Future subscriber loops will provide various services including broad-band video. Fiber optic
technology is the key for introducing these services. The Electrical Communication …

Two approaches to fiber-optic subscriber loop system development in Japan are described.
In the first. Approach I, NTT aims at introducing inexpensive fiber-optic subscriber loop …

Fiber optics has played an important role in communication networks, particularly in repeater
systems, and is expected to play a continuing role in subscriber networks to offer various …

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) has two primary aims regarding the
installation of optical fiber cables for subscriber networks as the access network: to provide …

The loop network configuration and high-fiber-count, single-mode optical fiber ribbon cable
and jointing technologies which enable a quick response to service demand and offer high …

Deployment of optical fiber in the subscriber loop may eventually lead to a full-scale
deployment of the broadband network. A network architecture that can be introduced …

Japanese local-loop networks are addressed with a special focus on ISDN and fiberoptic
systems deployment. Basic telecommunication services and local network evolution in …

In the future information society, various kinds of services will be required in offices,
factories, homes, and communities. Fiber optic broad-band systems will play the most …

The use of single-mode optical fiber cables in the local network is discussed. For various
network structures, cable constructions with loose buffered fibers, ribbon, and V-groove …

This paper will discuss optical fiber cable distribution networks for accomodating the
immediate introduction of optical subscriber networks. The concepts of cable distribution …