Terminal Distribution System facilitates fiber access.
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FlexNAP(TM) utilizes optical fiber cables upon which network access points are pre-installed at customer-specified locations along length of cable. Featuring rectangular, flat profile, gel-free RPX(TM) Ribbon Cable reduces cable preparation time to under 1 min and facilitates deployment of FTTx networks. Slim design allows FlexNAP System distribution cable, tap point, and tether to fit through 1.25 in. innerduct. Cable comes with up to 96 fibers and provides 1-step fiber access.
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Corning Cable Systems Introduces FlexNAP(TM) Terminal Distribution System with New RPX(TM) Cable
Cable design allows simplified fiber access, reducing prep time to less than a minute
HICKORY, N.C. - Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Incorporated's (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, introduces its FlexNAP(TM) Terminal Distribution System with RPX(TM) Ribbon Cable. Featuring a rectangular, flat profile and reducing cable preparation time to less than one minute, RPX Cable further eases the deployment of fiber-to-the-x networks using Corning Cable Systems' proven FlexNAP Terminal Distribution System.
Corning Cable Systems' FlexNAP System utilizes optical fiber cables upon which network access points are pre-installed at customer-specified locations along the length of the cable. The system provides installation speeds up to 85 percent faster than traditional cable deployment methods, decreasing the needed equipment, craft personnel and overall cost of deploying FTTx networks. The system also offers superior reliability, with factory-spliced tap points prepared in a controlled environment and 100 percent tested.
The FlexNAP System is now available with RPX Cable, a gel-free ribbon cable that further simplifies the installation process. The cable's flat profile is ideal for both aerial and buried applications, and the slim design allows the FlexNAP System distribution cable, tap point and tether to fit through 1.25-inch innerduct. The design reduces the cable size by up to 35 percent and its weight by up to 50 percent, resulting in lower shipping costs and a need for less manpower and equipment during deployment. In addition, it provides 1-step fiber access, reducing cable preparation time to less than one minute. The ribbon cable, available with up to 96 fibers, also offers the benefits and time savings of mass fusion splicing.
The FlexNAP(TM) Terminal Distribution System with RPX(TM) Cable will be featured in Corning Cable Systems' booth (#4440) at NXTcomm 2007, June 19-21 in Chicago.
Through its Evolant® Solutions for Access Networks, Corning Cable Systems offers specialized portfolios of innovative products and services that enable customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in the last mile. For additional information on the OptiSnap Connector or any other Corning Cable Systems product or service, contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States, or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit http://www.corning.com/cablesystems.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
