Case Study: an installation contractor for IT infrastructure achieves faster MPO trunk testing and troubleshooting with Fluke Networks MultiFiber Pro

Installation Contractor for IT Infrastructure saves 155 hours with Fluke Networks

An installation contractor for IT infrastructure on the U.S. East Coast was experiencing persistent and costly issues with a pre-tested MPO trunk cable installation, causing significant delays and lost profitability. Despite repeated cleaning and testing with their OTDR unit, they were unable to isolate the problem and meet the required 1.40 dB loss budget. The contractor reached out to Fluke Networks for assistance.

Fluke Networks identified that the pre-tested cable was damaged after leaving the factory and that the OTDR tool was incapable of seeing issues within the fiber cassette. Using the Fluke Networks MultiFiber Pro Optical Power Meter, the contractor immediately identified the faulty trunk cables. The solution provided massive efficiency gains, as the MultiFiber Pro tests all 12 fibers in an MPO trunk in 20 seconds instead of 6.5 minutes, saving an estimated 155 hours of labor and over $17,000 on a typical data center project.