Manufactured Cable Characteristics and Their Effects on Test Set Accuracy
We constantly hear in the field that a test set is not performing its advertised…
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New life for the old copper infrastructure — This column describes causes of service disruption.…
Did you work safely today, or were you just lucky?
Staying safe begins when you load up and get in the truck and (I hope!)…
Preparing the Copper Infrastructure for Advancing Bandwidth Technologies
While most Telcos budget for hardware, test set, and training, budgets for FTTH, copper remains…
Looking Forward
Inclusive High-Speed Solutions — I write what too many providers no longer care about: twisted…
Support From the ICEP Engineer
Field technicians are constantly involved with, and are responsible for, unwanted noise on customer circuits,…
How to Save a Section of Cable and a Customer
A cable pair from the central office or remote to the customer costs some hundreds…
Resistance Bridge Fault Locating
or the fallacy of single-pair hookups — Over my many years in the business, I…
Letters From Readers
May 8, 2019 Power Influence and Balance — While I always find Don McCarty’s articles…
Don’t give up on the tough cases of power influence and circuit noise
My colleague Russ Gundrum and I helped Sam, a fiercely dedicated manager, solve a problem…