David J. Asta, a resident of Palatine, IL, died suddenly on Monday, April 1 at age 58. Asta was a senior data center applications engineer with Panduit and a member of multiple […]
David J. Asta, 1960-2019
Multimode fiber provides the path to bring 400G to the Cloud
New standards for 400-Gb/s Ethernet will operate over 4- and 8-fiber-pair constructions of multimode fiber, leveraging PAM-4 signaling. The IEEE is introducing 400GBASE-SR4.2 and 400BBase-SR8 to support the short reach application space […]
Field Testing and Troubleshooting of PON LAN Networks
Join Fluke Network’s Jim Davis for a webinar on field testing and troubleshooting PON LAN Networks per IEC 61280-4. Topics include inspection and cleaning (APC vs. UPC), PON Basics, understanding loss budgets, […]
White Paper: Fiber Contamination, Cleaning and Inspection. Introduction.
Despite industry best practice of inspecting and cleaning fiber optic endfaces, contaminated connections remain the number one cause of fiber related problems and test failures in data centers, campus and other enterprise […]
Why Edge? Why now?
The next decade will give rise to a variety of connected technologies that will continue to transform and automate our everyday lives. This will include everything from fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, to […]
CommScope licenses duplex LC fiber optic adapters to AFL
CommScope has licensed its portfolio of patents for duplex LC fiber optic adapters, which are designed to fit within an SC adapter footprint, to AFL Telecommunications. CommScope’s duplex LC fiber optic adapters […]
Safety First! Know Your Cable Jacket Ratings
In everything you do in life, “safety first” should be top of mind. This holds true in personal events and in the workplace – whether you put on a helmet before riding […]
Webinar: LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2019 Update
Join FOTC Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for the FOTC’s annual LAN Standards, News & Trends Update on April 9th. Learn about recently published standards as well as ongoing standards development work. Attendees […]
CommScope taps into innovation to ease fiber deployment for customers
CommScope experts describe new fiber innovation related to hardened connectivity and connection points. Read the source article at embed.vidyard.com
Corning Opens Software Innovation Center in Montreal
Corning has opened a research and development center in Montreal, Canada, focused on discovering and developing software solutions for the telecommunications industry. The Corning Technology Center Montreal will focus on software innovation […]
