By Jim Pilgrim “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” We’ve all heard that saying and it makes sense that when someone gives you something it could be considered rude to examine that gift too…
By Gordon Spray Over the past 20 years we have seen a continuous collapse of network electronics from specialized functionality and rigid configuration rules into scalable multi service access and…
By: Johnny Hill When considering the realities of OSP cable, chemical resistance must be addressed. The world is a nasty place, and fuels, oils and other kinds of chemicals can enter an OSP enclosure…
By Johnny Hill One of the continuing ironies of Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) interconnect cable products is that while a great deal of effort has been expended to develop optical components that perform…
By: Johnny Hill Environmental factors are just part of the practical hurdles not fully addressed by OSP standards. The number one cause of fiber optic network downtime is equipment damage resulting…
