OFS ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF ALLWAVE® FLEX ZWP FIBER IN ITS PREMISES CABLES, JUMPERS AND PRECONNECTORIZED CABLES

AllWave FLEX ZWP Fiber Offers Improved Micro and Macrobending as well as Enhanced Connectorization / Splicing Performance

BICSI Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, Booth 1111, January 22, 2007 – The Cable and Connectivity Divisions of OFS announced today that their Premises Cables, Jumpers, and Preconnectorized Cables are now available featuring AllWave FLEX Zero Water Peak (ZWP) single-mode fiber, the first zero water peak G.652D fiber to offer 5 times better bending performance plus 50% additional bandwidth than conventional single-mode fibers.

AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber maintains very low bending loss at small diameters and has stable and permanent low loss, due to OFS’ patented ZWP fiber manufacturing process, which eliminates hydrogen-aging defects. Fully compliant with ITU-T G.652.D and the new G.657.A, it exhibits full spectrum performance across the wavelengths from 1260 to 1625 nm, unsurpassed geometry control for the lowest splice and connector loss, as well as ultra-low and stable Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) for maximum reach and bandwidth. It is fully compatible with AllWave ZWP fiber and other leading conventional single-mode fiber types.

“The macrobending and microbending loss improvements of AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber offer remarkable advantages for demanding access, enterprise and central office applications, compared to standard single-mode fibers” said Peter Weimann, Senior Product and R&D Engineer at OFS. “The products featuring AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber are more protected against excessive loss resulting from cable flexing, pulling, crushing, as well as from bending due to routing within enclosures and cabinets,” Dr. Weimann added.

The Premises Cables available with AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber include cordages, ACCUMAX® distribution cable, MiniCord® breakout cable, indoor/outdoor cables, and buffered fiber. The change in the fiber does not affect end product specifications in any way, nor their forms, fits, or functions.

About OFS

OFS is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leading edge optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTx, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products and solutions for a wide variety of applications and industries. OFS, formerly the optical fiber solutions division of Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LU), has a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers and more. OFS is committed to providing customers increased value by offering products that deliver lowest cost-per-bit network solutions, protecting investments through flexible solutions for today’s demanding applications.
 
OFS distributes its optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTx, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products and solutions directly to end users, as well as through valued distributors, external cable customers and equipment vendors.

OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications. Headquartered in Norcross (in the outskirts of Atlanta), Georgia, USA, OFS operates facilities in Avon (Connecticut), Carrollton (Georgia), Somerset (New Jersey), Sturbridge (Massachusetts), as well as in Denmark, Germany, Russia, and sales offices around the world.

For more information, please visit www.ofsoptics.com.

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Contact:
Fernando Costantino
OFS Marketing Communications
Phone 770-798-2729
fcostantino@ofsoptics.com