Clearfield’s upgraded Clearview Blue Cassette proposition will oblige key fiber management rivals, Commscope and Corning, to allocate increased portfolio development and marketing resources to counter the new 48-port option. Futurum’s Ron Westfall discusses the update and the impact on Clearfield’s fiber management portfolio, along with the challenges he anticipates ahead.
Clearfield Clears More Field for 5G and Broadband with StreetSmart Portfolio Expansion
Clearfield is enabling CSPs to cost-effectively drive fiber deeper into their networks, particularly in support of 5G. The new StreetSmart Small Count Fiber Hand-off Box allows CSPs to use an easy-to-deploy, slim form-factor to support protected hand off from fixed to mobile connections in demanding 5G and DAS environments. Clearfield’s steady quarterly and year-over-year growth, based on fiscal Q3 results, among its three largest customer segments – community broadband providers, national carriers, and cable operators – attests to its ability to consistently deliver differentiated fiber management solutions against formidable competition as well as meet new CSP fiber management requirements amidst the distinct challenges of the global C-19 pandemic.