For any types of telecommunications installation in Ohio, hiring a top company with extensive experience is essential, particularly when the job includes the use of fiber optic cable.
This is a very different task than working with traditional types of cable and will require specialized equipment, expertise, and planning for all aspects of fiber optic cable splicing.
Planning the Installation
It is important to carefully plan the installation of any type of cable. Fiber optic cable is no different and, in many ways, it is even more critical. The fewer the number of splices along the installation run of cable the better.
Too often inexperienced companies simply start the project and complete fiber optic cable splicing where it occurs. More experienced companies will focus on having the splices occur in areas of the installation that are ideal for working on the cable as well as using the correct splicing technique for the given location and potential stress on the cable.
The key to remember is that data is transmitted along the fiber optic cable through light. This means that the alignment of the splice is critical as any loss of light signal at the location of the splice is a decrease in signal and an increased risk of costly repairs.
Fusion and Mechanical Splicing
For Ohio jobs, it may be possible to use both options in fiber optic cable splicing in any given location. These include fusion splicing, which is basically welding or fusing the cable ends together. This requires the correct cutting of the cable, stripping and cleaning of the fibers and then cleaving and fusing or melting the fibers together.
Mechanical splicing doesn’t require the specific fusion splicer but it is less accurate and more time consuming as each fiber has to be positioned in the splicer and then a protective cover is used to join the two ends.