INTELLIGENT CABLING
R&M simplifies
Fibre-to-the-Home
rollouts for Middle
East telecos with new
Polaris-box solution
The Polaris-box 6.
Shibu Vahid of R&M, the globally active developer and provider of cabling systems for high-
quality network infrastructures, expands upon the company's new generation of sturdy and
flexible connection boxes for fibre-optic networks.
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he Polaris-box 6 has been designed
to supply single and multi-dwelling
units, terraced houses and
comparable building complexes with fibre-
optics and R&M intends to engage with
Middle East telecom providers to deploy
the solution in their Fibre-to-the-Home
(FTTH) rollouts.
FTTH is a future-proof technology
and fast-growing method of providing
vastly higher bandwidth to consumers and
businesses, enabling more robust video,
Internet and voice services. The Middle
East boasts impressive FTTH penetration,
driven by national broadband networks
initiatives, housing programmes and
mobile backhaul.
R&M has been a key technology partner
in many of the largest FTTH deployments
in the region. Our expertise in this
area has led to the development of the
Polaris-box, which meets many of the key
requirements of these undertakings. Its
area of use ranges from the building entry
point on the facade or in the basement
through floor distributors to power outlets
in offices and apartments. Network
operators can set up both point-to-point
and point-to-multipoint cabling with the
compact FO distributor.
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With a dust-tight, waterproof housing
and lift-up lid, the Polaris-box can
accommodate up to 12 plugs and up to 60
splice connections. There is also space for
four FMTS 1TPU splice trays or two 2TPU
splitter trays, which can be inserted and
removed with minimal effort.
During development, R&M ensured
that the Polaris-box was suitable for any
outdoor use. The housing itself fulfils the
requirements of protection class IP67. An
integrated housing seal, made by a two-
component injection-moulding technique,
makes sure that dangerous dust and
powerful jets of water cannot penetrate the
box. The solution’s modular cable seal also
fulfils IP65 requirements.
We have designed the solution, keeping
in mind the challenges associated with field
installation, which is essential to FTTH
projects. With the Polaris-box, installation
teams can add individually required
connection modules on-site. Fibre routing
and configurations can be modified and
retrofitted at any time.
We have provided three outside
installation points with slotted holes to
facilitate the fast assembly and exact
positioning, even on sloping walls.
The solution features knock-out cable
Shibu Vahid, Head of Technical Operations,
R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
grommets on all four sides and on its
back, giving installers more leeway when
it comes to positioning. For fast access
during maintenance, the lid can be opened,
removed at 45° or locked at a position of
120° without tools.
R&M is convinced that the unobtrusive
design and light synthetic material of the
Polaris-box will increase its acceptance
by householders. With a height of just
six centimetres and otherwise compact
dimensions, the Polaris-box 6 can be
positioned virtually anywhere in a building.
The solution is now available through
R&M’s network of channel partners in the
Middle East.
Issue 09
INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS