FIBER & CABLE: Blog Articles

Fiber Optics Bridging the Digital Divide

The digital divide is a popular term we hear from both government officials and local communities. The official definition of the digital divide is the gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not. A key part of ...
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Establishing Internal Industry Product Standards for Fiber Optic Assemblies

The fiber optic assemblies - patch cords, pigtails, and terminated truck cables - have a series of standards to comply with today’s installations into high-speed networks and telco applications. From an industry standpoint, there are a series of requirements ...
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Components of the Fiber Optic Patch Cord and Optic Fiber Geometry

Is your company entering the fiber optic cable assembly market? Here at Fiber Optic Center, we believe it’s important to introduce engineers and technicians to various aspects of the production process to manufacture high-performance, world-class fiber optic ...
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Automation in Fiber Optic Cable Assembly

At Fiber Optic Center, we pride ourselves in knowing fiber optic cable assembly production inside and out. We often encounter people outside the industry trying to get in and asking, ‘why don’t we just automate the entire process?’. Great question and quite a...
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Anatomy of a Nightmare: 2001 and Beyond

A large number of U.S. fiber company presidents woke up on Jan. 1, 2002, looked in the mirror, and said, ”I don’t have a business plan.” For the previous two years, business was crazy good. At OFC in 2000, a supplier asked me how we were doing.  I said...
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Researchers Announce New Capabilities of Fiber Optic Circuits

Published 6.25.15 in the New York Times: An Advance May Double the Capabilities of Fiber Optics by John Markoff Researchers have announced an advance that could double the capacity of fiber-optic circuits, potentially opening the way for networks to carry more...
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Continuing the Legacy to Help Light the World

Here at Fiber Optic Center we are continuing the legacy of New Bedford in helping bring light to the world. Follow me for a moment here ...
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What Is Optical Fiber and How Does It Work?

Optical fiber is used for many applications in almost every industry. The most common application is within cabled structures that are used for transmission of light or data. Many of us know that fibers are used for the internet communication network but optical fibers...
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