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Light Brigade Exhibiting & Presenting at the 2023 BICSI Winter Conference
Light Brigade is excited to announce that this will be its first year exhibiting and presenting at the BICSI Winter Conference held in Tampa Florida, February 4th – 8th. 2023 marks the celebration of 50 years of BICSII conferences. In support of the 2023 BICSI Winter...
Light Brigade Expands East Coast Presence with New Fiber Skills Academy in Charlotte NC and Blown Fiber Academy in Clinton SC
Light Brigade is expanding their fiber skills training capability, with two additional academies on the East Coast. Joining parent company, Hexatronic US at newly established Marketing & Sales office in Charlotte, NC, Light Brigade announces the grand opening of a...
Light Brigade Releases Revamped OTDR Testing Deep Dive Workshop
Kent, WA – November 10, 2022 – Light Brigade, the longest-established fiber optic training company in the United States, continues development of its courses with the release of the newly-improved “OTDR Testing Deep Dive Workshop”. Featuring a mix of measurement...
Light Brigade and JETTING AB Enter into OEM Partner Agreement for Air Blown Fiber Tooling and Equipment
Light Brigade’s portfolio of instructor led, fiber optic skills training and fiber optic tooling and product distribution, is being expanded with the addition of Air Blown Fiber (ABF) training, equipment, and field support services for the FTTx market. Light Brigade...
Nokia and TV Azteca Trial 5G Connectivity for TV Broadcasting
Nashua, NH., March 25, 2021 – Broadband Technology Report (BTR) announced Nokia and TV Azteca carry out the first test of TV transmission over 5G in Latin America. Test consisted of HD/4K video images transmission directly from cameras to TV Azteca's encoding server,...
PRESS RELEASE: FOC Reports on the Broadband Article Presented at the March 11th Fairhaven, Massachusetts Town Meeting
New Bedford, MA, USA - March 19, 2021 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, reports on the Broadband Article presented at the March 11th Fairhaven,...
IWCS Seeks Abstracts for 2021 Symposium
March 15, 2021 - Shrewsbury, PA – IWCS has issued a Call for Papers for IWCS 2021 - International Cable & Connectivity Symposium. For 6 decades, the IWCS Symposium has been the leading worldwide conference for peer-reviewed papers and presentations on technologies...
End Supply Chain Friction By Changing This One Thing About Your Quality Control Process…
Reprinted FiberQA Blog Posted by Rachael Cates One of the biggest issues in the fiber optic industry is supply chain friction. Manufacturers send their connectors to cable assembly houses, which are then installed in data centers and other locations where they will be...
AFL and SENKO Enter into a License Agreement for the SN® Connector
Seattle, WA and Spartanburg, SC - October 20, 2020 – AFL and SENKO Advanced Components, Inc. (SENKO) announce the signing of the SN Technology Transfer and Patent License Agreement for SN Connectors and Adapters. With this agreement, AFL will begin the manufacturing...
AFL Honored with 2020 CI&M Gold Innovators Award
Spartanburg, SC - October 19, 2020 – AFL, an international manufacturer of fiber optic cable, accessories and equipment, announced today that the Fujikura 90S fusion splicer was recognized among the best in the industry by the 2020 Cabling Installation &...
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Fiber Optic Center, Inc. Announces Participation at OFC
Reception, Product Demonstrations, and Technical Discussion Schedule Released. New Bedford, MA, USA – February 6, 2023 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the...
Fiber Optic Center, Inc. announces schedule at SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA.
Technical Staff, Product Demonstrations and News Released New Bedford, MA, USA – (January 2023) – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces...
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., announces participation at IWCS Cable and Connectivity Industry Forum
New Bedford, MA, USA – September 26, 2022 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces Technical Discussions and Product Demonstrations with Wayne...
Fiber Optic Center Announces Participation at ECOC 2022, Basel, Switzerland
Exhibiting Hours and Technical Discussion Schedule Released New Bedford, MA, USA – August 15, 2022 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces...
Fiber Optic Center Announces Participation at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2022
Exhibiting Hours and Technical Experts Released New Bedford, MA, USA – April 8, 2022 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces participation at...
Fiber Optic Center announces participation at SPIE Photonics Europe 2022
Discuss Preforms and Optical Fiber Equipment with Co-Exhibitor SG Controls New Bedford, MA, USA – March 14, 2022 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the...
Fiber Optic Center, Inc. Enhances Polishing Portfolio With Domaille APM-HDC-5400 Programmable Polishing Machine At OFC 2022
Specially designed for complex multi-fiber applications like MPO or MTP with new advancements New Bedford, MA, USA – March 7, 2022 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable...
Fiber Optic Center, Inc. announces participation at OFC 2022, San Diego, CA
Fiber Optic Center, Inc. announces Technical Discussion schedule, Reception, and Product Demonstrations at OFC. Book your Appointment Today! New Bedford, MA, USA – February 15, 2022 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor...
Wrestling with Supply Chain Problems – FOC Weighs In
After the Covid lockdowns of 2020, the current state of supply-chain disruptions, including long lead times and price increases, has become the new abnormal. This article comments on supply problems from FOC’s perspective In recent months has your...
PRESS RELEASE: Fiber Optic Center announces expansion of marketing department
The company announced two new personnel appointments to its marketing department to support their continued growth through automation and innovation. New Bedford, MA, USA - August 24, 2021 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor...
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