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New colour pigtails for fast splicing

Johannesburg, 23 Feb 2001

Fibreplus, a supplier of optic cables and accessories, has announced the release of new coloured "pigtails" from its principal R&M for a range of applications.

R&M (Reichle & De-Massari AG) based in Zurich-Wetzikon, Switzerland, is an international telecommunications company producing market connecting hardware and complementary accessories for WAN and LAN environments.

"These pigtails - or prefabricated fibre optic pieces onto which a fibre optic plug is spliced in the factory - ensure safe and fast splicing," according to Len Ray, technical director at Fibreplus.

He advises they are available for the following applications (single mode for lSH and SC connectors):

19-inch FO main distributor frames:

  • R&M Fiberliner

  • R&M 1 U AirRack

  • R&M 1U/2U UniRack

Outside plant:

  • R&M Fibercurb

Building distributor for subscriber lines:

  • R&M OptoCon 12 and 24

  • R&M FiberCon 48

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