#Optical Fiber Splice Closures Market Size

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Optical Fiber Splice Closures Market Market Growth Drivers, Restraints, and Key Segmentations 2024-2032

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Fiber Optic Splice Closure Types

Due to the limited length of the fiber optic cable and the need for branching of the fiber optic cable on the transmission line, the fiber optic splice closure is produced. Fiber optic splice closure is an important part of the optical distribution network (ODN), which is distributed between the optical port of the optical line terminal (OLT) of the passive optical network (PON) equipment and the optical port of the optical network unit (ONU). Provides safe wiring, easy-to-manage combing space for optical cable splicing, branching, conversion, and diversion, and protects the splice closures. At present, there are many different styles and sizes of fiber optic splice closures on the market, and their suitable applications are also different.

According to the external structure can be divided into horizontal types and dome types (also called vertical types).

Horizontal Fiber Optic Splice Closure

Horizontal fiber optic splice closure is a flat column structure, often used for overhead and buried. Input and output locations are on both sides. That is, enter from port A and exit from port B. This type of structure is more used on trunk lines.

The characteristics of horizontal fiber optic splice closure:

Mechanical gel seal, linear design, suitable for various applications such as overhead, pipeline, and direct burial.

There are at least two fiber optic cable inlets at each end, and split cable accessories are available for selection.

Suitable for all types of fiber optic. Such as layered stranded fiber optic cable, central beam tube cable or skeleton fiber optic cable.

The page-turning fusion splicing tray is convenient to find the optical path and perform cutting, and there are various styles of page-turning fusion splicing trays to choose from.

The valve and ground wire can be added to meet the requirements of the trunk network.

The optical fiber fusion splicing tray is used for optical fiber fusion and branching; the cover can be turned over and the tray can be stacked, which is extremely convenient to expand the capacity, install and use.

Fiber Dome Enclosure/Fiber Optic Vertical Splice Closure

Fiber optic vertical splice closure is mainly designed for laying fiber optic cables in overhead and tunnels.

Fiber optic vertical splice closure is upgraded from horizontal fiber optic splice closure. Fibre optic vertical splice closure the input and output are in the same bottom. Compared with horizontal fiber optic splice closure, Fiber optic vertical splice closure is often “application on accessing layer”.

In terms of sealing process, there are only two parts of fiber optic splice closure that need to be waterproofed:

The fold of the two parts of the upper and lower covers of fiber optic splice closure

The line optical cable enters the introduction part of the fiber optic splice closure

Therefore, the moisture-proof effect of fiber optic vertical splice closure in the line is better. Fiber dome enclosure also named fiber optic vertical splice closure, as the name suggests, fiber dome enclosure needs to be installed vertically for maximum waterproof performance. In underground applications, a higher or additional sealing structure is required to ensure its waterproof performance.

The characteristics of fiber dome enclosure：

It has flip splice trays hinged at one end, which is convenient for installation and future maintenance management.

Its page-turning fusion splicing tray can protect the bending radius of optical fibers, and can accommodate large circles or small circles according to actual needs.

Each fusion splicing tray does not affect each other, which avoids the increase of loss caused by the knot of the transition tube.

Fibers can be switched between trays for added flexibility.

Mechanical seal and heat shrink seal are combined. Housing and base are sealed with O-ring seals. The fiber optic cable and base are sealed with heat-shrinkable tubing. The casing can be opened repeatedly for many times.

The locking device is fixed with a clamp, which is convenient for repeated opening, and it only takes a few seconds to open and lock.

Compatible with the installation of optical passive components such as optical splitters.

Where is Fiber Optic Enclosure Located?

Aerial fiber optic splice closures

The installation method of Aerial fiber optic splice closures is generally strand and pole mountings.

All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) cable requires stronger aerial fiber optic splice closures.

Self-supporting aerial cables are designed for convenient, economical one-step installation. More consideration is the economical aerial fiber optic splice closures.

Direct Burial Fiber Splice Closure

Compared with the Aerial type, the direct burial fiber optic cable is buried under the soil freezes. In order not to be damaged by wind and snow. The requirements for the mechanical properties of fiber optic splice closure are more stringent. Need higher moisture resistance, corrosion resistance, compression resistance. Fiber optic vertical splice closure is generally not used. Directly buried optical fibers cannot be removed and replaced, so more choices are heat shrinkable fiber optic splice closure, which does not need to be reopened and has better sealing performance.

Common types of fiber optic splice closure for pipelines: Aerial, pole, wall, direct buried， Below grade（manhole，pipeline.

Fiber Optic Splice Closure is Available in Several Different Capacities

The number of splice trays inside the fiber optic splice closure determines the capacity of the fiber optic splice closure. The greater the number, the greater the volume of fiber optic splice closure required.

The number of optical cables that various fiber optic splice closures can accommodate is limited, and we should strictly abide by their specifications when using them.

The selection of the number of cores is based on the actual number of end users. In principle, how many cores should be allocated for several users.

Most fiber optic splice closures can accommodate 24 fiber optic connectors, and the 12-core fiber optic splice closure is the most commonly used fiber optic splice closure in fiber optic networks. hello-signal also provides a higher capacity fiber optic splice closure that can accommodate 32 fiber optic connectors. The model of fiber optic splice closure is determined according to the type of optical fiber, hello-signal can provide you with various fiber optic splice closure models to meet your needs.

The splice tray can store fiber optic connectors and remaining fibers in order. The length of the remaining fibers should not be less than 1 meter, and the labyrinth of the remaining fiber optic splice closure should not be less than 35mm. Among them, the storage tray can have up to four layers, and the capacity is large, and the storage tray can be adjusted according to the number of cores connected by the optical fiber.

Common fiber optic splice closure with the following capacities are: 24 core splice closure, 48 core splice closure, 72 core splice closure and 96 core splice closure.

Take this horizontal 96 core fiber optic splice closure from hello-signal as an example, Be equipped with 3 splice trays (each capacity is 32 cores), 6 ports, the fiber optic splice closure can accommodate and protect up to 96 fibers. The horizontal fiber splicing tray is used for optical fiber fusion and branching; the cover can be turned over and the trays can be stacked, which is extremely convenient to expand capacity, install and use.

The hello-signal responds to the needs of different customers, and also provides higher capacity FOC, such as: 144 core splice closure and 288 core splice closure. Take this cap-type 288 core splice closure as an example. It has 12 splice trays and 5 ports. The fiber optic splice closure can accommodate and protect up to 288 optical fibers. The fiber optic vertical splice closure is a page-turning splice tray, which can protect the bending radius of the optical fiber, and can accommodate a large circle or a small circle according to actual needs.

The capacity required by the splice closure determines the number of stacks of the splice trays. The stacking type of the splice trays must meet the requirements for snapping the optical fiber connectors into the splice unit and checking and maintaining them. Every two splicing discs are superimposed, and the six holes on the rubber folds can be clamped to three convex twists on the upper and lower discs respectively; four rubber folds, two at the symmetrical positions on both sides of the disc, If five splicing disks are stacked, according to the above method, fasten the second-layer disk with the third-layer disk, the third-layer disk with the fourth-layer disk, the fourth-layer disk with the fifth-layer disk, and so on, the five disks will be stably superimposed. When it is necessary to check or maintain the welding condition of a certain layer of disks, just remove the two folded sheets that are fastened on the upper layer of the single side of the disk, and the welding disk can be opened like a book page.

Precautions:

If the fibers are not spliced correctly, the splice tray inside the fiber optic splice closure cannot hold enough fibers. Typically, ribbon or mechanical joints are larger in size, which can result in a loss of capacity in the enclosed tray. Proper fitting configuration can avoid installation problems and help improve performance. Therefore, the type of splice closure should be considered when choosing a fiber optic splice closure.

According to The Sealing Form, There are Heat Shrink Seal Type and Mechanical Seal Type

The sealing element is used for sealing between the fiber optic splice closure itself and the fiber optic splice closure and the optical fiber protective cover. FOC has two optional sealing methods: mechanical seal and heat shrink seal.

Heat shrinkable fiber optic splice closure refers to the use of heat shrinkable tubes to achieve the sealing between the optical fibers in the box and the optical fibers outside the box.

Method: Use tubular polyolefin heat shrinkable material coated with hot melt adhesive on the inner wall to be heated and sealed.

Main advantages: good sealing performance.

Main disadvantage: repeated opening is inconvenient.

The mechanical seal fiber optic splice closure achieves sealing by compressing the sealing ring between the optical fiber in the box and the optical fiber outside the box.

Method: Mechanically densified using adhesives, vulcanized rubber, non-vulcanized self-adhesive rubber, paste encapsulation mixture, etc.

Main advantage: easy sealing. The sealing ring can be replaced at any time, and the use and maintenance of the mechanically sealed optical cable splice box is more flexible.

Main disadvantage: the sealing performance is slightly lower than the heat shrinkable sealing type.The sealing of the FOC can also be a combination of the two methods.

According to The Fiber Connection Method, It Can be Divided into Direct Connection and Branch Connection

The internal connection methods are divided into two types: direct connection and branch connection.

Direct connection is to connect two optical fibers with the same number of cores together.

The branch connection is to separate a large-core-count fiber and connect more than one small-core-count fiber correspondingly or cross-connect multiple fibers with each other.

The main network is generally in the direct mode, and the access layer is mainly in the branch mode.

Direct splicing uses a mechanical splice, which mechanically snaps off the fibers to be butted and aligns the cores through the concentricity of the splice. For branch connection, a fusion splicer is used to thermally splic the optical fibers to be connected together, and they are fixed and protected by heat shrinkable sleeves. For more details about Fiber Optic Splice Closure. Browse our website https://hello-signal.com/fiber-optic-splice-closure/

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Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable, Do You Know About It?

As we see the demands of high bandwidth double the need for fiber, ribbon cable becomes the simplest, easiest, and fastest way to plan for present and future network needs. It offers higher fiber counts, higher fiber density, and high bandwidth than any other cable construction designed for the outside plant (OSP), four times the highest-fiber-count loose tube cable. This article will provide some knowledge of ribbon cable.\

What is Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable?

A ribbon fiber cable consists of individual fibers aligned in a single row on the same flat strip, which explains its name ribbon fiber cable or flat ribbon cable. Each ribbon can have between 4 and 24 fibers, and buffers are color coded for fiber identification.

Structure

In ribbon cable structure, the fiber ribbons are housed in slots (with a metal central strength member) to form a cable core. The core is wrapped with water-blocking tape and armored with laminated steel tape, and then a PE outer sheath is extruded. With this special structure, ribbon cables allow mass-fusion splicing, with 12 fibers spliced in a single procedure for easier fiber management, faster network builds, and quicker restoration following fiber cable cuts.

Features and Benefits

The ribbon cable offers good mechanical and temperature performance, excellent crush resistance, high tensile strength ensured by steel wire, all-dry design, high fiber counts, high fiber density, high bandwidth, four times the highest-fiber-count loose tube cable, and mass fusion of fibers. Furthermore, the ribbon cable can offer efficiency and cost savings, better solutions to congested pathways and conduits, more closure flexibility, reduction of splicing error rates, quicker time to restoration, ease of management and installation, and improved OSP productivity.

Applications

The ribbon cable is used in the data center, core network, metropolitan area network (MAN), local area network (LAN), avionics networks, ethernet backbone, indoor FTTH networks, indoor/outdoor point-to-point applications, interconnection and crossover applications of MTP optical fiber distribution boxes; the 12-core ribbon cable is the most widely used type of ribbon cables, and the 12-core ribbon cable can be easily used by SC and LC simplex connector, duplex connectors or MTP connector. In addition, the ribbon cable is used in digital video systems, flight management systems, weather radar systems, CATV, etc.

Conclusion

The ribbon cable is designed to offer the high fiber density possible relative to cable size with a highly flexible cable jacket that promotes ease of handling and installation to help speed deployment, durability, and enhanced compression resistance. Sun Telecom aims to provide ribbon cable products for the global market.

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Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market Comprehensive Research Study, Regional Growth, Business Top Key Players Analysis

Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market report emphasizes on the detailed understanding of some decisive factors such as size, share, sales, forecast trends, supply, production, demands, industry and CAGR in order to provide a comprehensive outlook of the global market. Additionally, the report also highlights the challenges impeding market growth and expansion strategies employed by leading companies in the “Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market”.

Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market research report analyzes top players in the key regions like North America, South America, Middle East and Africa, Asia and Pacific region. It delivers insight and expert analysis into key consumer trends and behavior in market place, In addition to an overview of the market data and key brands. It also provides all data with easily digestible information to guide every businessman’s future innovation and move business ahead.

Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market Segmentation Analysis:

Major Players in Optical Fiber Splice Closure market are: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC Tongding Prysmian 3M Commscope Corning ZTT Zhantong YUDA Chaoqian Dongxu AFL Most important types of Optical Fiber Splice Closure products covered in this report are: Horizontal type Vertical Type Most widely used downstream fields of Optical Fiber Splice Closure market covered in this report are: Ribbon Fiber Cables Round Fiber Cables

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Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market, By Geography:

The regional analysis of Optical Fiber Splice Closure market is studied for region such as Asia pacific, North America, Europe and Rest of the World. The North America is one of the leading region in the market due to numerous cross industry collaborations taking place between automotive original equipment manufacturers and mobile network operators (MNOs) are taking place for continuous internet connectivity inside a car to enhance the user experience of connected living, while driving. Asia-Pacific region is one of the prominent player in the market owing to large enterprises and SMEs in the region are increasingly adopting Optical Fiber Splice Closure solutions.

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Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market 2022 by Company, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2030

1 Optical Fiber Splice Closure Introduction and Market Overview

2 Industry Chain Analysis

3 Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market, by Type

4 Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market, by Application

5 Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Consumption, Revenue ($) by Region (2018-2022)

6 Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Production by Top Regions (2018-2022)

7 Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Consumption by Regions (2018-2022)

8 Competitive Landscape

9 Global Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market Analysis and Forecast by Type and Application

10 Optical Fiber Splice Closure Market Supply and Demand Forecast by Region

11 New Project Feasibility Analysis

12 Expert Interview Record

13 Research Finding and Conclusion

14 Appendix 

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Asia-Pacific Optical Fiber Monitoring Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2026

Asia-Pacific Optical Fiber Monitoring Market By Component (Laser, Photodiode, 1xn Photonic Switch, Submodule, Controller, Display, Operator, Others), Monitoring Type (Active Fiber Monitoring, Dark Fiber Monitoring), Technology (Distributed Acoustic Sensing, Distributed Temperature Sensing, Real Time Thermal Rating, Others), Mode Type (MultiMode, Single Mode), Vertical (IT & Telecommunication, Aerospace, Healthcare, Power & Energy, BFSI, Food & Beverage Industry, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Others), Country (Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific) – Industry Trends & Forecast to 2026

The growing importance of data storage and transfer; internet of things, increasing demand for the  connected devices, such as tablets, smartphones and wearables devices are  some of the major factors that propel the demand for  fiber optic cable. This factor will in turn increase the demand for monitoring solutions which will help the network operator to maintain the performance of network.  Fiber to the home (FTTH) is now becoming more popular as they run direct fiber optic to individual homes, which allow increased network bandwidth along with, enhance user experience. The increasing reach of fiber optic cable recognizes the need of fiber optic monitoring systems for the detection of fiber faults from the source to the subscriber.

Some of the factors which are driving the market are increasing application in oil and gas vertical, growing demand for high bandwidth communication, rising government initiatives towards deployment of fiber optics and the restraint of the market are the lack of essential technical personnel and high installation cost.

 Asia-Pacific optical fiber monitoring market is projected to register substantial CAGR in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026.

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 ·         Asia-Pacific Aluminum Casting Market Manufacturers Profiles

 ·         Asia-Pacific Aluminum Casting Market Sales, Revenue, Market Share and Competition by Manufacturer

 ·         Asia-Pacific Aluminum Casting Market Analysis by Regions

 ·         Asia-Pacific Aluminum Casting Market by Countries

 ·         Asia-Pacific Aluminum Casting Market Segment by Type

 ·         Asia-Pacific Aluminum Casting Market Segment by Application

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 ·         Sales Channel, Distributors, Traders and Dealers

 ·         Research Findings and Conclusion

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Segmentation: Asia-Pacific Optical Fiber Monitoring Market

Asia-Pacific optical fiber monitoring market is segmented into five notable segments which are based on the basis of component, monitoring type, technology, mode type and vertical.

·         On the basis of component, the market is segmented into laser, photodiode, 1xn photonic switch, submodule, controller, display, operator and others

·         In July 2019, Komshine company announced that they will participate in China International Optoelectronic Exposition 2019 which is supposed to happen in the September 2019. The company will demonstrate the KFI-40 optical fiber identification instrument, KFM-200 optical fiber magnifier, KFM-200 optical fiber magnifier, KFI-11P pen type and others. The company will increase the customer base through introducing the new product in the China market

·         On the basis of monitoring type, the market is segmented into active fiber monitoring and dark fiber monitoring

·         On the basis of technology, the market is segmented into distributed acoustic sensing, distributed temperature sensing, real time thermal rating and others

·         On the basis of mode type, the market is segmented into single mode and multimode

·         On the basis of vertical, the market is segmented into IT & telecommunication, military & aerospace, healthcare, power & energy, BFSI, food & beverages, oil& gas, automotive and others

·         In May 2019, NTest announced collaboration with Oman Broadband for providing high speed broadband infrastructure. This broadband infrastructure is designed for full-service, next-generation and emerging private and public fiber-optic networks. This collaboration helps the company to generate more revenue by adding new customers to the broadband system

Competitive Analysis: Asia-Pacific Optical Fiber Monitoring Market

Some of the major players operating in Asia-Pacific optical fiber monitoring market are Fibersonics, Hifi Engineering Inc., OptaSense, NTest Inc., AP Sensing, United Technologists Europe Limited (UTEL), Ziebel, Silixa Ltd, CommVerge Solutions, DSIT Solutions Ltd., M2 Optics Inc., Fluke Corporation, AFL, Kingfisher International, FiberStore Co., Yokogawa Electric Corporation, EXFO Inc., VIAVI Solutions Inc., Fujikura Ltd, Moog Inc., SQS Vláknova optika a.s., Anritsu Corporation, VeEX Inc., ShinewayTech., II-VI Incorporated KomShine and Sopto among others.

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Product Launches

·         In April 2019, Anritsu corporation launched OSA product category known as optical spectrum analyser MS9740B. It is designed to help the manufacturing and design engineers to accurately verify as well as improve 100G/400G optical time-to-market modules required for the Cloud communications and 5G systems. Through this, the company will attract more customers through its advanced cloud communications

·         In December 2018, Fujikura has announced the launch of the fiber optic splice closures named as dome type and in-line type closures which are best suited for ultra-high density cable which has properties such as maximum installable fiber count is around 3,456F, small in size. This will help the company to get more projects for its installation for various applications and increase the revenue

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Brief Introduction to Ribbon Optical Cable

In order to meet the increasing system bandwidth needs, local area network (LAN) campus and building backbones, as well as data center backbones, are migrating to higher cabled fiber counts. Ribbon optical cables can offer the highest fiber density relative to cable size, maximize utilization of pathway and spaces and facilitate ease of termination, which makes them an ideal solution for the need. This post mainly focuses on the benefits and applications of ribbon optical cable.

Ribbon Optical Cable Design

Ribbon optical cable is a type of cable widely deployed in campus, building and data center backbone applications where high fiber counts are required. There are 8 fibers, 12 fibers, 24 fibers and other higher fiber counts available on the market. At present the 12-fiber ribbons are readily accessible and identifiable with ribbon identification numbers and TIA-598 compliant fiber color coding, which make it prevalent in today’s networks. Usually there are two kinds of outer jacket of ribbon optical cables: non-flame-retardant and formulated flame-retardant. The former is often used in outside plant applications, while the latter is typically used for indoor applications. Here is an example of ribbon optical cable construction.

Benefits of Ribbon Optical Cable

As we all know, stranded loose-tube and ribbon optical cable are staples of the outside plant applications. Both of them perform well in harsh outdoor environments, and both are available in a multitude of configurations, including: all-dielectric, armored, aerial self-supporting, etc. However, when compared to stranded loose-tube cable designs, the ribbon design offers robust performance equivalent to the stranded loose-tube cable, and provides the maximum fiber density relative to cable diameter. The chief distinction between these cables is the manner in which the individual fibers themselves are packaged and managed within the cable. A ribbon cable has the individual fibers precisely bonded together in a matrix that might encompass as few as four or as many as 24 fibers. In contrast, a loose-tube cable has between 2 to 24 individual fibers housed in multiple buffer tubes with each fiber detached from the other.

It’s the special ribbon design that makes ribbon optical cable offer more advantages over loose-tube designs in many applications.

Ribbon optical cable can be prepped and spliced much more rapidly than loose tube cables. That’s means less installation time, less installation labor cost and significantly less emergency restoration time.

Ribbon optical cables enable a smaller footprint in splice closures and telecommunications room fiber management.

Ribbon cables offer greater packing density in higher fiber counts which enables more efficient use of limited duct space.

Ribbon cables are typically very cost competitive in counts above 96 fibers.

Ribbon Optical Cable Application

Although there are various fiber counts available with ribbon optical cable, the 12-fiber ribbon cables are the most commonly used ones. With the introduction of innovations such as ribbon splitting tools and field-installable 12-fiber array connectors, 12-fiber ribbons are easily terminated with simplex and duplex connectors such as LC or SC connectors or with the MTP connector. The MTP connector is a 12-fiber push/pull optical connector with a footprint similar to the common simplex connector. Many users like to apply MTP connectors to ensure the highest quality connector insertion loss and return loss performance and to expedite the cable installation.

In order to illustrate how ribbon optical cables are deployed, here take the termination of MTP connectorized ribbon cable with patch panel as an example.

The termination is normally used in an interconnect application where a harness assembly is used on the front of the patch panel. We know the MTP harness assemblies have 12-fiber MTP connector on one end of the cable and simplex or duplex style connectors on the other end. Just like the picture below shows.

Except for the application noted above, ribbon optical cables also can be used in both interconnect and cross-connect applications where an MTP connector module cassette is used. And they can be applied to pathways and spaces.

Conclusion

Ribbon optical cables deliver high fiber density in the most compact cable package possible. And they also maximize the number of fibers that can be deployed in a limited space while streamlining fiber termination. At the same time they can save time and money with easy mass fusion splicing. Ribbon cable is now easily obtained using traditional simplex or duplex connectors as well as MTP Connectors, which make them suitable for various applications.

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