GEC NEWS WIRER&M unveiled its new generation of sturdy and flexible connection boxes for fibre optic networks. The Polaris-box 6 has been designed to supply single and multi-dwelling units, terraced houses and comparable building complexes with fibre optics and R&M intends to engage with Middle East telecom providers to deploy the solution in their Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) rollouts.
“R&M has been a key technology partner in many of the largest FTTH deployments in the region. Our expertise in this area has led to the development of the Polaris-box with meets many of the key requirements of these undertakings,” stated Shibu Vahid, Head of Technical Operations, R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
With a dust-tight and waterproof housing and lift-up lid, the Polaris-box can accommodate up to twelve plug and up to 60 splice connections. There is also space for four FMTS 1TPU splice trays or two 2TPU splitter trays which can be inserted and removed with minimal effort.
During development, R&M ensured that the Polaris-box was suitable for any outdoor use. The housing itself fulfils the requirements of protection class IP67. An integrated housing seal made by a two-component injection moulding technique makes sure that dangerous dust and powerful jets of water cannot penetrate the box. The solution’s modular cable seal also fulfils IP65 requirements.
“We have designed the solution keeping in mind the challenges associated with field installation which is essential to FTTH projects. With the Polaris-box, installation teams can add individually required connection modules on site itself. Fibre routing and configurations can be modified and retrofitted at any time,” explained Mr. Vahid.
