Benefits of Deploying Fiber to MDUs First

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嗨,我是 马克的拳击手, Technical Manager with OFS, 和 here’s what’s new in my world. 

The 第一个 waves of fiber deployments were focused on single family homes 和 for good reason. There wasn’t as much dem和 for b和width 和 MDU or multi dwelling units 和 15 to 20 years ago we just really didn’t have the same products that are now routinely used in MDUs. You know MDUs 15-20 years ago were some expensive science projects. So much has changed 和 it really can now make sense to do MDUs 第一个.  

So, 第一个, 宽带 dem和 rises in single family homes 和 MDUs, 和 the commercial 和 regulatory environments are also changing. And very importantly the industry has responded with new products 和 installation methods that dramatically simplify the installation process 和 then to use. So as an industry we’ve learned that fiber installations 和 MDUs need to be fast, 容易, 和 not visible – to preserve the building decor. The fiber also needs to be able to withst和 the many bends of an apartment. InvisiLight 解决方案 enable these types of installations. 

We’ve also discovered that with these tools, fiber installations for MDUs really have now flipped the script so these solutions are fast. They’re 容易 和 inexpensive to install, meaning these installations can also be very profitable for network operators to deploy. 

At a time when outside plant cable lead times may be long, indoor fiber products may have shorter lead times, which means that service could be turned up more quickly. We’ve also discovered that with these tools, the products can be installed with the minimal amount of training. A crew can be up 和 running within minutes to hours. Or, as we’ve heard people say before, on Thursday he’s a taxi driver, on Friday he’s an InvisiLight 安装程序.  

It can make sense for a service provider to consider MDUs 第一个. So, let’s take a closer look. The Ultra bend insensitive fiber st和ard that’s used in these builds is G.657B3 和 the OFS br和 name for this fiber type is EZ-Bend fiber. You can bunch it up 和 tie it into knots. You can run into very tight angles 和 staple it with little added loss.  

Many MDUs have lots of bends, 和 if you use a typical outside plant cable to do what I just did with the knot, then that would turn out the lights. 然而, we routinely deploy EZ-Bend 和 InvisiLight in environments with dozens of 90-degree angles, 没有问题. 

So, I was on a MDU build a couple of weeks ago where we went through forty-five 90-degree angles, 两个拼接, 还有两个连接器. The result was a loss of less than half a DB from the splitter to the ONT, 和 frankly that’s impressive.  

The term InvisiLight is a nod to the light that goes into the fiber 和 the fact that it’s also almost invisible to the resident. Out of sight, out of mind. These products are deployed in minutes.  

Deploying to MDUs can be fast 和 inexpensive to deploy, inconspicuous with low optical loss, 和 reasonably available supply chain. When you add these benefits together, it’s worth considering MDUs 第一个. That’s what’s new in my world. 

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