OFS Intros Flex-10 Fiber Coating

PHILADELPHIA -- OFS, designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leading edge fiber optic products, today introduced Flex-10(tm) coating, an enhanced multimode fiber coating that results in lower attenuation, especially in tight-buffer cable; improved cable performance in extreme temperature environments; and excellent mechanical stripping.

Flex-10 coating will be used with all OFS multimode products, including the company's line of LaserWave(tm) fibers designed for 1 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s premises networks, as well as OFS laser-optimized 62.5um fibers. It demonstrates excellent performance in 50/125 multimode fiber cabling, which has become increasingly popular for high-speed network applications. The coating is completely compatible with all fiber optic cable used in data communications and telecommunications.

"At OFS, we recognize that an optical fiber is only as good as its performance after installation," said Mike Pearsall, Vice President, Optical Fiber Marketing and Sales, at OFS. "With the superior in-cable attenuation results provided by Flex-10 coating, our customers will be able to clearly experience a greater level of cable performance and reliability."

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