Clearfield Introduces High Density Outside Plant PON Cabinet for FTTx Installations

Clearfield, Inc. said that it is announcing the industry's highest density outside plant PON cabinet, a FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) 1152-Port.

Clearfield said the FieldSmart FSC 1152-Port Cabinet sets the new bar for density, providing up to 1,152 fibers in a 33"x 16"x 64" design. Optimal access, the company added, is ensured to all ports and advanced fiber protection is integrated within the patent-pending Clearview Cassette technology.

With Clearfield's Clearview Cassette at its heart, the FieldSmart FSC 1152-Port Cabinet changes the rules of fiber management. Core to this design is the fact that fiber is protected in sub-units of 12 fibers. Jacketed cable storage is eliminated because the 900um tight buffers have shed the outer riser rated jacket in favor of the cassette that protects it not only from human accidental damage, but also provides full bend radius protection throughout. The FieldSmart FSC 1152-Port Cabinet accommodates all fiber management needs plus all the required slack storage for a 1,152 home-served "Patch & Splice" or "Patch Only" configuration in just 19.5 feet of cabinet space.

As service providers gain experience with FTTx builds, many are recognizing the need for long-term planning in their network designs.

"The scalable, symmetrical design of the FieldSmart platform is key to delivering a highly configurable platform to meet all of our customers' requirements -whether their serving area is 500 homes or 500,000," said Johnny Hill, chief operating officer for Clearfield.

Clearfield, Inc. designs and manufactures the FieldSmart Fiber Management Platform, which includes its latest generation FieldSmart Fiber Distribution System (FDS), FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) and FieldSmart Fiber Delivery Point (FDP) series. The FDS, FSC and FDP product lines support a wide range of panel configurations, cabinet and wall mount sizes, densities, connectors and adapter options, and are offered alongside an assortment of passive optical components for the inside plant, outside plant and access networks. Clearfield also provides a complete line of fiber and copper assemblies.

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