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Check out this blog to learn more about our Fujikura 90S+ Fusion Splicer with a key, new attribute: Active Fusion Control.

This blog will explore the three main elements of optical fiber: the core, the cladding and the coating. 

This blog will discuss six reasons why technicians should choose optical fiber over copper cable when installing their network.

AFL is renaming its “5G Blog” series to the “Generations Blog.”  The reason for the change and what it means for access network technology will be explained in this first entry.

Profile on Donda Bishop, General Manager of AFL's Aerial Cable Systems (ACS) business unit.  

AFL's Patrick Dobbins, the Director of Solutions Engineering, provides information on extreme high density cables including its biggest users, its technology, recommendations on installation and more.

To understand why C-RAN and Edge Computing are happening, we need to look at the drivers of each, and when we do, we’ll see there isn’t necessarily an inevitable “collision.” 

Josh Simer, AFL Market Manager for Service Providers and MSOs, outlines a likely-to-be common scenario for network operators when developing C-RAN and Edge data centers.

In this blog, AFL's Dave Tanis discusses the factors that contribute to higher fiber count cables and how AFL's Wrapping Tube Cable with SpiderWeb Ribbon® meets that challenge.

In this follow-up blog, Dave Tanis explores the high-density fiber “ecosystem” that connects high fiber count cables into an optimized system delivering services.

AFL solutions for building a service provider network with expandability, flexibility and accessibility to help combat black swan events, like COVID-19.

Admist COVID-19, JMA Wireless, an OEM partner of AFL Optical Telecom, reshifted its manufacturing efforts from wireless solutions to a mechanical ventilator to help with the shortage of ventilators.

COViD-19 Update from AFL President & CEO, Jody Gallagher April 3, 2020