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R&M offers fiber optic splice outlet for residential and commercial buildings (2/7/2009)

R&M is promoting the expansion of broadband access with its easy-to-install FO splice outlet.

Cabling specialist R&M has developed a new outlet for fiber optic cabling for residential and commercial buildings: the FO splice outlet. It allows network operators and homeowners to extend fiber optic broadband all the way into individual rooms. The solution for the Swiss market focuses on the use of Internet TV, multimedia and high-capacity data transmission.

The FO splice outlet is a wall outlet with four ports and integrated splice storage for optical fibers. The ports can be fitted with two LC duplex, SC or SC-RJ connector sockets. The R&M outlet also accommodates a standardized Cat. 5e or Cat. 6/RJ45 connection module, allowing the hybrid use of fiber optic and copper cabling. "Maximum functionality in minimal space" was the instruction this telecom equipment company in Wetzikon, Switzerland, gave to its developers.

The splice storage unit can be mounted and opened with ease. Simple mounting shortens the overall time required for installation. The design ensures that the individual fibers can be bent only up to a maximum radius of 15 millimeters, thus avoiding losses during signal transmission. R&M recommends that customers use innovative G.657.A optic fibers with optimized bending characteristics. Even at small bending radii, they exhibit only minimal attenuation losses (dB); in this case, 0.1 dB at a radius of 15 mm.

With a surface of 88 by 88 millimeters, the new FO splice outlet fits in standard Swiss outlet frames. The front plate is 14 millimeters deep; the adapter, 34 millimeters. The housing has a modern design. The solution is ideal for retrofitting existing buildings, where space for additional installations is often at a premium and lean, easy-to-install systems are required. The socket can be sealed and labeled. Colored dust caps can be employed to mark the individual ports. The adapters point downward to prevent any danger from laser beams.

The FO splice outlet blends well with the R&M copper and fiber optic home cabling systems already on the market. With the FTTx and FTTH solutions from R&M, customers can modu-larly expand their systems for everything from Central Offices to individual homes. R&M thus views itself as the leading supplier of comprehensive cabling solutions that guarantee the successful expansion of broadband access. The R&M range for fiber optic home cabling also includes thin in-house cables with four fibers and optimized bending characteristics. They can be laid with ease even in tight spaces, so electricians can always find a path for installing them into the individual stories and rooms. R&M delivers units preterminated on one or both ends if required.

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