February 24, 2025 (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) – Atlantic Vision, the nation’s largest independent manufacturer of fiber optics hardware, has released an innovative, customizable LightBoost Multiport Service Terminal (MST) for fiber cable installation.
It’s reducing cable and overhead costs by 30 percent. LightBoost replaces bulky, expensive splice cases with a smaller, all-in-one terminal that splits fiber more efficiently. This means fewer parts, less labor, and lower overall fiber pulling costs for network expansion.
“It’s also the first MST to offer operators customization in such a small form factor terminal,” explains Sebastian Sassi, VP of Sales at Atlantic Vision. “Whereas other MSTs on the market do not provide customizable optical pathway solutions like ours.”
“Think of it this way: typical MSTs are like cul-de-sacs that aren’t designed to offer concentrated diverse pathways closer to the core of the passive optical network. The new design is like being able to put a four leaf clover at every intersection everywhere in a fiber network and allows more traffic to pass with 30 percent less fiber pulling to do,” he adds.
Broadband providers both large and small are building out their optical fiber networks to meet steadily increasing subscriber demand. Sassi says that demand is helping independent manufacturers like Atlantic Vision capture business that large manufacturers can’t handle.
“One customer asked us to custom-build the terminal,” explains Sassi. “The major manufacturers like Corning and CommScope won’t do custom designs for small to mid-size broadband providers – so the customer came to us and we manufactured and shipped it in three weeks.”
“We’re hearing from customers that critical fiber components are backed up several months, so broadband providers are looking for alternative sources for procurement,” he adds.
The LightBoost Terminal is OptiTap compatible, an industry standard, proven open platform design for quick and easy deployment.
Atlantic Vision will present the LightBoost Terminal at this year’s ITA Showcase in Portland, March 11 to 13, 2025.
About Atlantic Vision:
Atlantic Vision is the nation’s largest independent manufacturer/distributor of fiber to the home (FTTH) and data center fiber optic cables and terminals. It is also the country’s largest supplier of PRIVATE LABEL optical network components. Atlantic Vision specializes in high performance fiber optic systems that work on open and proprietary platforms. CEO Edward Berman established the company in 1999. He previously served as program manager for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Consortium that developed many of the fiber optic designs and applications in use today. The company is based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
To learn more, visit https://atlanticvision.com/
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