[June 14, 2004] Neptec Optical Solutions Launches Its New Telcordia Compliant EZFieldMate Field Termination Kit FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- June 14, 2004 -- Neptec Optical Solutions, Inc (NOS), a company that designs and builds innovative products for optical components and subsystems, has released the EZFieldMate(TM) Field Termination Kit, a portable, self-contained tool kit that enables a field technician to create factory-quality optical fiber connector terminations in the field under harsh conditions with little training. It is the first and only field kit to produce optical terminations in compliance with Telcordia GR-1081-CORE, the Generic Requirements for Field Mountable Optical Fiber Connectors and GR-326-CORE, the Generic Requirements for Single-Mode Optical Connectors and Jumper Assemblies. "The rollout of the EZFieldMate(TM) Kit is critical to supporting the current FTTX initiatives recently announced by some of our valued Telco and CATV customers," said NOS CEO John Carberry. "We are excited to offer this solution to the industry." What the EZFieldMate(TM) Kit offers is the ability to cost-effectively provide a high quality, Telcordia compliant solution for field termination requirements. The current FTTX initiatives are one of the key factors that are driving the need for field terminations. Millions of homes are being passed each year to bring fiber to the home, requiring literally hundreds of millions of optical terminations to be made in the field. The EZFieldMate(TM) Kit contains all the necessary tools and supplies to prepare and terminate fiber optic cables in the field in harsh weather conditions, confined spaces, remote locations or wherever an optical connection needs to be made. Both large and small form factor connectors are supported, with PC and APC polishes. The kit houses the tools, consumables, battery-operated oven, cleaners and scope required to make and inspect factory quality connectors in about 10 minutes. The key to the EZFieldMate(TM) Kit is a unique oven/epoxy system. This fast heating, battery operated, low-power drawing oven heats to 140(degree)C in (tilde)minute and cures the epoxy in 3 1/2 minutes. Then the hand polishing process simply removes the excess epoxy and polishes to a factory quality standard. The EZFieldMate(TM) Kit and GR-1081 report are now available. Please contact 888-5-NEPTEC for more information. About Neptec Neptec Optical Solutions, Inc. designs and builds innovative products for optical components and subsystems that are used in numerous applications such as telecom, CATV, medical, aerospace and metrology. NOS solutions have the potential to significantly improve the design, operation and performance of optical networks by providing the first optical switches small enough to be integrated on a discrete basis into optical devices such as amplifiers, transmitters and receivers. The company developed an extensive list of new clients in the telecommunications, optic and CATV markets. Neptec is headquartered in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Please visit their website at www.nepopt.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]