Clearfield Launches Passive Optical Network Solution

Clearfield, a provider of telecommunications connectivity equipment, has launched its FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center, a new passive optical network solution for managing up to 576 distribution fibers for an outside plant FTTx application.

FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) sets the bar for density, providing up to 288 fibers in a compact 16x16x32 footprint or 576 fibers in 33x16x32″ design.

The FieldSmart FSC accommodates all fiber management needs plus all the required slack storage for a 288 home-served Patch & Splice configuration in four cubic feet of cabinet space.

Johnny Hill, vice president of product development and management at Clearfield, said: “FieldSmart takes Patch & Splice a step further. Due to the ‘nesting design’ of the Clearview Cassette, splice trays are integrated into the protection of the Cassette itself, allowing the field splicer to still capture all the convenience of a Patch Only configuration, such as splicing in an environmentally protected trailer.”