JDSU Launches Optical Test Handhelds for Enterprise and Broadband Services
January 19 2010 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today
introduced a new family of cost-effective optical test instruments
and kits, the JDSU Optical SmartPocket(TM) handhelds, to support
enterprise and broadband service providers. The JDSU Optical
SmartPocket handhelds are designed to deliver an easy to use
interface, accurate performance and other key features that make
them the most suitable optical test tools for any field technician
dealing with optical fiber. With a total of six new meters in the
SmartPocket family, JDSU provides a meter for addressing most
network structures and test applications. The family of optical
instruments and kits includes JDSU Optical SmartPocket Power Meters
and Light Sources. JDSU Optical SmartPocket Power Meters (OLP-3x),
offer fast and accurate measurements of optical power level on
single mode and multimode optical networks. Mainly used to measure
optical power level (dBm) in facilities, telecommunications
networks, or cable television fiber optic networks, they can also
be combined with LED or laser light sources for insertion loss
measurement. JDSU Optical SmartPocket Light Sources (OLS-3x) can
measure insertion loss and test the continuity in multimode data
communications and local area networks as well as single mode
telecommunication and cable television-multimedia networks. "JDSU
has a strong heritage of supporting our customers with
multifunctional optical handhelds. The new SmartPocket line will
phase out the oldest PocketClass handhelds which have sold more
than 50,000 units worldwide over the last 10 years," said Enzo di
Luigi, general manager in JDSU's Communications Test and
Measurement business segment. "The SmartPocket family brings better
accuracy, new innovative features and superior performance at a
lower price point." For more information about SmartPocket test
meters and features, please visit JDSU at booth #1102 at BICSI
Winter Conference and Exhibition, January 17-21 in Orlando,
Florida. Information is also available at:
http://www.jdsu.com/smartpocket. About JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and
TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation in the
communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the
leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions
and optical products for telecommunications service providers,
cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also
a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for
medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing,
display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and
decorative applications. More information is available at
http://www.jdsu.com/.
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