Although fiber optic systems are the foundation that underpins all digital communications and make up the backbone of how the world connects, contamination of fiber optic connector end faces remains a primary cause of network failures.  Dust and oil on a fiber end face can block light signals, causing loss a

Even if your project specification or customer doesn’t require you to test a newly installed fiber cable plant, you could be putting yourself and your customer at risk if you don’t. Certification testing to industry standards ensures that a cable plant will support your customers’ applications a

As technology continues to advance, fiber optic cabling is essential to ensuring ample bandwidth for emerging applications and the transmission of ever-increasing amounts of data. Today’s networks encompass more fiber links than ever before, from service provider networks and switch and server links in the

There is no doubt that fiber connectivity has improved over the years with advancements like superior insertion loss, better alignment, gender and polarity field changes, shutters, and smaller form factors. But despite these advancements, contaminated fiber end faces remain the #1 cause of performance issues in f