Clearfield Blows Past Traditional MPO Limits with FieldShield® Blowable MPO Fibre Assemblies
September 20 2023 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Industry-first pushable/blowable 12-fibre MPO
pre-connectorized cable, field-tested at 1.5 KM, delivers ideal
solution for any operator looking to deploy fibre faster
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD), the leader in community
broadband fibre connectivity, today announced the launch of its
FieldShield blowable MPO fibre assemblies, the fibre industry’s
first pushable/blowable 12-fibre MPO pre-connectorized cable
capable of blowing fibre over 1.5 km. Developed as part of the
integration of Nestor Cables, Ltd (“Nestor”), a subsidiary of
Clearfield, the new solution will be on display at Clearfield’s and
Nestor’s common stand at Connected Britain 2023.
The FieldShield Blowable Fibre Assemblies are the first product
developed with Nestor since Clearfield acquired the Finnish company
in late July 2022 as part of its strategy to vertically integrate
key aspects of its supply chain. Delivering the ability to blow
pre-connectorized 12-fibre cable over 1.5 km (1,500 metres) can
provide a clear competitive advantage to any carrier looking to
advance fibre service delivery.
The 12-fibre MPO, FieldShield blowable MPO fibre assemblies,
support any access deployment model. This new plug-and-play
solution enables quicker network deployment, ensures network
quality, faster speed to revenue, and faster network and service
restoration. Testing the product at 1.5 km exceeds the industry
standard distance for blowing 12-fibre MPO pre-connectorized cable
and can play a critical role in connecting remote locations,
leveraged to support 5G services, and as part of middle mile
deployments. FieldShield blowable MPO fibre assemblies is currently
available to European customers and will be available to other
markets in the future.
“A key challenge operators face as it looks to expand its fibre
footprint is how to reach more customers, faster and at a lower
operational expense. The FieldShield Blowable MPO Fibre Assemblies
addresses all three of these challenges directly,” said Kevin
Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer of Clearfield. “As each operator
evaluates the opportunities ahead to advance its
fibre-to-the-premise, 5G and middle mile opportunities,
Nestor/Clearfield, has solutions purpose-built to lower the capital
and operational cost of connecting more people, places and
things.”
Clearfield is exhibiting at Connected Britain 2023 in London,
England from September 20-21 at Stand #83. Morgan will be speaking
on September 21st as part of a panel focused on last-mile
connectivity issues, challenges and opportunities.
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About Clearfield
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) designs, manufactures, and
distributes fibre optic management, protection, and delivery
products for communications networks. Our “fibre to anywhere”
platform serves the unique requirements of leading incumbent local
exchange carriers (traditional carriers), competitive local
exchange carriers (alternative carriers), and MSO/cable TV
companies, while also catering to the broadband needs of the
utility/municipality, enterprise, data center and military markets.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Clearfield deploys more than a
million fibre ports each year. For more information, visit
www.SeeClearfield.com.
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