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An outage can cost thousands of dollars every hour the system is down — so it is critical to have a recovery program already in place for when problems do occur. Well-trained staff who are able to handle the emergency in a timely and cost-effective manner are an integral part of any restoration plan. This three-day instructor-led course focuses on…

This five-day course includes two days of classroom learning and three days of hands-on labs exercises focused on specific fiber optic outside plant disciplines. Developed as the “next level” of training, this class teaches more advanced knowledge and skills to students that have already had formal introductory classes or several years of experience working with fiber optics. The course material…

This five-day class has been developed with 24 hours of classroom lecture and 16 hours of hands-on skills labs that provide the practical understanding and skills required to properly design, install, and maintain fiber optic networks. This course is also available in a two-day version with 16 hours of classroom lecture. This course is applicable to fiber optic communications systems…

This course provides an overview of basic fiber optic theory, terminology, and product characteristics with network installation. It was developed to introduce fiber optics to anyone involved in the industry or preparing to take further training. Designed with the novice in mind, Fiber Awareness introduces basic concepts for fiber optic communications, using easy to understand language and examples. Fiber Awareness…

Objective: In three days Training, Students will learn best practices associated with the preparation and testing of installed fiber links. Students will develop expertise using optical loss test sets (OLTS) and optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDRs), and will gain understanding of proper cleaning, inspection, and troubleshooting techniques and tools. This course will have a maximum ratio of 8 students per instructor.…

This four-day class has been developed with 16 hours of classroom lecture and 16 hours of hands-on skills labs to provide practical understanding and skills required to properly design, install and maintain fiber optics systems in petrochemical environments such as offshore drilling, pipeline, refineries, and process plants. Students will use the latest fiber optic technology and equipment to learn how…

This three-day class has been developed with 16 hours of classroom lecture and 8 hours of hands-on design exercises to teach attendees to apply critical issues such as take rate and density to outside plant design. This course covers FTTH network field configurations, design benchmarks, and installation parameters for active Ethernet and PON systems. Attendees will create their own FTTx…

This five-day class has been developed with 25 hours of classroom lecture and 16 hours of hands-on skills labs to provide practical understanding and skills required to install, test, and troubleshoot PON and active Ethernet FTTx systems according to ITU, IEEE, and SCTE standards. Students will perform bidirectional testing, WDM testing, and splitter testing with the latest FTTx test equipment…