Fiber closures provide options for keeping your network technology safe and streaming. Corning offers optimized pairings of closures and cable types to help you decide what's essential to your network’s set up.
Your connections deserve the best protection. No matter the size and configuration of your network, protecting its connectivity is what counts.
Cable and Closure Pairing Solutions
Cable and Closure Pairing Solutions
There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to your network. That is why we offer multiple closure solutions for your particular network configuration, where the following parameters, among others, should be considered at the planning stage:
Aerial, direct buried or in a cable duct?
Inline/pass-through closure (cable access on 2 sides) or dome shape closure (all cables on one side)?
Number of cables and corresponding cable diameters?
Number of fibres to be spliced per closure and storage of passed-through fibres and buffer tubes?
Heat-shrink or mechanical crimp splice protection (ANT)?
Number of connectors and optical components such as splitters or similar?
Spare capacity for possible extensions and network upgrades?
You can rely on our expertise. We can recommend the right closures for your network, depending on the location and fibre-optic cable, to ensure that your network is future-proof and flexible for future upgrades.
Density & Efficiency with Microducts
Density & Efficiency with Microducts
Microducts have been created to efficiently use spaces where fiber is installed, increase density in telecommunications standard ducts and permit the use of less material. Together Corning’s MiniXtend® cable and our BPEO closures represent the most compact solution bringing maximum efficiency and density in all environments. Corning’s MiniXtend® cable solves the demand for today’s unlimited bandwidth capacity and addresses saturated network ducts. When it comes to the optimized MiniXtend and closure pairing solution, the BPEO closure is ideal.
Microducts have been created to efficiently use spaces where fiber is installed, increase density in telecommunications standard ducts and permit the use of less material. Together Corning’s MiniXtend® cable and our BPEO closures represent the most compact solution bringing maximum efficiency and density in all environments. Corning’s MiniXtend® cable solves the demand for today’s unlimited bandwidth capacity and addresses saturated network ducts. When it comes to the optimized MiniXtend and closure pairing solution, the BPEO closure is ideal.
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Duct/Direct buried application
Duct/Direct buried application
Ducts are the most traditional method to install cables underground. As ducts are getting more and more congested, innovations bring maximum reliability and connect us all. Direct Burial underground fiber optic cables require no additional protection. Teamed up with our industry leading ALTOS® cables, our closures provide protection and flexibility with quick, incremental subscriber drops. Get assured protection and installation versatility for your Corning ALTOS® loose tube cabling with our FRECAP 2 Closure family.
Ducts are the most traditional method to install cables underground. As ducts are getting more and more congested, innovations bring maximum reliability and connect us all. Direct Burial underground fiber optic cables require no additional protection. Teamed up with our industry leading ALTOS® cables, our closures provide protection and flexibility with quick, incremental subscriber drops. Get assured protection and installation versatility for your Corning ALTOS® loose tube cabling with our FRECAP 2 Closure family.
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Aerial application
Aerial application
With civil works representing 60-70% of the total cost of deploying new infrastructure, lack of collaboration and difficulty of access can be major obstacles that sharing goes a long way to overcome. To meet growing FTTx needs in less dense areas, networks can also be deployed differently. Choosing Corning solutions will mean that your OpEx and CapEx are optimized.
With civil works representing 60-70% of the total cost of deploying new infrastructure, lack of collaboration and difficulty of access can be major obstacles that sharing goes a long way to overcome. To meet growing FTTx needs in less dense areas, networks can also be deployed differently. Choosing Corning solutions will mean that your OpEx and CapEx are optimized.
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Confidently solve special applications
Confidently solve special applications
When you need to expand, add more cable ports or capacity, turn confidently to Corning’s RocketRibbon® cable and our Fiber Optic Closure 2178 family. Our Optic Closure 2178 family includes many models and configurations to help meet the complex needs of today’s fiber optic networks. With large diameter ports compatible across all fiber counts and a newly designed deep tray 2453 supporting ultra-high fiber count solutions, the 2178 family can help you expand and get your network future ready.
When you need to expand, add more cable ports or capacity, turn confidently to Corning’s RocketRibbon® cable and our Fiber Optic Closure 2178 family. Our Optic Closure 2178 family includes many models and configurations to help meet the complex needs of today’s fiber optic networks. With large diameter ports compatible across all fiber counts and a newly designed deep tray 2453 supporting ultra-high fiber count solutions, the 2178 family can help you expand and get your network future ready.
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What Is a Fiber Optic Closure?
It is a fiber enclosure that is either watertight or breathable, aimed at protecting optical fiber splices and connectors coming from different outside plant cables and offers a full protection to the optical fiber. Cables can be feeder, branch, drop, ribbon, loose tube, and microcables.
Splice closures can be used below grade, either direct-buried, in a manhole/handhole, or aerial on a façade, pole, or strand-mounted on a messenger or ADSS cable.
From a construction standpoint, a fiber optic splice enclosure is composed of the enclosure shell ensuring weather protection, a fiber manager which allows routing and protection to buffer tubes, the bare optical fiber, and relevant splices and cable entries.
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What is a dome closure?
A dome closure is an optical splice enclosure which has all the cable ports on the same side.
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What is an in-line closure?
An in-line closure is a splice enclosure with a cable port on two opposite sides.
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What is single circuit management?
Single Circuit Management (SCM) is a type of optical fiber manager inside an optical fiber enclosure. SCMs are dedicated thin fiber splicing trays protecting a circuit 9a-pair or an element, and designed to offer a high grade of fiber protection and separation. Fibers are protected outside the tray and fiber routing is very flexible and adapted to specific engineering.
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What does gasket-sealing mean?
The enclosure is sealed watertight with gaskets.
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What are closure express ports?
An express port, also called an oval port or midspan port, allows an optical fiber cable to be sealed and strain-relieved without cutting the fiber and buffer tubes. It is used in applications where only a few fibers from a feeder cable will be spliced in the closure while other fibers and the relevant midspan will pass through the closure.
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What is a breathable closure?
A breathable closure is a fiber closure used above grade (pole/façade or strand mount). It offers the appropriate weather protection (rain, pressurized water, dust) while providing the possibility to eliminate internal condensation through venting ports. Breathable closures cannot be used below grade.
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What is a single-fusion splice?
A single-fusion splice is a fusion splice of two fibers together. The result is an optical continuity between these two fibers. The splice is protected inside a splice protection sleeve.
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What is a mass fusion splice?
A mass fusion splice is the splice of more than two optical fiber ribbons of the same size together. Typical mass fusion splices have four, eight, or 12 fibers, with 12 being the most common.
Buheesi case study
Let’s take a closer look at a landmark project that took infrastructure sharing to new heights, tapping into the vast opportunities to transform communities with tailor-made solutions for the Ugandan market. It started like many innovations do, with stakeholders sharing objectives, discussing their challenges, and agreeing on a solution.
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Whether your Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network design includes buried or aerial closures, one thing remains the same: you need reliable environmental protection and fast, incremental subscriber drops. From our experience in the field, we know that not all closures are the same. Corning's closures are designed with your needs in mind.
Whether your Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network design includes buried or aerial closures, one thing remains the same: you need reliable environmental protection and fast, incremental subscriber drops. From our experience in the field, we know that not all closures are the same. Corning's closures are designed with your needs in mind.
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