AFL Blog

Extreme Density Calls for Extreme Cables

AFL's Patrick Dobbins, the Director of Solutions Engineering, provides information on extreme high density cables including its biggest users, its technology, recommendations on installation and more.

The Collision of Cloud and the Edge, Part 2: Preparing for Impact

In a follow up to his previous blog, Josh Simer, AFL Market Manager for Service Providers and MSOs, outlines a likely-to-be common scenario for network operators when developing C-RAN and Edge Data Centers.

Getting the Most out of a High-Fiber Diet Part 2 – Supporting Ecosystem

In this follow-up blog, Dave Tanis explores the high-density fiber “ecosystem” that connects high fiber count cables into an optimized system delivering services.

Getting the Most out of a High-Fiber Diet Part 1 – Cable

In this blog, AFL's Dave Tanis discusses the factors that contribute to higher fiber count cables and how AFL's Wrapping Tube Cable with SpiderWeb Ribbon meets that challenge. 

The Collision of Cloud and the Edge

To understand why C-RAN and Edge Computing are happening, we need to look at the drivers of each, and when we do, we’ll see there isn’t necessarily an inevitable “collision.” 

AccessWrap™ is taking off…

AFL's AccessWrap™ is catching up in popularity with SkyWrap®.

Black Swans and Fiber Networks

AFL solutions for building a network with expandibility, flexibility and assessibility to help combat black swan events, like COVID-19.

New Does Not Equal Clean

Inspect, Clean, Inspect and Connect every time to keep fiber optic networks up and running optimally. 

AFL Response - COVID-19 - 05/14/2020

AFL Response - COVID-19 - Executive Order – Securing the US Bulk-Power System from Stephen T. Ferguson EVP, Sales, Marketing & Customer Service

Problems Solved: The 4 Key “Whys” of AFL’s Metal-coated Fibers

This blog summarizes the four key problems of metal-coated fibers and how AFL's specialty fibers address these challenges.