| In long-haul networks spanning thousands of kilometres, even a fractional loss in integrity can substantially increase the financial burden on operators by necessitating the purchase, installation and maintenance of additional costly equipment. Furthermore, reducing average splice loss has the power to substantially improve the quality of network throughput while cutting operational overheads. For these reasons, Pirelli Telecom Cables and Systems, Italy, has recently significantly enhanced the performance of its long-distance optical fibre by introducing its new FreeLight� EasySplice.
FreeLight� EasySplice has been specially designed to deliver consistently good splice performance, ensuring optimum signal integrity and reducing the need for additional equipment such as amplifiers and repeaters to compensate for signal degradation. This enhancement will help operators cut costs by further reducing signal attenuation from splice loss. Pirelli's original FreeLight� non-zero dispersion G.655 terrestrial fibre was already in line with best-in-class performance. Now, with the launch of FreeLight� EasySplice, the company produces a fibre that further reduces splice loss by a factor of at least 20 per cent - a new standard in long-distance fibre performance. Available immediately, all Pirelli FreeLight� fibre now incorporates EasySplice technology, and will continue to be marketed simply under the well-recognised brand name FreeLight�.
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