Fibre-optic fusion splicers are highly accurate machines which are able to automatically align and join fibre-optic cores with sub-micron accuracy.
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VeEX recently announced the MTX150x Dual 10G Ethernet installation and maintenance handheld test set. This packet switched networks (PSN) tester covers all data rates from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps and is the ...
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The deployment of 5G services worldwide is driving a massive increase in fibre densification for the required fronthaul and backhaul links interconnecting radio base stations and web-scale core packet networks.
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The complexity of 5G exacerbates known challenges and introduces challenges of a different nature to the network lifecycle approach, while the significance of investment and regulation should not be overlooked either.
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EXFO has launched what it describes as the first optical fibre multimeter (OFM). Called Optical Xplorer, it aims to make fibre testing simple for all frontline technicians, whether beginner or expert, ...
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EXFO, C Spire and Nokia Bell Labs have collaborated on a demonstration of a terabit-speed research network. To put it into context, networks running at this speed would make it possible to download ...
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Exfo has developed an automated solution that combines testing of polarity, continuity and connector cleanliness – the critical tests needed to validate multi-fibre push-on (MPO/MTP) links – into a single ...
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Sumitomo Electric Industries has released its new core-alignment fusion splicer, the T-57. The T-57 is built on the foundation of the previous model, the T-55, with several improvements including a short ...
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5G mobile communications networks will be based on virtualised architecture – specifically, a network functions virtualisation (NFV) standard – which is an evolution of the centralised radio access network ...
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The FTBx-5255 optical spectrum analyser (OSA) module was released by EXFO for field applications to meet the live network testing needs of telecom service providers, Internet content providers and network ...
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EXFO unveiled the EX1, a pocket-sized solution enabling technicians to measure subscribers’ real-life throughput – up to full line rate Gigabit Ethernet – using the same method they do: Speedtest by Ookla. ...
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The first part of this article, covering the fundamental principles of GPS clock frequency disciplining, was published in the 11 October 2017 issue of Dataweek. This second and final part covers the ins ...
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