Fusion Splicer Solutions
When it comes to optical fiber fusion splicers, no other company in the world can match Sumitomo Electric Lightwave for innovation, speed, and performance.

FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® Solutions
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber offers unprecedented ease of installation, flexibility, and cost savings for current and future network requirements. As the first to introduce the air blown fiber technology in
North America, the FutureFLEX® solution offers competitive features and benefits to make it compatible with any network infrastructure design.
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Connectivity Solutions
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Connectivity Solutions feature Lynx-CustomFit™ Splice-On Connectors enabling quick, easy, and reliable customized FTTx, outside-plant, and inside-plant permanent field terminations without the shorts, excess slack, and logistic delays of preterminated cables.
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Optical Fiber Solutions
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s vast portfolio of optical fiber ribbon cables ensure that any network can run on the reliability and flexibility that Sumitomo’s products offer. Ranging from inside riser rated ribbon cables to interlocking armored jacketed cables, the optical fiber cables offered by SEL are sure to fit any application.
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4th Level® Data Center Solutions
4th Level® Data Center Solutions simplify the complex by offering the latest innovations in the fiber optic industry. By providing a complete end-to-end solution, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave ensures that your network is capable of providing for future bandwidth capacity.
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Featured Products

Tube Pressure Test for FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® Solutions

Performing Fiber Breakout in Sumitomo’s FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® Solutions

Tube Obstruction Test for FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® Solutions

Blowing Equipment Head Procedure for FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® Solutions

Performing a Pressure Test with Sumitomo Electric’s FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® Solution

OFA-01 Fiber Arrangement Tool Instructional Video

Preventative Maintenance for Sumitomo Electric’s Q502S Fusion Splicer
Part of Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s How -To video series. This guide provides a thorough introduction to Preventative Maintenance for Sumitomo Electric’s Q502S Fusion Splicer

Setting the Splice and Heater Program on Sumitomo Electric’s Q502S Fusion Splicer
Part of Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s How -To video series. This guide provides a thorough introduction to setting up the splice and heater program for Sumitomo Electric’s Q502S Fusion Splicer
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