HEALTHCARE FACILITY NETWORK SOLUTIONS
Healthcare facilities rely daily on advanced fiber optic networks to provide innovative and life-saving services to the communities they serve. To continue improving the quality and reliability of these critical facilities, network infrastructure must evolve, often within existing buildings and without disrupting patient care. Innovative fiber optic products and deployment methods can help healthcare facility managers make the most of their network footprint, staying ahead of bandwidth demand without undergoing costly rip-and-replace cycles.
As hospital technologies advance and expand, their networks require higher speeds and densities. Not only do there need to be cable adjustments, but there also must be hardware adjustments. For all healthcare facility hardware, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL) recognizes the need for protection, prevention, and easy cleaning (e.g., dust caps and shuttered adapters). Also, critical hardware components require adaptations and adjustments as needs inevitably change.
Best-in-class providers depend on reliable, high-performance networks
- Keeping facilities running and protecting patient privacy are top priorities. Moves, adds, and changes to meet ever-evolving network requirements need to be managed for quick completion with minimal interruptions to operations.
- Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s expansive product portfolio is designed to deliver industry-leading connectivity that enables our customers to easily upgrade their networks for emerging applications.
- FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® is often the cost-effective solution for fiber optic network installations and upgrades, boasting unique features and benefits in healthcare settings.
SOLUTIONS
FUTUREFLEX® AIR-BLOWN FIBER® SOLUTION
Air-blown cable can be installed faster and over longer distances than traditional, pulled cable installations
- Future-ready with no dark fibers required, technicians can easily add or swap out fibers without disrupting campus operations
- The solution consists of five key components: tube cables, fiber bundles, distribution equipment, fiber-termination equipment, and blowing equipment
- Deploy in three easy steps: create an end-to-end tube cable pathway that best suits the specific campus, select and install the right fiber bundle for today, and terminate the fibers
Our experts will work with you to find the best solution to fit your needs – both now and in the future.
Quick, Cost-Effective Installation
- Fiber Bundles are installed at speeds up to 150 feet per minute
- Installing 3,000 feet takes only 2 installers 30 minutes compared to up to 8 hours and 4 installers for conventional cable solutions
No Disruption to Facilities
- Fiber bundles are installed point-to-point through campus areas
- No need to have crews working overhead, on cable trays, or within learning environments
- Easy installation without lifts, ladders, or other potentially hazardous equipment
Tube Pathway Provides Valuable Flexibility
- Changes to fiber optic routes can be made by reconnecting push-fit couplers at TDUs
- Open tubes provide future readiness and flexibility
- Allows for shared CapEx across multiple groups or investments as individual tubes of the larger tube cable can be routed to support specific, varied networks
- Future requirements can be installed in hours instead of days, weeks, or months
Fusion Splicers and Accessories
- SEL provides a wide portfolio of Fusion Splicers, including an up to 16ct Ribbon Splicer, Core Alignment Splicer, and Active Clad Alignment Splicer.
- With patented technologies and unique features, our splicers boast dual independent ovens that improve splicing efficiency, auto-rotating cleavers that prolong the need for replacement blades, and NanoTune™ technology that reduces the need for reworks.
- After-sales support includes a 24-hour technical support line (888-SPLICER), two service centers offering industry leading 2-day repair turn around, and complimentary training for installers.
- All splicers are compatible with the Lynx-CustomFit™ Splice-On Connector series.
LYNX-CUSTOMFIT™ SPLICE-ON CONNECTORS
- Easy, quick, error-free assembly – even for first-time installers
- Permanent field terminations in indoor and multi-building outdoor applications
- Wide range of single-mode and multi-mode connector types from simplex and duplex connectivity options to 8- and 12-fiber MPO connectors
- Connect with Sumitomo Electric fusion splicers for high-quality results
For information on the products and solutions mentioned here, contact one of our licensed professionals.