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Dear Trish,
Students may be relaxing for the summer, but school campuses across the country are active with communications infrastructure projects this time of year. Blown optical fiber systems are especially well suited to the diverse and unpredictable needs of educational campus environments. As with most other institutions, schools have discovered that a state-of-the-art communications network is a key factor in retaining a competitive edge.
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Creighton University's Future-Proof Network |
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 Creighton University began installing Blolite in 2002 during the construction of the new Hixon-Lied Science Building. They've since expanded their blown fiber network backbone to connect several more campus buildings and have begun created pathways to enable fiber installation to laboratories, classrooms, offices and dormitory rooms throughout the campus. Details of the Creighton University installation were highlighted in a recent application story in Syllabus Magazine. Local coverage of the Creighton installation appeared in the Omaha World Herald. Click here to Check it out.
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10 Gbit Blolite Installation, Up and Running |
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Last fall, the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus became the first institution in the country to install 50/125 10 Gbit air blown fiber. As part of a network infrastructure upgrade done in conjunction with the construction of a new campus center, Blolite singlemode and 10 Gbit multimode fibers were installed in the backbone between three campus buildings. In addition, microduct pathways were installed throughout the campus center, awaiting the need for fiber deployment to the desktop. By installing empty duct during the construction phase of this new product, the UMass IT team has ensured that they are prepared to meet future network requirements with little disruption to the campus community.
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Academic Strength Cabling - New Brochure Available |
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| The typical campus cabling infrastructure is a combination of fiber optic and copper cabling solutions strategically selected to provide ample bandwidth to handle today's and tomorrow's applications across all facets of the network. General Cable/NextGen is the only manufacturer in the industry that can provide all cabling solutions - blown optical fiber, conventional fiber and conventional copper.
Request a copy of our new brochure to better understand how General Cable/NextGen provides the solutions: flexibility, expandability and reliability that are essential for campus applications.
"Academic Strength" brochure |
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E-catalogue updated |
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The General Cable e-catalogue has been updated to include detailed information on Blolite and MicroBlo products. Downloadable data sheets are now available for each part number in both of these product families.
Click here for the e-catalogue |
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ABF Installation Tip |
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It's easy to join sections of Microduct using push-fit connectors. However, to ensure a good connection, care must be taken when cutting the ducts. NextGen duct cutters are designed to produce clean, straight cuts that fit precisely into the duct connectors, leaving no gaps where fibers can get hung up.
To ensure optimal connections, remember the following:
• Make sure cutter blades are sharp. Dull blades can flatten ducts during the cutting process.
• Leave enough slack tubing so that ducts entering and exiting the connector are not under tension. Excess tension may cause the ducts to unseat slightly with changes in temperature or pressure, creating a gap despite a clean cut.
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See Us At The Show |
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• August 1-5 ACUTA Annual Conference, Shearaton Chicago Hotel
• August 30- September 2 BICSI Fall Conference, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA
• October 3-5 FTTH Conference & Expo, Caribe Royal Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, FL
• October 19-23 Educause 2004, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
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Surf's Up - Amusement Park Physics |
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It's the principle of viscous drag that propels Blolite fibers through Microducts. What governing laws of physics create the thrills during your summer visit to an amusement park? Check out this web site and you're sure to get an education. You can even design you own coaster in the process. Have fun!
Head over to the park...
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