Does my optical network need fibre characterisation?
You can gain a great deal of useful information from a fibre characterisation exercise on your optical network, whether you are operating at 10Gb/s or 100Gb/s+. An optical network uses…
What is an optical network?
An optical network uses complex transmission systems which run over fibre optic cabling, to carry all the digital services we rely on today. The very first fibre optic systems became…
Why do we need fibre characterisation?
Ask yourself honestly, how much do you really know about the performance of your fibre? As telecoms systems and dark fibre contracts have become more complex, the real performance of…
What is fibre characterisation?
Fibre characterisation is defined as conducting a comprehensive suite of tests on an installed link in order to assess its general quality and its specific ability to support a particular…
What is dark fibre used for?
Dark fibre is used by a variety of organisations which require high capacity network links. Applications include: Fibre to the Antenna (FTTA) Mobile network providers can use dark fibre to…
What is OMx multimode fibre?
Way back when, when fibre optics was simple, everyone talked about either multimode fibre or singlemode fibre. But these days things are a little more complex than that. There are…
How do I light up dark fiber / dark fibre?
How do I test dark fibre?
Full fibre characterisation is recommended for any dark fibre contract. Fibre characterisation involves a comprehensive suite of tests on the optical fibre to reveal how well it will perform. Performing…
How can I specify dark fibre?
The detailed specifications for dark fibre are usually negotiated between the owner of the fibre and the company leasing the fibre. There may be different types of fibre available, such…
Where can I buy dark fibre?
So who can you buy dark fibre from? A lot depends on where you are in the world. The legal and regulatory framework for dark fibre and telecoms services varies in…
