Sumitomo Introduces New 4th Level Data Center Solutions

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a manufacturer of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, announced the official launch of its 4th Level Data Center Solutions product line. 4th Level provides a fully integrated and end-to-end optical fiber solution that meets the unfulfilled needs of today’s evolving data centers for real-time, onsite and flexible optical fiber infrastructure design.

Over two years in development, the 4th Level product line was built around the core concept of offering data center and enterprise network managers and installers an affordable, quick and easy method to achieve a customized optical fiber infrastructure on-site, thereby providing the maximum flexibility for real-time adjustments, exact length cable builds, and immediate connectivity that current data center systems promoting pre-terminated cable and plug-n-play solutions cannot accommodate.

The market success of Sumitomo’s Lynx2 CustomFit Splice-On Connectors (SC, LC, FC, ST) and the Lynx2-MPO, 4th Level’s flagship products, was another determining factor for the company’s decision to develop a fully integrated optical fiber solution ranging from high-speed transmission cables to advanced precision installation equipment and tools including fusion splicers and optical fiber cleavers. To the Lynx2 innovation, the company has added plenum and riser rated distribution and interconnect cables, patch panels and cassettes, and options including cable assemblies to offer the customer a wide array of choices in the customization of the network infrastructure.

Each 4th Level product has been designed for the speed, immediate scalability, space savings and high performance required by the high density data center and enterprise network to ensure a cost effective and customized optical fiber infrastructure migration from 10 Gbps to 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps and beyond.