Cleaved MPO fibre optic connectors

光纤用于数据、电话和因特网通信。允许光纤互连的连接器是光纤基础设施的重要组成部分，其全球销售额为30亿美元。越来越多的光纤被部署成由12根或更多光纤组成的带状，这些光纤必须相互连接。多光纤推入式（MPO）连接器的高成本阻碍了多光纤网络架构的推广。在这个项目中，我们将采用开发技术，以大幅降低成本制备MPO光纤连接器。我们相信，这将增强MPO光纤连接器的使用，从而改善全球电信。我们将生产可用于世界各地制备MPO连接器的制造设备。我们将从机器销售和客户销售这些低成本连接器的许可收入中获得收入。安装光纤网络每年需要在全球范围内终止数十亿根光纤。安装速度至关重要。使用我们的新技术，我们还将创新一种独特的现场可安装连接器，这将大大减少大型，高容量网络（如互联网数据中心）的安装时间。我们将与我们的合作伙伴合作，在全球范围内制造和销售这种产品。

Optical fibre is used for for data-, tele- and internet- communications. Connectors, which allow interconnection of optical fibres, are a crucial part of optical fibre infrastructure and represent world sales of $3Bn. Increasingly, fibres are deployed as ribbons of 12 or more optical fibres and these must be connectorised. The spread of multi-fibre network architectures are hampered by the high cost of multi-fibre push-on (MPO) connectors.In this project, we will use develop technology to prepare MPO optical fibre connectors at substantially reduced cost. We believe that this will enhance the usage of MPO fibre connectors, leading to improved telecommunications worldwide.We will produce manufacturing equipment which can be used across the world to prepare MPO connectors. We will gain revenue both from machine sales and from licence revenue from our customers' sales of these reduced-cost connectors.Installing optical fibre networks requires billions of fibres to be terminated annually worldwide. Speed of installation is crucial. Using our new technology, we will also innovate an unique, field-installable connector which will dramatically reduce installation time for large, high capacity networks such as internet data centres. We will work with our partners to manufacture and sell this worldwide.