challenges that come along with fiber. Contamination is the #1 cause of troubleshooting in fiber networks, so it...
by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Nov 25, 2019
For high-speed multimode fiber based optical networks operating at 10/40/100Gb/s today and 200-400 Gb/s in the near future, it is more critical than ever for network operators and designers to have an accurate knowledge of performance specifications of the active and...
by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Nov 19, 2019
For decades, fiber optics have been inspected and cleaned to ensure the proper passage of light. While fiber optics inspection and cleaning fiber connectors is not new, it is growing in importance as links with increasingly higher data rates are driving decreasingly...