Understanding fiber network requirements and the role of the tools available to test these networks will make testing quicker and more accurate You've just installed ...

Google is seeding a beta program for Fiber customers, according to a new Fiber page. The program, dubbed Fiber Trusted Testers, aims to let those with the ultra fast Internet offering check out ...

Google Fiber has a new 20-gig internet speed tier and is looking for organizations that can test its full capabilities, the company said in a blog post Monday. Google also said it's expanding its ...

With the introduction of the FOCIS Flex3 and FlowScout Quad OLTS, AFL now delivers a complete, end-to-end portfolio across all five key categories - splicing, OTDR, OLTS, cleaning, and inspection - ...

PHILADELPHIA—Comcast has announced what it believes is the first-ever end-to-end deployment of advanced “hollowcore” fiber optics in the world by an Internet provider. Hollycore fiber is able to ...

Is there a way to interrogate a SFP in a Cisco switch (2950, 3750, etc) in order to glean info about fiber quality? Noise, signal loss.. my company is too cheap to buy a real fiber tester.

The Fluke Networks CIQ-100 is the most basic tester and least expensive of the three we reviewed. It’s designed just for cable qualification, can test Ethernet and coax runs but has no fiber support.