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In the fast-paced world of optical fiber and cable manufacturing, DSM has been a trusted leader for more than four decades. We were there at the inception of the industry, designing the very first UV-curable fiber coatings that would make mass fiber production possible, and we’ve been there ever since— working with leading fiber and cable manufacturers to bring the latest material advancements to the world’s telecommunications market.

Today, DeSolite®, Cablelite® and Bufferlite® materials are the industry standards for fiber protection and identification worldwide. Around the globe, DSM is protecting network investments for the future.

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January FTTH Council Webinar Discusses Fiber Microbending Challenges to Future-Proof Optical Networks

A highly-engaged group representing carriers, equipment manufacturers, consultants, optical fiber manufacturers and public utilities participated in the January FTTH Council Webinar: Driving the New Optical Future How Standards can help Fiber gain Critical Mass in 2010, Sponsored by DSM Desotech and Telcordia. Among the most popular and provocative topics discussed was the performance problems created by microbending in optical fiber and the urgent need for standards in microbending performance. A full session report will be published soon.

Fiber Coating Innovation: The Road to More Reliable Networks

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Video-streaming, new Web applications and connected devices are fueling consumer demand for content anytime, anywhere, and creating a tsunami of bandwidth demand for today’s fixed and mobile network...
Optical fiber coatings are one of the critical, if least well-known, components of high-speed fiber networks. There would be no high-speed Internet today without the high-performance coating systems...
Today’s optical fiber networks are expected to last as many as 20-30 years in the field, while handling increasingly greater through-put demand. Because fiber coatings play an important role in...