By minimizing the need for highly skilled splice technicians, connectors greatly reduce or even eliminate splicing costs, which translates into faster installation times, easy access for troubleshooting and maintenance, and significant reductions in both installation costs and longer-term OPEX expenses.  

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Responding to the need for high-performance fiber capabilities today and into the future, industry-leading suppliers design, test, and manufacture fiber-optic connectors to ensure maximum performance and long-term reliability in the most severe outside plant (OSP) conditions, including extreme temperatures, moisture, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and chemical exposure. Featuring high-quality factory-termination methods, the latest-generation connectors provide easy access points in underground or aboveground installations.

Fiber Termination, Splicing, And Slack Storage

Optical hardware, tested to withstand the toughest environmental conditions, is another critical component of any fiber-in-the-backhaul strategy. Providing centralized points for fiber termination, splicing, and slack storage, the hardware houses passive optical components such as splitters and wavelength division multiplexers (WDMs).

When designed to incorporate fiber density and management capabilities, this optical hardware provides easy connector access, bend radius protection, clear cable routing paths, and physical protection of the fibers.

Smart Operators Ask For Help

Wireless providers are in the business of providing bandwidth. They often don’t have the time, money, and expertise to do it themselves. Pressed by the need to boost backhaul capacity as fast as possible, many operators enlist the help of outside experts.

These professionals work closely with operators to design, engineer, furnish, and install fiber-based backhaul networks that deliver maximum reliability, scalability, and efficiency. By taking advantage of fiber solutions and expertise now available, operators can fortify their backhaul networks to handle the coming tsunami of mobile-broadband traffic.