Clearfield Plays it Cool with FieldSmart Fiber Active Cabinets
February 06 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Fiber-optimized
outdoor cabinet capability expands to accommodate non-hardened
active components with air conditioning option
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), the
specialist in fiber management for communication service providers,
today announced the new air conditioner option to the FieldSmart©
Fiber Active Cabinet (FAC) product line for outdoor
enclosures—further expanding its application of active outdoor
cabinets. With this new capability, service providers can now
better meet the emerging demands associated with the Gigabit
Economy as they can deploy routers, switches and other non-hardened
devices closer to the end customer. Delivering this ability expands
the range and reach of high-value, content-rich fiber services and
sets the stage to better support applications such as Internet of
Things (IoT), gaming and higher-definition video.
“Customers are telling us they need to place non-hardened active
equipment deeper in the network requiring climate-controlled air
conditioners that maintain operating temperature inside the
cabinet,” said Johnny Hill, Clearfield’s chief operating officer.
“The challenge our customers face is that the development times to
engineer these devices so that they can be deployed in the outside
plant isn’t feasible if they want to take early advantage of market
demand. By adding this feature to our FACs, we’re solving that
problem for them, with the added benefit of having one partner
that’s able to work with them on any deployment.”
The FieldSmart Fiber Active Cabinet (FAC) is designed with the
philosophy of modularity and flexibility, while maintaining a
maximum cooling capability for the active electronics investment.
The new FAC air conditioner option allows a new application
solution for the non-hardened equipment to survive the harsh
outdoor conditions, providing a single opening for the conditioned
(supply) air to be discharged into the cabinet and for the indoor
air to return to the air conditioner. The FieldSmart FAC sizes that
accommodate the air conditioner option also include the following
elements:
- FieldSmart FAC 3200 features two front and rear 16RU 23”
frames that can accommodate up to 32RU of active electronics while
providing up to 576 internal fiber distribution ports for
deployments.
- FieldSmart FAC 5400 features two swing frame front and
rear 27RU 23” frames that can accommodate up to 54RU of active
electronics and provides up to 1,152 internal fiber distribution
ports for deployments.
FieldSmart Fiber Active Cabinets are designed to accommodate the
variety of standard options expected in remote cabinets, such as
the rectifier system, battery warmers and field upgradeable fiber
bulkheads. The FieldSmart FAC air conditioner products are
scheduled for general availability March 2020. More information can
be found in the associated data sheets at
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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