PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., Mar 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Furukawa America Inc. will demonstrate its new FITEL(R) splice-on connector at OFC/NFOEC 2007 in Anaheim Mar. 27, detailing how it speeds fiber repair, improves FTTx installation times and limits insertion loss.
FITEL's innovative connector termination system consists of factory-polished ferrules with pre-cleaved fiber stubs along with high-strength, snap-on connectors. These critical improvements speed installation time and ensure consistently higher quality terminations in the field and factory. Total insertion loss using this fusion splice termination method measures .30dB or less for single mode fiber and is available in SC and FC connector types.
FITEL's splice-on-connector also enables quick, made-to-length drop cable installations, a field customization that traditionally requires excess and costly preterminated jumpers and splice trays.
"Fiber installers face daily pressure for fast, error-free work," said Jason Greene, Furukawa America's fusion splicer division manager. "Fiber-to-the-home installations and densely populated fiber hubs also present space constraints. The FITEL splice-on-connector successfully addresses these issues and enables simple, fast and consistent terminations."
FITEL's factory-polished ferrules with pre-cleaved fiber stubs are spliced onto the field fiber utilizing FITEL's proprietary ferrule holder and fusion splicer. Either an SC/APC, SC/UPC, FC/APC, or FC/UPC connector is then quickly and easily assembled due to the precision and simplicity of the rugged connector components. FITEL's splice-on-connector system features high quality, GR-326 tested Seikoh Giken connectors, long known for strength, durability and reliability.
Fiber management is also easier with the FITEL splice-on connectors. The connector termination feature on the FITEL S122A clad alignment splicer and FITEL S177A core alignment splicer eliminates the need for splice trays, resulting in easier fiber management, reduced storage requirements and faster installation times.
Furukawa America Inc. (www.FurukawaAmerica.com, www.BuyFITEL.com) supplies FITEL fusion splicers and fiber optic products to the telecommunications, data, and CATV industries throughout the Americas. FITEL's fusion splicers include hand-held, clad and core alignment and mass fusion splicers plus related tools. Furukawa America also supplies FITEL 980nm and 1480nm pump lasers, signal lasers, active and passive optical components and connectors. Its parent company, The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. (www.furukawa.co.jp/english), is a $7 billion global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of fiber optic products, electronics components, and other advanced technologies.
SOURCE: Furukawa America Inc.
CONTACT: Furukawa America Inc. Stacy Tjarks, 678-783-1101 stacy@FurukawaAmerica.com or Hart Communications Kathy Hart, 404-271-1489 kathyhart@hartmcc.com
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