Atlantic Vision recently released the LightBoost Multiport Service Terminal (MST), a customizable solution the company says is “reducing cable and overhead costs by 30% for a project in Bend, Oregon.” LightBoost “replaces bulky, expensive splice cases with a smaller, all-in-one terminal that splits fiber more efficiently,” Atlantic Vision adds. “This means fewer parts, less labor, and lower overall fiber-pulling costs for network expansion.”
Sebastian Sassi, the company’s vice president of sales, comments, “It’s also the first MST to offer operators customization in such a small-form-factor terminal. Other MSTs on the market do not provide customizable optical pathway solutions.”
The LightBoost terminal is OptiTap-compatible.
“Think of it this way,” Sassi says. “Typical MSTs are like cul-de-sacs that aren’t designed to offer concentrated diverse pathways closer to the core of the passive optical network. The new design is like being able to put a 4-leaf clover at every intersection everywhere in a fiber network, and allows more traffic to pass wit 30% less fiber pulling to do.”
He also commented that demand from large and small broadband providers is helping independent manufacturers like Atlantic Vision capture business. “We’re hearing from customers that critical fiber components are backed up several months, so broadband providers are looking for alternative sources for procurement.”
