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

Cables & Enclosures

Fiber optic cable and enclosures provide the backbone of FTTH and FTTP. Singlemode fiber optic cable is most commonly used in FTTH and FTTP applications. Enclosures include pedestals as well as GPON ONTs and GEPON ONUs. You'll find information on all of these topics here.

Cables & Enclosures News & Products
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.
Cables & Enclosures 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
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.
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.