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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2025 · 11 MIN

Understanding Pliable Ribbon Technology: Change Can be Hard, Pliable Ribbon Makes it Easy

from Fiber Focus · host Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

In this inaugural episode of Fiber Focus, Josh Seawell, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s director of product management, makes the case for embracing change when it comes to pliable fiber optic ribbon cables. Acknowledging that technology adoption can come with some fear, uncertainty, and doubt, Josh shows how easy it is to navigate pliable ribbon’s almost-flat learning curve. Even better, it comes with a steep payoff related to deployment time, labor costs, and space savings. Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s pliable ribbon cable, offered globally by the name Freeform Ribbon™, is 12x faster to splice vs. single-fiber splicing and delivers 2x the fiber count in the same diameter as traditional ribbon cables.Tune in to this conversation to learn more. Subscribe, share this episode, and follow Sumitomo Electric Lightwave on LinkedIn and X.Freeform Ribbon™ Overview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a408RwpXaUkJosh on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-seawell-09770979/Meredyth on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/meredythneilly

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