{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fiber Focus","title":"Walk the Path: Designing Air-Blown Fiber Routes That Perform","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":607,"description":"First-time Fiber Focus guest Javier Oñate is an applications engineer with Sumitomo Electric Lightwave who’s passionate about bridging the gap between complex technical solutions and real-world applications. In this episode, he explains why the success of an air-blown fiber installation is decided before fiber bundles even arrive on-site.\nJavier comes to the table with recommendations for network operators to set themselves up for ABF success. His suggestions include keeping runs as straight and level as possible, easing into gentle, sweeping curves instead of sharp bends, placing access points where people can actually reach them, and \"walking the path\" with the drawing in hand before blowing in fibers. \nTune in to the conversation to learn more and stay to the end for a preview of what's next in blowing equipment. We will have a live demonstration of FutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber® in Booth 901 at BICSI Beyond 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from August 30 to September 2.\nFiber Focus is a Sumitomo Electric Lightwave podcast. Subscribe, share this episode, and follow Sumitomo Electric Lightwave on LinkedIn and X.\nEpisode Links \nFutureFLEX® Air-Blown Fiber®: https://sumitomoelectriclightwave.com/product-category/futureflex-air-blown-fiber-solutions\nBICSI Beyond 2026: www.bicsi.org/conferences-and-events/bicsi-events/conference-and-exhibitions\nJavier on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/javieronate22\nMeredyth on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/meredythneilly\nConnect with Sumitomo Electric Lightwave\nWebsite: https://sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sumitomoelectriclightwave","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/08So5VHIhMkOGNiDKLifeg2QG4_16dR7rcyEidEV5bM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjJj/ODQ5MTdmMWM2MzAy/NTM5NzAxMTI1YWE4/OTU4Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}