Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co KG will accept orders in Europe, Middle East and Africa for optical cables enabled by Corning® ClearCurve® multimode fibre. Customers can select among OM2, OM3 and OM3+ fibre types (high-bandwidth, laser-optimized). Local area network and data centre applications can benefit from the improved bend tolerance of the new cables with ClearCurve multimode fibre.

Cables enabled by ClearCurve multimode fibre offer a minimum bend radius as small as five times the outer diameter of the cable, compared to 10 times in traditional cables. Thus, the cable can be more tightly routed around corners and bends, and extra slack can be coiled without causing attenuation that may adversely impact system performance. ClearCurve 50-micron multimode fibre meets or exceeds the OM3 industry standard for high-bandwidth, laser-optimized multimode fibres, as well as the proposed OM4 standard.

Corning introduced ClearCurve multimode fibre in January 2009. A few months later, in April 2009, Corning introduced the Pretium® Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with ultra-bend performance which can greatly reduce outages and degradation in systems caused by severe bending problems. Enabled by Corning ClearCurve multimode fibre, the new jumpers with ultra-bend performance are able to accommodate a minimum bend radius of 8 mm (1.6 mm cable) to 10 mm (2.0 mm cable) with minimal bend-induced attenuation loss.

ClearCurve multimode fibre is the newest member of the Corning ClearCurve fibre family. In 2007, Corning introduced its award-winning ClearCurve single-mode fibre which solved the technical and physical challenges faced by telecommunications carriers installing fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, particularly in multi-dwelling units. Now, with ClearCurve multimode fibre, Corning takes the benefits of bend-insensitive optical fibre into data centres and enterprise networks, which face similar space constraints and installation challenges.

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