Fiber Splicing

IFS-10 Fusion Splicer Trouble Shooting

IFS-10 Fusion Splicer Troubleshooting Power supply • Power does not turn off when pressing ⊙: Press and hold the key until the LED color changes from green to red. • Few splices can be made with a fully charged battery pack: •If the power saving function is not enabled, battery power degrades faster. Refer to […]

Cable Management FTTH Network

Loose Tube Vs. Ribbon Fiber Cabling

Making the Right Fiber Cable Choice can Improve Overall Performance of Distribution Cables in the PON In the distribution portion of the passive optical network (PON) for fiber-tothe-premise (FTTP) architectures, the choice of fiber cabling – ribbon vs. loose tube – can directly impact ease of installation and future performance. As is usually the case […]

Optical Component

Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)

WDM Introduction WDM dramatically expands the total capacity of an optical network by enabling a large number of independent wavelength channels to travel within the same network. This core technology allows network capacity to be gradually and cost effectively increased while flexibly allowing multiple generations of transmission technologies to be supported on the same network […]

M2M

M2M Evolution Week in Review: IBM, Harris Poll, Konekt

It’s a short week here at M2M Evolution, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been exciting. We had lead stories on some amazing battery technology, a sweet IoT DIY Kickstarter campaign, bionic ants and an update on IBM’s $3 billion bet on M2M, to name just a few. Let’s start with the big dollar figure. […]