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Emtelle eases FTTx installations with flexible burial solution
are currently carrying out live trials of the solution in the UK, Middle East and USA and so far, customers’ expectations of this new solution have been met.” FibreFlow™ WEBFLEX can be laid in an open trench and installed into a micro trench using an Emtelle Vertex product for maximum microduct capacity. Or, by combining the solution with Emtelle’s Multifu system – where fibres are pre-installed – during the installation, tubes can be broken and branched, or they can be branched in future by pulling the fibre back. Emtelle will showcase its full range of blown fibre and microduct solutions, at Booth A11, Hall 7, at ANGA COM 2019, in Cologne, Germany, which takes place from Tuesday, June 4th until Thursday, June 6th. “Many operators plan to take a step-wise approach when expanding their networks using 10G GPON technologies, aligned with the specific needs of their business,” observes Teresa Mastrangelo, principal analyst, Broadband trends. “A large majority of these service providers will focus on XGS-PON for the first phase of their rollouts, while future-proofing their networks for the advantages of NG-PON 2” The 5200 family of smart gateways offer choice between 10/10G symmetrical PON technology and 10G Active Ethernet using SFP+ optics for more seamless connectivity to existing FTTx and Enterprise business subscribers over a single common network. Initial models allow for one fixed 10G copper LAN port and four GE ports, with options for voice or PoE+ / PoE++. Leveraging a common platform, new models in the 5200 family will support NG- PON 2 as the availability and price/performance of optics make a positive business case.
Emtelle, a manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted network solutions has today announced the launch of a flexible direct burial solution – FibreFlow™WEBFLEX, designed to simplify branching microducts when rolling-out Fibre-to- the-x (FTTx) networks. FibreFlow™ WEBFLEX is a flexible and easily accessible direct burial tube bundle, designed for installation using conventional and micro-trenching technology. Consisting of 12 microducts joined together in a branch formation, the solution’s design makes it easy to strip and branch the desired MACOM Announces Industry’s First Analogue CDR-Based PAM-4 Portfolio MACOM a supplier of semiconductor solutions, announced a complete analogue and silicon photonics portfolio for seamless integration in 50 Gbps, 100 Gbps, 200 Gbps and 400 Gbps optical modules targeted for compliance with the newly formed Open Eye Multi- Source Agreement (MSA). Optimised for volume-scale deployment in high-density cloud data centre links, MACOM’s components will enable faster, lower cost and more power efficient optical modules as defined by the upcoming Open Eye MSA industry standard. MACOM’s end-to-end transmit and receive portfolio features low-cost, low- power extensions to its existing line-up of Clock and Data Recovery (CDRs),
the rising demand for FTTx networks and our new FibreFlow™ WEBFLEX is the perfect addition, providing operators with a flexible and easy-to-use direct burial solution. We’ve specifically tailormade this design as a result of listening to some of the occasional difficulties operators experience during installs,” said Scott Modha, International Business Development at Emtelle. “In an ever-crowded market place, we are continuing to introduce the latest and most dynamic solutions to aid our customer’s FTTx projects, whilst reducing their operational costs and on-going expenses. We Fibre access specialist DASAN Zhone Solutions (DZS) has announced the introduction of its 5200 family of multi- protocol smart gateways. Compatible with 10G and architected end-to- end to support greater choice among standard 10G technologies, DZS’s portfolio of multi-service optical network terminals (ONTs) and optical line terminals (OLTSs) has been designed to improve the life and profitability of multi-service FTTx networks. DZS says that, fuelled by 10G deployments globally, the price premium for 10G GPON solutions is in decline. The company adds that the 10G GPON business case coincides with an increase of new cloud-based consumer entertainment choices that rely on an enhanced Internet connection experience. These choices include ultra- HD 4K/8K and 360-degree video, eSports and MMOs,
microduct with minimal disruption or risk of damage to the remaining microducts. Emtelle says this eliminates the need for connectors which are typically required during branching, whilst enabling fast and easy sheath stripping, reducing the number of failure points throughout the network. FibreFlow™ WEBFLEX also reduces the amount of waste compared to other ‘break and branch connector solutions’, as no extra drop ducts are required, meaning installers can utilise much more of the tubes within the bundle. “We are constantly drivers and Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs), adding a companion integrated 200G FR4 L-PIC optimised to reduce customers’ module costs through dramatically improved ease of assembly, calibration and test. These components are designed to eliminate the need for expensive, power-hungry signal processing and 53 Gbps EMLs, enabling streamlined optical module architectures targeted for 200G and 400G connectivity. MACOM’s full CDR- based and L-PIC-based portfolio comprises the MAOM-38053 four-channel transmit PAM-4 CDR with an integrated driver, and an L-PIC transmitter and on the receive side, features a MATA-03819 quad TIA, MACOM BSP56B photodetectors and the MASC-38040 four-channel receive PAM-4 CDR. This approach is anticipated to deliver over 25% reduction in power consumption while simultaneously driving the cost per gigabit down as compared to today’s CWDM4 and digital signal processing (DSP)-based PAM-4 solutions. Cloud customers can now double their link rate with only minor, incremental power and cost. growing our technology portfolio in response to
DZS intros new family of 10G ONTs
and new evolutions in gaming such as Google Stadia.
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