Optical connectivity specialist Huber+Suhner is helping the German city of Marburg to roll out its high speed broadband services with a unique Home Fibering System (HOFIS) that enables the town\u2019s residents to self-install their fiber optic home networks. Set to revolutionise the world of FTTH by dramatically speeding the time to deployment, the simple but innovative HOFIS system will be on show for the first time anywhere in the world at HUBER+SUHNER\u2019s booth at the FTTH Council\u2019s European conference in Stockholm later this month and Marburg\u2019s gound-breaking deployment will be featured as a \u201cliving case study\u201d on the stand (G2). <\/p>\n
The public utilities (Stadtwerke Marburg) in the picturesque German university town of Marburg are currently installing fiber optic cabling throughout the city and Huber+Suhner has been chosen to provide a self-install, plug-and-play solution that enables rapid deployment within homes and apartments. <\/p>\n
Provided free-of-charge to residents by the utility company, HOFIS is a self-installation system for houses and apartments and can be deployed as soon as buildings are connected to the town\u2019s fiber optic FTTH system. Homeowners and tenants are sent their free HOFIS pack and can complete their home installation when they wish, deciding themselves where they want the junction box mounted and where they want the fiber optic cable laid from the initial home entry point.<\/p>\n
Stefan Koch, project manager at Stadtwerke Marburg, said: “Self-installation really works. Everyone benefits from our collaboration with HUBER+SUHNER. We as the local authority do not have to arrange appointments, only to find ourselves in front of locked doors. We don\u2019t have to move furniture or hold long and difficult conversations about the siting of the boxes.\u201d <\/p>\n
HOFIS provides exceptionally easy installation of fiber into the home. The system combines the Huber+Suhner optical socket (OTS2) with prefabricated low-bend-installation cables (class G.657 A2). The innovative dust-proof packaging made of recyclable PET plastic not only protects the system during transportation, but also provides a fast and effective method for unrolling the cable and attaching the socket on-site. This “plug and play\u201d system eliminates the need for time-consuming splicing in the home. HOFIS is available with a variety of cable lengths and fiber counts and comes with the FITH-typical connectors BLINK, LC or SC .<\/p>\n
Christian Sutter, HUBER+SUHNER\u2019s FMS Product Manager, said: \u201cThis is an exciting proposition for any operator wishing to speed up its roll-out of FTTH. It removes the need for expensive and time-consuming door-to-door installation by the operator by empowering the individual resident with a very simple installation solution. It gives residents the flexibilty to choose when and where they locate the Fibre in the Home network (FITH) he or she wants to achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
The HOFIS Home Fibering System will be on show at Huber+Suhner\u2019s booth G2 at FTTH Council in Stockholm, 17-20 February 2014. Stefan Koch from Stadwerke Marburg will give a presentation of the FITH self-instal in-house solution in an FTTH Council Workshop on Tuesday 18th February at 16.45. In addition HUBER+SUHNER\u2019s Sales Director, Steve Ramel, will talk on the subject of \u201cLet’s talk about cost (of deploying FTTH)\u201d on Wednesday 19th February at 14.30-15.45.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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