Inspect. Clean. Inspect. Connect. (ICIC)
We live in a connected world and fiber plays a critical role. Every connection needs to be clean. Use the ICIC Method to eliminate the cause of 85% of Network Outages.
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Time is short, there is a lot to get done. You make connections without inspecting or cleaning them. Some of the time it doesn’t matter – it passes. You move on. No problem, right? Playing the odds seems like a good bet, but once you plug a dirty or damaged connector into the network or a piece of test equipment, problems pile up fast. Learn how keeping clean can save you time... and money.
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How to use a One-Click® Cleaner, SC, ST, FC
This video shows how to use an AFL push-type cleaner like One-Click Cleaner, SC, ST, FC.
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Webinar: Foolproof Way to Eliminate #1 Cause of Network Outages
AFL'sTom Depaolantonio, Verizon Global Account Manager, and his special guest discuss the real-world impact of network outages and the #1 way to avoid them.
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Inspection Tips and Cleaning Supplies for Fiber-Optic Connectors and Adapters
An easy-to-use selection guide featuring the top 38 AFL connectors and adapters and what inspection tips and cleaning supply will work with them.
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New Does Not Equal Clean
Inspect, Clean, Inspect and Connect every time to keep fiber optic networks up and running optimally.
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One-Click® Fiber Optic Connector Cleaners
AFL's One-Click® Fiber Optic Connector Cleaners
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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.
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How to Avoid Network Degradation
Inspecting your network and cleaning fiber correctly can prevent losing critical information that passes through your network everyday. Follow AFL's cleaning and inspection best practices here.
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Telecom Cleaning & Inspection Best Practices
A one micron diameter speck of dust obscures 1% of a 10 micron fiber endface, resulting in about 0.06 dB of additional optical return loss.
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Data Center Cleaning & Inspection Best Practices
A one micron diameter speck of dust obscures 1% of a 10 micron fiber endface, resulting in about 0.06 dB of additional optical return loss.
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Fiber Connector Inspection -- Why It Matters and How It Works
AFL's Lee Kellett's contributing article for OSP magazine on why fiber connector inspection matters and how it works.
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The Achilles Heel of Fiber Optic Networks
Dust and dirt contamination continues to plague fiber optic technicians. Fortunately, good tools exist to clean and inspect fiber optic connectors.
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One Click Cleaner Mini-100
New! Compact One-Click Cleaner Mini-100 Save time and money with the One-Click Mini-100. Offering the same performance and technology as the original, the One-Click Cleaner is now available in an eve
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