Thought Leadership

Unleashing the Power

AFL contributes an article to the September 2023 issue of Inside Networks exploring the advances of fiber optic cable technology in data center interconnects (DCI).

BICSI - ICT Today - The Key to Achieving a Connected World

An article by AFL published in ICT Today on colocation fiber infrastructure design and what one's options are for expanding their fiber network.

De punto a punto: líder en México en soluciones de fibra óptica

In this article, Contenidos Editoriales KHE provides a summary of AFL's presentation at ICT Forum México 2023 on Smart Buildings and Edge: Building Blocks for Smart City Infrastructure.

Ask The Expert: A Network for Generations

Josh Simer, market strategy and information manager at AFL, offers his perspective on what this converged access network needs to look like.

Considerations for WhiteSpace Fiber-Optic Network Design

In this article published in the Spring 2023 issue of 7X24 Exchange, AFL details how four key characteristic can be the solution to solve the problems of managing and connecting high fiber counts.

Facing the Challenges of Today’s Modern Data Center: Standing at the Edge

AFL’s thought leadership team contributes to Data Center Frontier with how edge data centers are key to unleashing advanced use cases resulting in new user experiences and new business opportunities.

Data Center Frontier Special Report - Reshaping Network Architecture

Special report from Data Center Frontier based on interviews with AFL subject matter experts and a case study on infrastructure solutions from AFL.

Facing the Challenges of Today’s Modern Data Center: Enabling Deployment and the Workforce

AFL's Kevin Byars contributes to Data Center Frontier's Voices of the Industry column with advice on how to build a modern data center.

Connecting the Future - From Cloud to Edge

On Topic: 5G and Converged Networks

On Topic report from Lightwave examines the drivers for converged networks and AFL's take on how 6G presents opportunities for access network operators.

Facing the Challenges of Today’s Modern Data Center: Know Your Site– From Hyperscale to Edge

AFL's thought leaders contribute to Data Center Frontier's Voice of the Industry column discussing how data center infrastructure is impacted by rising data rates and fiber consumption.

[ICT Today] Reimagining ICT Deployments With Intelligent Build and Construction Digitization

This article explains the intelligent build solution that enables access to the unique digital footprint of a network—from manufacturing, to receiving, to installation, and maintenance.

7X24 Exchange: Passive Optical Infrastructure for Data Centers at the Edge

In this article in the Fall issue of 7X24 Exchange magazine, AFL discusses the significance and benefits of edge data center investments, even though the trend is in its early days.

Passive Optical Infrastructure for Data Centers at the Edge

ICT Today: Smart Infrastructure is Driving Forward the Physical Layer and Smart Installation Equipment

Article from AFL's Lucas Mays in the July/August/September 2022 issue of ICT Today that focuses on the supporting smart technology that helps drive smart infrastructure.

AFL: A Fibre Solution

AFL is featured in this issue of Business Focus Magazine with a focus on the company's investments to support the telecom industry.

The Dynamic Access Network: Expandable, Flexible, and Accessible

The August 2020 issue of Lightwave magazine features AFL's Josh Simer on the need to plan for expandability, flexibility and accessibility in networks.

Ribbon-Winning Networks

In the June 2020 issue of Cabling Installation & Maintenance, AFL applications engineer Lucas Mays wrote about discovering new ways to efficiently connect in our fast-paced, ever changing world.

ICT Today - Tomorrow's Modern Data Center

Seán Adam, AFL's vice president of market strategy and innovations, wrote the feature article of ICT Today's April/May/June 2020 issue, focusing on the need for a rich optical fiber infrastructure.