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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 &...
AFL Expands FlexScan® Family with New One-Touch Optical Troubleshooter
Westford, MA and Spartanburg, SC - October 12, 2020 – AFL, a manufacturer of fiber optic cable, accessories and equipment, has added a new category to its award-winning FlexScan product line. The new FlexScan TS100 is an optical troubleshooter that puts the power to...
AFL’s Fujikura 90R Mass Fusion Splicer Receives 4.0 Diamond Rating
Spartanburg, SC, October 8, 2020 — AFL, an international manufacturer of fiber optic cable, accessories and equipment, announces that the Fujikura 90R Mass Fusion Splicer was recognized among the best in the industry with rating of 4 diamonds by the 2020 Broadband...
VIAVI Enhances Broad Testing Portfolio for Optical Lab, Production and Manufacturing
San Jose, Calif., October 7, 2020 – VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today introduced new test and measurement offerings for optical lab, production and manufacturing environments, enhancing the industry’s most complete line of photonic test modules.As...
VIAVI Releases World’s First 16-lane Protocol Analysis System for PCIe 5.0
San Jose, Calif., September 29, 2020 – VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today introduced the first 16-lane protocol analysis system for PCI Express ® 5.0 5.0, operating at 32Gbps per lane. The VIAVI Xgig 5P16 Protocol Analyzer delivers detailed...
Fiber Optic Center News
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), announces the addition of Dymax Corporation’s New Light-Curable Low-Shrink™ OP-81-LS Epoxy to their extensive epoxy product portfolio
New Bedford, MA, USA, February 1, 2021 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces the addition of Dymax Corporation's New Light-Curable...
Back to Basics, Virtually~
A new banner has appeared on our Fiber Optic Center (FOC) website home page to confirm that, in spite of current COVID mandates and travel bans, we continue to provide the technical support and partnership our industry has become reliant upon. Virtual options offer...
Why automation control in fiber optic cable assembly manufacturing operations?
With the rapidly changing demands and conditions in the factory, supply network, and customer requirements, automation is a solution many are looking towards. Smart manufacturing is the new buzz as more cable assembly houses embrace their need for fully-integrated and...
PRESS RELEASE: FOC announces Ben Waite to present at the CRU Wire & Cable 2020 Virtual Conference: The role of the wire and cable industry in the road to recovery July 21-23, 2020
New Bedford, MA, USA, July 20 , 2020 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces Ben Waite to present at the CRU Wire & Cable 2020 Virtual...
Fiber Optic Center, Inc. announces the appointment of Richard Tumminelli as Fiber Design and Manufacturing Consultant, Rare Earth Doped Optical Fiber Fabrication Expert
New Bedford, MA, USA, June 30, 2020 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces the appointment of Richard Tumminelli as Fiber Design and...
Covid-19 implications for the human workforce, a message from Fiber Optic Center’s president and CEO (part two)
Part II: the CEO role during a global crisis CEO responsibilities, for the overall success of an organization, include creating frameworks for work delegation, establishing talented management and systems, and the strategy and goals for operations, marketing,...
Covid-19 implications for assembly companies, a message from Fiber Optic Center’s president and CEO (part one)
Part 1: Changes in the business environment The coronavirus has raised many new and critical problems for businesses of all size – operational and strategic problems. Most of my comments today will focus on operational issues.Optical cable assemblies are components in...
Standards for optical cable assembly manufacturers
Hundreds of standards specify the characteristics and procedures for making and using fiber optic connectors and cable assemblies. Many of these standards are for the end-users – organizations that build and operate optical networks and other fiber-based systems. For...
Supply chain knowledge supporting a community in the form of face masks
A believer that a business is only as strong as the community that surrounds and supports it, Fiber Optic Center, Inc (FOC) has always invested in our community and continues to find ways to pay it forward during the coronavirus pandemic. Frontline workers, those...
PRESS RELEASE: FOC announces the addition of Disposable Medical Face Masks to their inventory
New Bedford, MA, USA, April 27, 2020 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces the addition of Disposable Medical Face Masks to their...
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