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It’s no secret that Advance optical modules and attach cables all come with a lifetime warranty, we (unashamedly) mention it at almost every opportunity we can! But what does lifetime warranty exactly entail and how does it stack up against big vendor’s own branded modules? At Advance we believe the [Read More]

Information: Warranties and Replacements – A Comparison

10 Jul, 2017 in Product Information by Chris Kennett

The implementation of 10G on the backbone is becoming more common, and it’s not just the big data centres and large corporates taking notice now. Smaller sites with high demand users, such as schools and hotels to name a few, are beginning to realise the potential of increased bandwidth for [Read More]

Information: Double Up SFPs For A Speed Boost!

2 Jun, 2017 in Product Information by Chris Kennett

We have talked before about the advantages of using Advance transceiver modules and hopefully made clear that the technical performance of our products is at least as good, if not better, than original vendor’s products. It is important to remember though that the transceiver is only part of the equation [Read More]

Information: Selecting Fibre Type

24 May, 2017 in Product Information by Chris Kennett

I have previously discussed the SFP multi source agreement and detailed my opinions on why it doesn’t necessarily achieve its goal of enabling true inter-vendor compatibility and support. With the limitations of the SFP MSA understood, and facing the reality that one size doesn’t fit all, we often find customers [Read More]

Information: Mixed-vendor environments and DACs

17 May, 2017 in Product Information by Chris Kennett

Fibre optic CCTV transmission systems have been a popular choice for councils and other public bodies managing CCTV systems that cover large expanses such as town centres, motorways, industrial sites and more. Their ability to transmit – in almost near real-time – high quality CCTV images, audio and bi-directional data [Read More]

Information: CCTV Transmission Compatible SFPs

15 Mar, 2017 in Product Information by Chris Kennett

Technology as we know it is constantly evolving, such as analogue CCTV installations moving over to IP based systems. The need for larger, more robust computer networks is growing by the day. With the upward trend of having a bigger network comes the strain of covering larger areas. Campus networks grow [Read More]

Information: Media Converters – Applications

3 Mar, 2017 in Product Information by Advance

Growth is and should always be a high priority for any business. Growth is good, it means more people, more sales and more products. Growth also means for the IT guys more computers, more accounts to manage and more switch ports to connect. If money wasn’t an option, you’d use [Read More]