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Jilong KL-300 fusion splicer video with 0.01dB loss

Now this is exciting - 0.01dB loss

I guess there's no longer a reason to waste your money on a more expensive unit when you can purchase a Jilong KL-300 with US support and a 2 year warranty for almost half the price of a Fujikura. If you really want to drop your splicer on a soft 1 1/2" padded mat from 30" then go with the Fujikura 60s. If you want to save over $8000.00 then buy a Jilong KL-300.

Alphion unveils new GPON extender

(courtesy of Lightwave - Pennwell)

Alphion Corp. developer of communication systems, sub-systems, and integrated photonic components based on its proprietary QLight technology, today introduced the PON.ext Release 2 single-rack unit compact system. It is the company's second-generation all-optical GPON extender. The new PON.ext unit allows carriers to extend network reach to 60 km, increase the number of end users up to 128, and reduce network operating expenditures, say company representatives. The transparent, all-optical system is fully compliant with the recently published ITU-T G.984.6 standard for GPON networks.

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- FO Tech

Migration to GPON: Practical considerations from the central office to the outside plant

(By Patrick J. Sims and Pat Thompson, ADC)

Practical considerations—based on informed decision-making—provide the foundation for a cost-effective transition between legacy and future access technologies.

Service providers need not look too far in the past to find examples of networks built without consideration for future technologies. While our telecommunications forefathers may not have predicted today's broadband revolution as they designed the copper telephone network, this legacy infrastructure still enabled a rough deployment of xDSL technologies.

Optical transport grows sharply in 2Q - 2008

(courtesy of Lightwave - Pennwell)

According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the worldwide optical transport equipment market grew to a new quarter high of $3.5 billion. The top vendors in the quarter were Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, and Nortel, which garnered nearly 50 percent of the market share.

Fibre Splicing

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He's using an old cleaver with a newer fusion splicer. I wonder how much faster he could have completed his task if he was using the Jilong Cleaver and the Jilong KL-300 fiber splicer.

2008 FTTH Conference & Expo

September 22 - 24, 2008 is going to be full of action when the 2008 FTTH Conference & Expo comes to Nashville, TN. Come by and visit if you live close or are around for business. There are going to be lots to do there. Many fiber optic companies will be attending this year. We put together a small list of just some of the companies that will be attending this year.

Many fiber optic companies will be attending this year. We put together a small list of just some of the companies that will be attending this year.

We will be attending. We’re at Booth 317 this year. Come say hi and register your company with us. It’s about time you did some networking. Learn about the new Jilong KL-300 we are offering and see some live demos on many of the products we carry in stock. This year we will have a tech on hand that can answer your fusion splicer questions, 2 sales members, our spokesmodel and one of corporate leaders.

Other companies you will see at the 2008 FTTH Conference this year -
Alcatel - Lucent
EMBARQ Logistics
eFiberTools.com
EXFO
FTTH Council
Furukawa America
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc
our friends at Lightwave Magazine
NEC Corporation of America
Nortel
Pannaway Technologies
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
Taikan Company Inc.
Tyco Electronics
Verizon Enhanced Communities
Vermeer Corporation & HammerHead
Windstream Supply
and many others.

Will you or your company be attending? Tell us and we will post you on our blog!

Freescale intros new SoC to spur GPON adoption

(courtesy of Lightwave - Pennwell)

Freescale Semiconductor, developer of GPON silicon, today introduced what it claims is a cost-effective, highly integrated system on a chip (SoC) designed to help lower costs for carriers and spur adoption of GPON equipment in markets worldwide.

Built on third generation Freescale PON technology, the MSC7104 is a cost reduced version of the company's MSC7120 device, which

Fiber to the Telecommunications Enclosure

From Wikipedia -

Now we don't usually quote anything from Wikipedia, but are you a little interested in FTTE? This is what they have to say about it.

Fiber-to-the-Telecommunications-Enclosure (FTTE) is a standards-compliant structured cabling system architecture that extends the optical fiber backbone network from the equipment room, through the telecom room, and directly to a telecommunications enclosure (TE) installed in a common space to serve a number

Jilong KL-300

Many of our readers (6 of you) have been asking us for a new post on the Jilong KL-300.

We made a list of your questions.

Q: What is the splice time?
A: Jilong manufacturer says they get 9 sec splice time. We do our own testing in our tech dept and we get 10-13 secs on average.

Q: Why should I buy a it (KL-300) over a Fujikura 50s?
A: First off, the Fujikura 50s is discountinued now. How about the price? The price of the Jilong is $9,845.00 with a 2 year manufacturers warranty, when the F-50s is $12,445. The Jilong KL-300 splice memory is almost double what the F-50s is. Battery life of the kl-300 last for 60-150 splice cycles, while the F-50s only last for 60 splice cycles. If weight is of concern to you, the KL-300 is also a little lighter. The current offer is a 2 year warranty with the Jilong KL-300.

Q: How do I know it's worth the money?
A: SurplusEQ has been around since 2000 and is known for it's great deals and integrity. We are planning on being in business for many years to come and would not sell a product that is going to ruin our reputation as a company. Since we started selling KL-300 fusion splicers and we have only had 1 returned due to malfuction. Out of the amount of fusion splicers we sell, having one returned for that reason is expected.

Q: Which fusion splicer would your techs use in the field?
A: Again, we like the KL-300 best (not just because we offer it) because you don't have to swap out hardware to switch between power mode and battery mode. You just unplug and go. Being in the field, the KL-300 is small and lightweight so carrying it around while walking is easier. The built-in battery and fact that you can buy a larger size battery puts it at the top of our list.