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Nashville conference dress nearly any residential, business, mixed-use, single family unit (SFU) or MDU environment.” Charles Industries to Debut New Fiber Flexibility Pedestal Charles Industries Ltd. (www.charlesindustries.com) will introduce a new addition to its industry-leading fiber optic pedestal line when it unveils the Charles Fiber Flexibility Pedestal (CFFP) at the Fiber-to-the-Home Conference and Expo in Nashville. The CFFP protects centralized split points in an above-grade, environmentally protected pedestal for passive optical networks. The CFFP was designed to provide a more cost-effective option to fiber distribution hubs with greater flexibility in placement. In place of large metal cabinets that require concrete pads or buried vaults for placement, the base of the CFFP can be directly buried, while the pedestal dome can be removed for convenient access to the splicing area. Its small size makes it a better choice than large cabinets for small neighborhoods, trailer parks and remote locations. Because it is not vented, the CFFP is floodproof and can be placed in flood-prone areas. CFFP will be available in three sizes, for distributing up to 96, 144 and 288 fibers. Each pedestal has a specially designed prestubbed bulkhead panel and slots for housing 1x32 splitter modules. Technicians can quickly and easily turn up service to subscribers by removing a distribution pigtail from a designated storage “parking lot” and plugging it into the bulkhead panel’s connector interfaces. Bend-control cable guides keep the pigtails neatly and securely arranged. An inner dome slides over the entire bulkhead panel area, creating a sealed chamber for added environmental protection. General availability of CFFP units is planned for November 2008. Clearfield Announces FieldSmart Fiber Wallbox Clearfield, Inc. (formerly APA Cables & Networks) is introducing the FieldSmart Fiber Management Wallbox, a new component in the FieldSmart Fiber Management Platform (www.clearfieldconnection.com). It provides 12 to 24 ports of fiber management access and protection. Designs for both the outside plant and business-class environments will ship in October. With Clearfield’s Clearview Cassette at its heart, the FieldSmart Wallbox provides service providers plug-and-play integration based on the configuration requirements of the application. It supports all cable construction types for both patch-only and patch-and-splice deployments. All industry standard connector styles are available. The FieldSmart Wallbox-OSP is designed for the harsh environmental conditions of the outside plant, with full NEMA 4 certification. It ships with a field-deployed “knock-out” that allows for conduit entry while maintaining NEMA 4 performance. The FieldSmart Wallbox-Riser is ideal for business-class and MDU environments. It is ring-cut capable, supporting feeder and distribution cables through the riser. Both versions provide a swinging bulkhead that supports and protects sub-unit slack storage. The Clearview Cassette ensures that all the basic principles of fiber management are satisfied without exposure to environmental hazards or human interaction. Integrated cassette components fully nest into the cassette main housing to support any application or fiber type desired. Within the cassette, all fibers from the subassembly are slack stored, bend-radius protected and secured against accidental physical damage from handling. The cassette has a clear outer housing for quick and easy first-step troubleshooting of unacceptable light conditions. Tool-free snap-together nesting covers and a removable 12-pack adapter plate allow for easy access to terminated subassemblies for maintenance and cleaning. Connexion Technologies Expands Business to Include Existing Properties Connexion Technologies recently established its first deployment of a fiber-to-the-home network in an existing development, a high-end golf community with 6,500 planned units –Ginn’s Reunion Resort. According to Reunion management, the network’s installation was so streamlined that it went almost completely unnoticed. After the first stage of the installation, Reunion even called Connexion to find out when it would begin construction, only to learn that much of the network had already been installed. Connexion will continue to invest its own capital to design, deploy, operate and maintain these networks, partnering only with best-in-class service providers, to deliver services such as telephone, television, Internet and security to customers. Connexion Technologies can deliver a more robust channel line-up, more HD channels, faster Internet speeds and more advanced phone packages and features – all at a higher level of service and at a lower price than most incumbents. “The trick to overbuilding is not disrupting what is already there…not disturbing the daily lives of the residents,” said David Burman, Regional Vice President of Reunion’s developer, Ginn Resorts. “To date they have completed 65 percent of the overbuilding process without disrupting a thing.” Thanks to its new FTTH network, Reunion can now support advanced technological services for its guests and staff. Connexion is currently building FTTH networks in five properties, including resort, single family, high rise, and apartments, with dozens more already on the drawing board nationwide. Says Geoff Fair, Connexion Technologies’ Executive Vice-President of Engineering: “It’s a very significant advance in our deployment of optical fiber that we’ve ‘cracked the code’ 50 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | August/September 2008
Nashville conference in figuring out how to make business sense of building networks in pre-existing communities. We hope that many more properties discover its advantages and upgrade to FTTH.” The company is based in Cary, North Carolina. It was established in 2002 and is located in 17 offices throughout the country. For more information, visit www.connexiontechnolo gies.net. Corning to Highlight FTTH Leadership and Innovation in Nashville Corning will highlight its innovative fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) solutions through exhibits and hands-on demonstrations at the Nashville FTTH conference. Sponsorship of the FTTXcellence Award, which will be presented there, demonstrates Corning’s commitment to and leadership in the industry. In its exhibit (booth #507), Corning will display its complete tip-to-tip solution in an FTTH network, from the central office to a single-family unit (SFU) and a multidwelling unit (MDU). Throughout the exhibit, customers will be able to see exactly where the products fit into their network deployment. Corning will display its revolutionary ClearCurve bendinsensitive optical fiber-based product suite. Visitors will be able to see how the ClearCurve solution is actually deployed in greenfield and brownfield MDU FTTH applications. Telecommunications carriers will experience first-hand how Corning ClearCurve products allow them to design optical fiber cable into these complex environments and provide their customers near-infinite bandwidth benefits, while simplifying the installation process. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Corning will present the fifth-annual FTTXcellence Award during the 8 a.m. keynote session. The award honors an individual for his or her contributions to the deployment of optical access networks in North America. Visit www.corning.com/cablesystems; for more information on Corning’s ClearCurve product suite, visit www.corning. com/clearcurve. CSI Digital Adds Sales Offices CSI Digital, which handles IPTV servicing for customers from Guam to New York (www.csidigital.net), has established a national sales team and sales offices in Miami, Boston, Minneapolis and the Bay Area, supplementing the sales force at its Portland corporate headquarters. Eric Patterson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, will lead Brett Fasullo in Boston, Matt Ailts in Minneapolis, and Greg Calton in Livermore. “The expansion of the sales team will enable CSI Digital to better service geographical regions and provide excellent customer support nationwide,” says Eric Patterson, “The experience and knowledge that each of the Regional Sales Managers brings to the company will be an asset to CSI Digital and our current and potential customers.” “Brett, Matt and Greg understand the IPTV industry from the headend to the set-top box. Their industry expertise will be of great value, helping customers find the best solution for their current infrastructure,” says David Luman, CEO of CSI Digital. Design Nine Selected to Advise New Mexico on Statewide Broadband Strategies Thomas Bowles, Science Advisor to Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, has announced that Design Nine (www. designnine.com) has been selected to develop a set of recommendations and strategies aimed at creating a New Mexico Integrated Strategic Broadband Initiative. Design Nine will perform a comprehensive, statewide broadband needs assessment; identify gaps in services; target educational, research and public library broadband needs; and map existing and proposed broadband and telecommunications networks in the state. The company will also propose pilot broadband projects aimed at enhancing the attractiveness of the state to businesses, and will look for ways to create public/private partnerships with existing service providers so that private-sector telecom businesses can provide more services in more parts of the state. “This contract demonstrates our commitment to making communities and regions more competitive in the Global Knowledge Economy. Our towns, cities and states need the same kind of high-performance telecom infrastructure that is already widely available in many other countries,” says Dr. Andrew Cohill, President of Design Nine. Draka to Begin North American Production of BendBrightXS Draka Communications (www. draka.com) says it will begin production of BendBrightXS, its bend-insensitive optical fiber, at its Claremont, North Carolina, manufacturing facility. Demand for BendBrightXS in North America has been driven mainly by large-scale deployments of FTTH access networks by the major telecommunications providers. BendBrightXS answers these market demands with its patented design, yet does not have the technical complications, such as splicing and connectorization, of other bend-insensitive fibers. BendBrightXS, first introduced in 2006, uses a “trenchassisted” index profile to meet the most stringent industry standard for bend-insensitive fiber, ITU-T G.657.B. With approximately 100x microbending and 100x macrobending performance improvement over standard single-mode fiber, Bend- BrightXS is ideal for access networks where cables and fibers August/September 2008 | www.broadbandproperties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 51
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