Fiber to the X (FTTX) comprises the many variants of fiber optic access infrastructure

FTTX

Fiber to the X (FTTX) comprises the many variants of fiber optic access infrastructure. These include fiber to the home (FTTH), fiber to the premise (FTTP), fiber to the building (FTTB), fiber to the node (FTTN), and fiber to the curb or cabinet (FTTC). You'll find FTTX news, FTTX products, and FTTX market research on this page.

FTTX News
The Lightwave Channel
Steve Schmid, director, R&D, fiber-optic materials at DSM Desotech, and Dr. Osman Gebizlioglu, principal consultant at Telcordia, describe their organizations' efforts to create a standard for fiber microbending performance.
FTTX Products
Telect's new HDX Bulkhead-Style Splitter Platform NOVEMBER 4, 2009 -- Telect's new HDX Bulkhead-Style Splitter Platform is designed to maximize rack space and gain versatile optical splitter capabilities in an industry-standard footprint.
OCTOBER 29, 2009 -- Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc. (HCTA) has introduced a new line of optical network units (ONUs) for its DePON fiber access systems.
OCTOBER 23, 2009 -- Supporting on or off-frame splicing, the fiber distribution system can be deployed anywhere from the inside plant through the outside plant of the network.
FTTX Product Showcase
Ultra Polisher
Sponsor: Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
5 resilient polishing platens, 12V converter, battery pack & charger, carrying case for FTTx, LAN, CATV, and aircraft/shipboard applications
Single Mode Splitter
Sponsor: Vitex LLC
PLC single mode splitters divide power among multiple outputs from 1270nm to 1610nm. 1xN or 2xN (up to 32). Packages options include stainless steel housing, LGX and 19” rack mount.
Ultratool Manual Polisher
Sponsor: Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
Height adjust feature, supported (connectorized) or non-supported (bare fibers), various replaceable modules for all types of connectors, custom modules.
Enablence
Sponsor: Enablence
Enablence’s MAGNM™-20 is a fully distributed multi-service access platform for broadband access and aggregation, scaling to support technologies from legacy POTS to ultra-broadband, ADSL2+, GPON, and Active Point-to-Point Ethernet, all in one system.
FTTX Webcasts
FTTX White Papers