Clearfield® FastPass™ Approach Puts Time on Your Side with In-Cassette Splicing as FDH Deployments Accelerate
April 20 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Innovative FastPass Fiber Distribution system
cuts install time required for homes passed by 50 percent
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD), the specialist in fiber
management for communication service providers, today announced the
FastPass™ approach using in-cassette splicing. Community broadband
operators can reap significant benefits in ramping Homes Passed
deployment plans based on market demand and competitive market
forces. The FastPass approach utilizing in-cassette splicing
significantly reduces Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH) cabinet costs
and speeds installation times allowing for double the number of
fiber homes passed in the same amount of time versus legacy install
methods. These time savings benefit any operator required to meet
strict deployment deadline requirements associated with federal and
state broadband funding programs.
“The need to reduce the time required for fiber homes passed is
becoming mission critical for broadband providers across the
country,” said Jeff Heynen, Vice President, Broadband Access and
Home Networking at Dell’Oro Group. “Fiber deployments are a land
grab right now and whoever gets to the consumer first wins.
Clearfield’s FastPass approach challenges the status quo of FDH
cabinet installation methods and provides a way for broadband
operators to jump to the front of the line for their
customers.”
“As fiber broadband deployments rise with federal infrastructure
funding, the ability to deploy fiber faster, and at a lower cost,
is a clear competitive advantage for any operator,” said Kevin
Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer at Clearfield. “Industry observers
predict more homes will be passed with fiber in the next five years
than has been deployed to date, and Clearfield is committed to
helping our customers deploy fiber first as they enter new markets,
start new builds, and look to close the digital divide for
everyone.”
Splicing within the Clearview Cassette is unique: the splicing
function is not performed on a separate splice tray but is
contained on the cassette itself. The cassette can be easily
removed from the cabinet and travel whatever distance is required
to reach the splice trailer. The splicing operation remains the
same, it’s just performed on the cassette rather than on a separate
tray. This eliminates the need for the cable stub, splice trays,
the splice closure and the vault needed to store the splice closure
and cable stub slack, saving more than $1,000 per FDH cabinet
deployed.
Clearfield is hosting an ISE webinar, “It’s Just a Matter of
Time: How to Maximize your FDH Deployment Savings Using
Clearfield’s FastPass™ Approach,” on April 20, 2022, at 1:00 pm
CST. To register, please visit: ISE Webinar: It is just a matter of
time: How to maximize your FDH deployment savings using
Clearfield’s FastPass™ approach (isemag.com)
More information on Clearfield’s FastPass™ is available at
www.SeeClearfield.com.
About Clearfield, Inc.
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) designs, manufactures, and
distributes fiber optic management, protection, and delivery
products for communications networks. Our “fiber to anywhere”
platform serves the unique requirements of leading incumbent local
exchange carriers (traditional carriers), competitive local
exchange carriers (alternative carriers), and MSO/cable TV
companies, while also catering to the broadband needs of the
utility/municipality, enterprise, data center and military markets.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Clearfield deploys more than a
million fiber ports each year. For more information, visit
www.SeeClearfield.com.
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Richard M. Williams Connect2 Communications
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