case study Increase Network Flexibility Customer: A national cable television company needs to increase their headend fiber flexibility and add to their existing OSP network as their business grows beyond traditional CATV to encompass competitive access (CAP), data and video distribution services. The Existing Network: • Serves approximately 1.5 million cable subscribers • Services over fiber, at SONET rate, in point-to-point architecture • Utilizes a variety of SONET, digital video and fiber distribution frame equipment Requirements: They must be able to reroute, redirect, change or add services only when and where needed, as subscription rates vary dramatically. They have also experienced difficulty getting inside locations at major junctions in one of their major metropolitan fiber builds. ADC Solution: By implementing four of ADC’s fully loaded, high density above-ground fiber cable management systems (ACE-400, with FMS-30000 fiberglass mounting sleeves), they were able to reconfigure their fiber drops within the urban core quickly and easily without having to open splice closures or thaw frozen ground. The company also implemented ADC’s ACE-100 enclosures for above-ground, easy access fiber splicing of OSP cable, and fiber entrance cabinets (FEC) for similar access to indoor cables. ACE-100 Cabinet ACE-400 Cabinet FEC Cabinet 2 ADC Telecommunications, Inc., P.O. Box 1101, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 55440-1101 Specifications published here are current as of the date of publication of this document. Because we are continuously improving our products, ADC reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice. At any time, you may verify product specifications by contacting our headquarters office in Minneapolis. ADC Telecommunications, Inc. views its patent portfolio as an important corporate asset and vigorously enforces its patents. Products or features contained herein may be covered by one or more U.S. or foreign patents. 2003 10/00 Revision © 1997, 2000 ADC Telecommunications, Inc. All Rights Reserved An Equal Opportunity Employer Web Site: www.adc.com From North America, Call Toll Free: 1-800-366-3891 • Outside of North America: +1-952-938-8080 Fax: +1-952-946-3292 For a complete listing of ADC's global sales office locations, please refer to our web site. Benefits Realized by the Customer: ADC’s above ground cross-connect enclosures and FEC products provided the CATV company with the fiber flexibility they needed to keep up with rapidly changing services. The company expects both its subscription rate and its revenues to increase in the coming year as a direct result of the new services they are now able to provide to customers. Business Area ACE-400 ACE-400 ACE-400 ACE-400 Headend FITL Pedestal Residential Area . case study Increase Network Flexibility Customer: A national cable television company needs to increase their headend fiber flexibility and add. OSP network as their business grows beyond traditional CATV to encompass competitive access (CAP), data and video distribution services. The Existing Network: