Author: Ron Stark (Ron Stark)

  Diagnosing failures in fiber optic links for telecommunications companies was the topic of this project conducted by a graduate student at Pontifical Catholic University, School of Computer Engineering and Telecommunications, in the Dominican Republic.  The project implemented was based upon “off-the-shelf” commercial products – adding the interface readout, and user functions, to make a…

DAS Interface Trays (DIT) are an essential part of any fiber optic DAS system.  These trays contain filters and amplifiers, and are responsible for conditioning the RF carrier signals for insertion into the remote Distributed Antenna System (DAS).  The optical transport step of a distributed DAS combines and lowers the power levels for all carriers…

Optical Zonu Testimonial Airwavz and Optical Zonu have been working together multiple years. Both pre/post pandemic, Optical Zonu has been able to manage their timelines with exceptional communication. In a direct correlation from their transparency, it has made Airwavz be able to thrive and meet our dates to satisfy our customers as well. Optical Zonu…

RF over Fiber (RFoF) products are being used widely across the Telecom industry over the last decade. The technology transformation of RF transport replacing traditional Coaxial will only continue to increase for the foreseeable future. Optical Zonu is a premier OEM for RFoF since 2003 recognized and approved by all three US wireless carriers (Verizon,…

Industry standard SFP digital data transceivers are widely deployed in Switch, Router and other network equipment.  OZC offers direct functional replacements of these transceivers, with the additional capability to instantly detect, locate (within a few dozen meters) and report optical fiber faults to the NOC (network operations center) utilizing SNMP.  We call this the Micro-OTDR™…

As an integrator, or an Operations or Construction Engineer you can really understand the need for GPS timing and the critical role it plays in building a network. Whether you are integrating a Macro-site, or a small cell or DAS system GPS timing is essential. Over the last two years our Original SkyShot product line…

Executive Summary Public Safety Distributed Antenna System (DAS) are designed to ensure fully functional RF communication for first responders. Traditionally the system employs external Antenna (Donor Antenna) or dedicated Base Station (with wired backhaul), to connect to existing wireless network and through a system of coax cables, amplifiers, and in-building antenna, ensures coverage within the…

Optical Zonu has recently updated the Managed RFoF™ user interface to control various parameters at the antenna outdoor unit. In addition to the static and dynamic read-only values (e.g., internal temperature), there are several options that the user can configure remotely if an Ethernet over fiber datalink is in place between the IDU and ODU….