How to become a certified fiber network designer
When I complete a big and complex technical drawing, which turn out clean, readable and beautiful, I feel myself as.. not even William Turner, but Ivan Aivazovsky! Vasiliy G, splice.me CEO Quick roadmap We talk a lot about fiber network design here. Now let’s shift to what it takes to become a fiber network designer […]
SLA compliance in fiber networks
Automated verification with analytics and SaaS documentation Service-level agreements (SLAs) for modern fiber networks are migrating from contractual text toward continuous, measurable obligations enforced by instrumentation and analytics. Historically, SLA compliance in fiber networks was validated by periodic manual tests or after-the-fact fault tickets; contemporary architectures leverage optical performance monitoring (OPM), in-service telemetry and timestamped […]
Bandwidth, capacity and asset intelligence in fiber networks
The world’s information flows through glass. From data centers to the last mile of urban and rural broadband, optical fiber forms the nervous system of the digital economy. Yet fiber is not infinite. Its performance is bounded by physics, its availability by planning, and its longevity by management. Beneath the illusion of boundless bandwidth lies […]
The nervous system of the cloud: integrating fiber networks, NOCs, DCIM, and fiber management software
In the digital era, data centers are not just buildings filled with servers – they are the living nervous systems of the cloud. Every transaction, online game, AI inference, and streamed video passes through the intricate network fibers and switching fabrics that make up these vast infrastructures. Yet as the complexity of data centers has […]
Fiber assemblies for trunk cables in parallel transmission systems (ribbons)
The length of individual optical fibers in trunk cables can be adjusted in various ways to ensure that the specified optical skew parameter is achieved. The response time of a data center (DC) to an incoming user request, which is one of the main criteria for the quality of its operation, requires the use of […]
Reduced size fiber optic cables with round wire armor
The results of the development of small-sized optical cables with round steel wire armor are presented. Their design and manufacturing technology ensure high mechanical parameters -allowable working load under elongation, transverse strength, and good flexibility. The design of fiber optical cables (FOC) with round wire armor is almost always associated with fairly large and massive […]
Standard optical fibers: evolution and prospects
Introduction Unfortunately, time flies quickly, and it will soon be half a century since the beginning of the era of wired communication via optical fiber (OF). Today, fiber optic cables (FOC) are the most important component of the modern global communication network, providing a wide variety of telecommunication services and total informatization of society. The […]
Assessment of fiber optic cable quality. Attenuation and relative fiber elongation.
Optical cables are not included in the list of communication equipment subject to mandatory certification, but all service providers require suppliers to provide a declaration of conformity. Current legal documents describe the areas of application of fiber optic cables, requirements for their resistance to mechanical and climatic load, as well as requirements for the electrical […]
Long-distance single-span fiber optic lines: how to reduce the cost of transport networks?
Areas of application Single-span solutions are mainly used on long sections of submarine communication lines and on land sections passing through sparsely populated areas with harsh climatic conditions. In particular, they are used to connect islands, remote coastal cities, coastlines, and offshore oil platforms, as well as to create branches from submarine trunk lines. Another […]
PON: The secret of effective investment
PON network equipment has been on the market for years, and there are several options for implementing this architecture with proven characteristics and proven effectiveness. Today, it is safe to say that the PON ecosystem is mature and has its advantages, allowing telecom operators to provide truly high-speed network access with significant savings due to […]