The development of digital television in recent years has brought innumerable advantages to the viewer. In addition to the undeniable increase in the quality of the images received with the development of HD transmission, the offer of possibilities has increased remarkably. If we also contemplate the rapport of users with the channels thanks to Smart TVs, which is becoming more prominent as new interactive systems appear, we realize that the advances have been spectacular.
When digitization has already reached a very acceptable level of optimization, after passing from MPEG2 of SD signals to MPEG4 of HD, and in full process towards 4K, we realize that the highways along which TV circulates could to get well. A good RF signal is not enough to enjoy good images. Users who use all available means to interact need a quality IP signal channel to retrieve on-demand programs or watch canned videos and to interact with social networks and take advantage of all added services.
This is where Fiber Optic appears as an apparently non-saturable means of transport that provides the bandwidth that the user requires. Sensitive to this need, the regulatory bodies, under pressure from the different agents that intervene in this market, developed the ICT2 law (Telecommunications Infrastructure in Buildings) that modifies the previous ICT, providing all the advantages that fiber can offer in a building. . Basically, a new construction will be able to enjoy all the advantages of fiber, both for Internet, voice and TV. The access of the telecommunications operators to the buildings is facilitated, leaving the interior installation and access to the homes in the hands of the Professional Telecommunications Installers. The ICT2 behaves like a bundle of arteries through which information from any source flows to the last device connected by cable or wireless. In short, to the already known coaxial cable network through which conventional TV signals are distributed, a parallel fiber network is added that allows telephony, Internet and TV data to reach users with exceptional quality. .
When the Installer finds himself with the unavoidable need to deal with both worlds, that of RF and that of Fiber Optic, he needs trustworthy partners that can help him with guarantees. This is where PROMAX comes on the scene.
Promax Electrónica, a company with more than 20 years of experience in the design of measuring instruments for fiber optics, launches on the market a coherent offer of equipment necessary to undertake fiber network installation and maintenance tasks. His proposal includes both the needs of installers who work with telecommunications operators, with higher level requirements, as well as the equipment requested by "Type F" Telecommunications Installers to install ICT2. Each company will find in this catalog the equipment kit that it needs depending on its economic availability.
From a simple fault locator and a minimeter of less than €100 to a Fiber Spectrum Analyzer for monitoring. Going through selective FTTH meters, light sources, identifiers, Reflectometers (OTDRs) and fusion and connectorization kits. All teams with different levels of benefits and prices. In the case of fusion splicers, the PROLITE-40B model is especially indicated for outside plants and the low-cost PROLITE-41 for all types of installations and professional and even educational applications.
The forced convergence of television with fiber optics in homes thanks to GPON technology requires that the TV field meters that installers use in their installation work include fiber measurements. In this sense, the equipment from the PROMAX HD RANGER range is present in the catalog to show its possibilities as mixed TV-Fiber instruments.
The HDRANGER range are measuring instruments that provide the installer with all the necessary tools to measure Radio Frequency and Fiber Optic as well as the TV signals that are distributed over IP lines (IPTV).
If we focus on the HDRANGER2, your option for fiber optic measurements is a versatile “2 in 1” tool: a selective Optical Power Meter and a selective Optical to RF Converter.
It is important to mention its triple filter (1310 nm, 1490 nm, 1550 nm) integrated into the optical module, which allows it to work simultaneously with several wavelengths, thus covering many more applications than other meters. The availability of these filters is essential to comply with current ICT2 legislation.
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