ztmike
1kwikgt
Premium
join:2001-08-02
 ·Comcast
 ·AT&T Midwest
| In with the new, out with the old?
So are they going to drop the old fiber altogether and go with this new bendable fiber instead?
I wonder if this new stuff is cheaper?
--
"I am the worst president in U.S history, I'm either stupid or dumb most of the time, but people still believe me." George W. Bush |
|
GVI
@sbcglobal.net
| said by ztmike  :I wonder if this new stuff is cheaper? I wonder if this new stuff means that people who work with it for years on end won't have shredded hands?
As I understand it (and this is the Global Village Idiot talking here, mind) techs who handle fiber optic cable end up with glass fragments in their hands. Which meant that techs had to retire after X number of years simply because their hands were no longer any good.
(Not to mention the dangers of getting hit in the eye with a loose end of cable.) |
|
NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| reply to ztmike
No. It will be used where it makes sense to use it. Regular fiber will still be cheaper for now.
I have been pushing our suppliers to start thinking about this for Data Centers where sometimes we have issues with bent fibers. Never can seem to make server admins aware if they bend them they wont work. *shrug* They just yell at us network guys until it's fixed. |
|
BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
| I have trouble shot some fiber to storage units where the server admins had just jammed the fiber and bent it around corners like they did with cat5 , and yet they wondered why the array cant hit 4 gig transfer speeds without the error rate sky rocketing.
Some people just don't understand how sensitive these can be.
Im really liking the rugged drop cable , might have to push for this when we start building our new datacenter.
--
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
|
Qumahlin
Never Enough Time
Premium,MVM
join:2001-10-05
West Chester, PA
| reply to GVI
Maybe that was the case some time ago, but I know a few fiber layers/splicers two of which work for Verizon and the 3rd works for Comcast and they've never mentioned this issue to me...i'd imagine its something that would come up in our normal convos as we always talk about the various job hazards etc |
|
heat84
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| reply to GVI
said by GVI :said by ztmike :I wonder if this new stuff is cheaper? I wonder if this new stuff means that people who work with it for years on end won't have shredded hands? As I understand it (and this is the Global Village Idiot talking here, mind) techs who handle fiber optic cable end up with glass fragments in their hands. Which meant that techs had to retire after X number of years simply because their hands were no longer any good. (Not to mention the dangers of getting hit in the eye with a loose end of cable.) They weren't allowed to wear gloves?  |
|
