Clearfield® Delivers 144-port Count Fiber Distribution Hub as Carriers Race to Expand FTTH Markets
March 07 2018 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
New cabinet targets needs of smaller serving
areas for PON and cross-connect applications
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD), the specialist in fiber
management for communication service providers, today introduced
the FieldSmart® Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH) 144-port Cabinet,
designed to help customers satisfy the demand for fiber-fed
services covering the outside plant for all markets including PON
and cross-connect applications. Carriers looking to serve targeted
fiber serving areas of up to 144 ports can now maintain the
scalability that Clearfield and the Clearview® Cassette provides.
Economically extending FTTx deployments, the cabinet provides a
complete interconnect environment from the feeder network through
the passive optical splitter to the distribution network, enabling
carriers to cost-effectively launch PON services into new
markets.
Purpose Built To Enable Carriers to Scale PON
Deployments
The FieldSmart FDH Cabinet provides network planners with the
ability to incrementally expand PON deployments as they expand
further into less densely populated areas. This smaller port
cabinet allows the provider to utilize a cost effective, compact
cabinet that, like all of Clearfield’s FieldSmart PON Cabinets,
utilize the Clearview® Blue —the modular building block cassette.
With the Clearview Blue Cassette, fiber is deployed in increments
of 12, providing users the ability to scale from 12 ports to full
capacity, aligning capital investment with network layout or
subscriber revenue.
“Operators today are looking at an increasingly diverse set of
target markets and need products that help them quickly and cost
effectively deploy fiber throughout the outside plant,” said Johnny
Hill, chief operating officer and co-founder, Clearfield. “At
Clearfield, our mission is to provide a comprehensive solution set
that enables customers to deliver fiber services over any network,
to any customer, in almost any environment.”
According to Ovum, FTTx PON equipment is driving growth in the
access equipment market, providing competitive bandwidth for
residential customers along with support for business customers and
MBH/MFH (mobile backhaul and mobile fronthaul) applications.
“Carriers are looking to push fiber deeper, expanding into new
markets while customers seek higher-bandwidth services and leverage
advances in Smart Home technologies,” said Julie Kunstler,
principal analyst, Network Infrastructure and Software, Ovum.
“Delivering products that enable service providers to lower both
the upfront costs and ongoing management and maintenance costs,
provide competitive advantages, enabling carriers to more easily
expand the range and reach of their FTTx deployments.”
The FieldSmart FDH 144-port Cabinet is the complete solution for
managing up to 144 distribution fibers for an outside plant FTTx
PON application. Extending Clearfield’s building block design
concepts, the FieldSmart FDH 144-port Cabinet incorporates a new
modular shell design in which the provider can repair or replace a
damaged cabinet, without disrupting existing service. The cabinet
includes a new pyramid shaped roof/solar shield providing
additional protection for deployed fiber. Mounting options include
pole or pad/vault mounted with either a 4” or 12” riser.
Available for shipping in March 2018, the FieldSmart Fiber
Distribution Hub Cabinet is compliant with Telcordia GR-20, GR 487,
GR-1221 and GR-1209 and was designed and tested to Telcordia
GR-326. Details on the FieldSmart FDH Cabinet can be found in the
associated data sheet, product video and at
http://www.SeeClearfield.com.
About Clearfield, Inc.
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) designs, manufactures and
distributes fiber optic management, protection and delivery
products for communications networks. Our “fiber 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 fiber ports each year. For more information,
visit www.SeeClearfield.com.
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