Alcatel announced several enhancements to its outside plant Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) solutions, including:
- the addition of a new generation of multi-purpose optical drop cables and of the Alcatel 6853 Dielectric Flat Drop and Alcatel 6854 Figure 8 Drop Cables
- a new outside plant splitter cross-connect management system
- a new craft-friendly outside plant pedestal that manages optical splicing or connectorization for subscriber taps or drops in FTTH and deep fiber networks.
Separately, Alcatel announced the successful completion of a vibratory plow installation trial of Alcatel’s Optical Drop cable family. A series of tests confirmed that Alcatel’s Optical Drop cables can be consistently and reliably installed in a variety of environments and operating conditions using Ditch Witch vibratory plows, which are used for trenching fiber. http://www.alcatel.com