{"id":4669,"date":"2015-06-29T10:20:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T10:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2018-06-06T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T10:05:39","slug":"utel-develops-compact-copper-testing-equipment-to-fit-in-existing-fibre-to-the-cab-users-cabinets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=4669","title":{"rendered":"UTEL Develops Compact Copper Testing Equipment to Fit in Existing Fibre-to-the-Cab Users\u2019 Cabinets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Improved equipment allows for faster recognition and repair of line faults<\/em><\/p>\n

Leading research and development company UTEL today announced it has redesigned its last-mile copper testing technology to enable operators to retrospectively fit it to existing Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) installations.<\/p>\n

The innovative design \u2013 which condenses UTEL\u2019s test heads and access switches into a compact space \u2013 means operators can now pass on the benefits of the solution to end-users receiving superfast broadband from older cabinets, rather than just using it in new cabinets.<\/p>\n

Saving operators time and money, the copper testing device pinpoints any faults on the line and provides detailed information on what the problem is, enabling engineers to be dispatched straight to the affected part of the network. This reduces the time it takes to find and fix faults which are causing service interruptions or slow speed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our latest product, the aim is simple,\u201d said Frank Kaufhold, Managing Director of UTEL. \u201cOperators are well aware of the benefits last-mile copper testing technology brings but having to build it into the design of new cabinets was limiting so we wanted to condense everything down in order for it to be added at any time in a cabinet\u2019s life-span.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new equipment was developed at the request of a leading European operator with mass deployment of FTTC, which has already placed an order for the copper testing equipment.<\/p>\n

Unlike single ended, double ended or metallic line tests (selt, delt, melt) it does not rely on an active modem at the customer end of the network. It can also detect and isolate faults on the copper line from the network operator\u2019s contact centre without the need for skilled engineers to interpret the data.<\/p>\n

The product is the latest copper testing solution to be released by UTEL and is based on the company\u2019s Test Access Switch Matrix (TASM) technology. This has already been deployed over more than 15 million lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cFTTC is a great way to deliver superfast broadband but people often forget that it still requires the existing copper infrastructure to deliver the service between the cabinet and the home,\u201d added Kaufhold. \u201cConsequently, when a fault develops there are numerous places it could be located and without the right technology finding and fixing faults on FTTC set-ups can be a time consuming and expensive operation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Improved equipment allows for faster recognition and repair of line faults<\/em><\/p>\n

Leading research and development company UTEL today announced it has redesigned its last-mile copper testing technology to enable operators to retrospectively fit it to existing Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) installations.<\/p>\n

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