Corning Intros New LAN Cable

HICKORY, N.C. -- Corning Cable Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic communications network infrastructure solutions, introduces its LANscape® Solutions FREEDM® One Cable, an indoor/outdoor cable designed for all Local Area Network applications and environments.

The FREEDM One Plenum-Rated Cable features a tight-buffered cable design that is suitable for all building and campus network cabling: outdoors in aerial and duct environments, and indoors in plenum, riser and general-purpose environments. The fully waterblocked dry-core cable with standard 900 micron buffered fiber lends itself to quick and easy direct termination with standard field-installable connectors. It also avoids the need for building entrance transition splices or rigid metallic conduit for routing through plenum-rated spaces.

By eliminating the cable transition splice point from outdoor to indoor, installers are able to use one FREEDM One Cable for the entire cable run. Also, the 900 micron buffered fibers eliminate the need for fan-out kits and related hardware when directly terminating the cable ends. These features decrease labor time during installation and remove the cost of purchasing fan-out kits, thus reducing total installation costs.

Corning Inc.