Clearfield Announces StreetSmart Pre-Assigned FDH Cabinet Aimed at Rapid Time-to-Market, Lowest OPEX
September 29 2020 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Delivers low labor
touch as market for residential and business fiber services
ramp
Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD), the specialist in fiber
management for communication service providers, today announced the
new StreetSmart Pre-Assigned Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH) Cabinet.
The StreetSmart Pre-Assigned FDH Cabinet provides a turn-key
solution for up to 288 distribution fibers in an outside plant FTTx
(fiber-to-the-x) PON application. Designed for rapid PON
deployments, this cabinet provides a single distribution point,
making it the ideal solution for deploying FTTH (fiber-to-the-home)
where high potential take rates are expected. Network providers
benefit from reduced OPEX costs associated with FTTH deployment by
pre-populating the quantity of splitters needed prior to delivery,
speeding installation and deployment times, allowing service
providers to instantly turn-up revenue-generating services.
“Every FTTH deployment is different and presents its own unique
challenges. Veteran employees in the fiber deployment sector are
retiring and as a new workforce joins the industry in a time with
such a boom in the need for fiber, the value of turn-key solutions
is unmatched,” said Jeff Heynen, Senior Research Director at
Dell’Oro Group. “The market needs solutions that reduce the
learning curve for new fiber technicians while providing quality
products that allow service providers to quickly turn up reliable
fiber-based broadband for their customers.”
Clearfield’s StreetSmart brand is engineered from street-proven
experience to get the job done efficiently and cost effectively.
Once in place, technicians have no need to re-enter the StreetSmart
FDH Cabinet—thereby minimizing OPEX. With pre-populated splitters,
all that remains is to hook up the end-user equipment.
“Our newest FDH Cabinet can be used in combination with our
existing product portfolios and follows the craft-friendly
engineering of all of Clearfield’s solutions designed to allow
technicians to easily turn-up broadband services,” said Kevin
Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer at Clearfield. “This latest
addition to our StreetSmart portfolio is another example of how
Clearfield’s products enable service providers to fully monetize
the fiber broadband opportunity.”
The small, high-density, patch-only StreetSmart Pre-Assigned FDH
Cabinet is about the size of a typical counter-top microwave oven
measuring in at just 22.72” x 15.47”x 14.18” and featuring 24
feeder ports connecting up to 9 splitters. The Pre-Assigned
WaveSmart High Density 1 x 32 Splitters are installed into the
cabinet with a pre-terminated tail, meaning the FDH arrives ready
to install and only requires tail splicing from the technician.
This easy-to-order, single part number product incorporates a
cross-cut roof designed to shed water and includes a roof/solar
shield and a reusable/replaceable venting feature, providing
additional protection for deployed fiber. The outer shell of the
cabinet is replaceable, and can be skinned in the field, reducing
or eliminating customer outages even after being severely damaged.
The cabinet is designed to accommodate various mounting options
including pad, pole or vault with either a 6” or 12” riser.
The StreetSmart Pre-Assigned FDH Cabinet is available for
shipping November 2020. More information can be found on this
introductory video, the associated data sheet or 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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