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GPON or XGS-PON: Options for Fiber Deployments

By Marsha Hemmerich | April 4th, 2023 |Categories: GPoN, fiber, XGS-PON, fiber troubleshooting, fiber broadband, fiber deployment

Offering ultra-high-speed broadband via fiber has become a key differentiator for serviceproviders in this era of rising bandwidth demands.

What Weather Can Do To Your Fiber Optic Cables - Part 2: Ice

By Marsha Hemmerich | December 1st, 2022 |Categories: fiber optics, fiber troubleshooting, fiber broadband, weather-related Internet issues, internet issues

With winter weather coming, you face another serious challenge: freezing temperatures, snow, sleet and ice. The change in seasons means a shift in reasons why connectivity disruptions occur. Fiber optic cables are built to withstand most cold [...]

What Weather Can Do To Your Fiber Optic Cables - Part 1: Wind & Water

By Marsha Hemmerich | October 25th, 2022 |Categories: fiber optics, fiber troubleshooting, fiber broadband, weather-related Internet issues, internet issues

A lot has happened in recent years that’s changed people’s reliance on communication. Before the pandemic there was pressure to get the power back on after a storm, today it’s more about ‘Why isn’t my phone working? Why isn’t my internet working?’ [...]

Fiber Optics - Troubleshooting Those Dirty Little Fibers

By Marsha Hemmerich | May 13th, 2021 |Categories: fiber, fiber optics, fiber troubleshooting

With its greater bandwidth capacity and ability to transmit signals over long distances with very little power loss, fiber has become the hands-down favorite for the future of

Broadband. Fiber’s resistance to magnetic interference makes [...]

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