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

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FTTH networks must be tested when installed and monitored when in operation. Cable test in particular is an important element. Here you'll find information on new cable test and other FTTH test products as well as information on how to test PON, Active Ethernet, and other FTTH, FTTP, and FTTN/FTTC networks.

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The Lightwave Channel
John George, director, systems and applications engineering at OFS, describes the market for ultra bend-insensitive fiber, both in MDUs and elsewhere.
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The Lightwave Blog
An update on Lightwave ONE speakers
by Stephen Hardy
Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave
Yeah, we've got a lot of big names from the vendor community on the speaker roster for Lightwave's Optical Networks for Enterprises Conference (Lightwave...
Roy Rubenstein
The price of propping up an industry
by Roy Rubenstein
Editor
Gazettabyte
Skype’s planned initial public offering doesn’t directly call to mind the travails of the optical component industry. But the hope of raising...
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Test Product Showcase
OWM Series 2
OWM Series 2
Sponsor: Digital Lightwave
Digital Lightwave’s OWM Series 2 is an optical layer monitoring system to detect, locate, and isolate faults in the optical network, and ideal for DWDM long haul and metropolitan area network applications.
40G Testing
40G Testing
Sponsor: Digital Lightwave
Choose either NIC 40G (smallest/lightest 40/43G tester) or fully featured SONET/SDH from 51M- 40G, OTN, VCAT, LCAS, GFP, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, PDH/T-Carrier – all in a single chassis.
Ultra Polisher
FTTx Portable Fiber 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
MAGNM-20
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
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
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.