A previous CommScope blog post discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Angled Physical Contact (APC) and Ultra Physical Contact (UPC) connectors. At that time, the focus was on connectors for ...

Fiber-optic connector manufacturers are shifting focus to accommodate complex networks with greater fiber density and higher transmission speeds. While these components vendors do not plan to abandon ...

I need about 5-10 meters, and the contractor doing the job never worked with fiber before so I need to provide my own pre-terminated cable. What should I look for in something that goes in the wall? I ...

Fiber optics is proving to be a bright spot for connector makers. Despite market conditions, there's a big push to add more optical access technology to address the demand for bandwidth, said Bob ...

Optical fiber cabling will be the only network connectivity capable of supporting data rates of 50Gb/s and beyond in typical network applications. This can be demonstrated by referencing ...

The following terms were defined with the assistance of Panduit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wiring and network cabling products and Jeff Hecht, noted optical networking consultant and ...

A 90 micron fiber with some of the buffer stripped off. A 1/4-watt resistor is shown for scale. Tiny stuff, and it will draw blood! Since 2003 or so, I have been experimenting with alternative STL ...