Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has introduced its line of Evolv Hardened Connectivity Solutions with Pushlok Technology. The portfolio offers miniaturized options to enable more fiber connections in tight spaces, particularly in 5G mobile network support applications.
Technicians can deploy the Evolv hardened terminals the ground, on a pole or facade, or on a strand. Key to the Evolv line is the Pushlok connector, which Corning touts as half the size of existing offerings such as the OptiTap. The single-fiber connector leverages an SC APC compatible ferrule and is backward compatible with the company’s threaded OptiTap ports with a field-installed adapter and can also be converted for use with standard SC APC patch panels. The reduced size enables connectivity systems that are up to 4X smaller than alternatives, Corning asserts. The reduce physical dimensions lower costs by as much as $500 and accelerate infrastructure deployments, the company adds. The Evolv line supports “one-handed” drop installation with tactile and audible feedback as well.
“With the Evolv HC Solutions and Pushlok Technology, Corning is working with our customers to reduce barriers in deploying 5G-ready networks,” said Bob Whitman, vice president of market development, Carrier Networks, Corning Optical Communications. “More and more often, installers must deploy fiber in tight spaces not originally designed for today’s density of connections – and all types of network operators are looking to deploy more quickly and economically. That’s why they’ll find our miniaturized solutions so valuable, wherever they need to go.”
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