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Clearfield Plays it Cool with FieldSmart Fiber Active Cabinets
Fiber-optimized outdoor cabinet capability expands to accommodate non-hardened active components with air conditioning option MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
About this update from Clearfield, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nFiber-optimized outdoor cabinet capability expands to accommodate non-hardened active components with air conditioning option\n\n MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\n\nClearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the new air conditioner option to the FieldSmart© Fiber Active Cabinet (FAC) product line for outdoor enclosures—further expanding its application of active outdoor cabinets. With this new capability, service providers can now better meet the emerging demands associated with the Gigabit Economy as they can deploy routers, switches and other non-hardened devices closer to the end customer. Delivering this ability expands the range and reach of high-value, content-rich fiber services and sets the stage to better support applications such as Internet of Things (IoT), gaming and higher-definition video.\n\n\n“Customers are telling us they need to place non-hardened active equipment deeper in the network requiring climate-controlled air conditioners that maintain operating temperature inside the cabinet,” said Johnny Hill, Clearfield’s chief operating officer. “The challenge our customers face is that the development times to engineer these devices so that they can be deployed in the outside plant isn’t feasible if they want to take early advantage of market demand. By adding this feature to our FACs, we’re solving that problem for them, with the added benefit of having one partner that’s able to work with them on any deployment.”\n\n\nThe FieldSmart Fiber Active Cabinet (FAC) is designed with the philosophy of modularity and flexibility, while maintaining a maximum cooling capability for the active electronics investment. The new FAC air conditioner option allows a new application solution for the non-hardened equipment to survive the harsh outdoor conditions, providing a single opening for the conditioned (supply) air to be discharged into the cabinet and for the indoor air to return to the air conditioner. The FieldSmart FAC sizes that accommodate the air conditioner option also include the following elements:\n\n\n\nFieldSmart FAC 3200 features two front and rear 16RU 23” frames that can accommodate up to 32RU of active electronics while providing up to 576 internal fiber distribution ports for deployments.\n\n\nFieldSmart FAC 5400 features two swi...