Fibre Optic

An optical fibre cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibres. The optical fibre elements are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable will be deployed.

Structured cabling design and installation is governed by a set of standards that specify wiring for data or voice communications using various kinds of cable, most commonly copper cored Cat5e & Cat6 or Fibre Optic cabling. The standards define how to lay the cable in a pattern to meet the needs of the customer, typically using central patch panel(s) mounted into a Data Cabinet/Frame. The ANSI EIA 568B standard states ‘no individual cable runs to exceed 90 metres in length’ (CAT5). In order to cover a large site, several Data Cabinets maybe required in various locations, linked via ‘Fibre Optic’ cables. 

West Comms has provided ‘Fibre Optic’ installations to large sites throughout the South West including Colleges, Hospitals, Hotels, MOD Buildings, Factories and other large establishments.

All West Comms installations are fully tested in accordance with BS EN 50346 using high performance Lantek 7 or Wavetech test meters with printable reports from single line through to fully detailed. All Testers conform to the requirement of BS EN 61935-1:2009.

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