June 10, 2008

ADC intros RealFlex reduced-bend Fiber solutions

ADC announced the launch of the RealFlex - its reduced bend radius fiber (RBRF) drop cable solutions. RealFlex solutions overcome installation challenges encountered in today’s multiple dwelling unit (MDU) buildings by helping service providers optimize fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) installation times and maintain fiber performance.

Already available and shipping, ADC offers three RealFlex MDU drop cables: indoor/outdoor, riser, and plenum type cables.

“RealFlex is the solution that service providers need to get FTTP into today’s Multiple Dwelling Unit buildings, with its quick installation and reliable bandwidth delivery,” said Jaxon Lang, vice president of Global Connectivity Solutions-Americas for ADC. “In short, RealFlex-enabled installations translate into faster turn-up time and revenue generation for service providers.”

Additionally, RealFlex solutions allow for a bend radius as small as 7.5 mm without changing attenuation characteristics of the cable, and they provide improved insertion loss performance for the many 90-degree bend locations found in MDU environments.

RealFlex products also meet increased standards of durability required in MDU environments. ADC’s unique ruggedized indoor/outdoor jacketing can be stapled without compromising insertion loss performance, a feature that gives RealFlex MDU drop cables a competitive advantage in the market.

“If service providers are going to treat it like coax, it better be as tough as coax,” said Lang, noting that the long term reliability and reduced installation issues of RealFlex are key reasons that operators have selected ADC’s FTTX products with RBRF since the company began shipping these solutions in November 2006.

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