OFS LaserWave FLEX WideBand Multimode Fiber
Using SWDM, LaserWave FLEX WideBand Multimode Fiber increases transmission capacity by up to 400% without increasing the fiber count of the cables used. In this way, service providers can gain greater capacity and faster speeds using less fiber and lower count cables, resulting in savings of both time and money while reducing cable congestion. In addition, LaserWave FLEX WideBand Multimode Fiber helps to maintain the cost advantages of multimode fiber for short-distance applications (up to 300 m or more) while also helping to future proof networks by readying them for tomorrow's 400 Gbps and higher speeds.
LaserWave FLEX WideBand Multimode Fiber complies with OM4 optical fiber requirements and is totally backward compatible with existing OM4 networks and applications. Not all competing solutions provide this capability, OFS asserts.
Judge's comment: "Wideband multimode fiber offers the opportunity to achieve high-speed communications in an acceptable footprint for a large number of enterprise data centers."
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