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Fibre IRS communal systems offer huge advantages over copper run aerial and satellite communal systems.
Fibre optic cables have very little signal loss compared to copper run cables. One Fibre optic cable carries all the neccesary feed down one cable and is also far smaller than the alternative coaxial cables. A standard coaxial based communal system requires at least 5 coaxial cables from the dish and aerial to the headend equipment with associated losses.
It is possible to supply multiple feeds to up to 256 homes over a 5km area from one dish and aerial from one dish and aerial with a fibre system. Fibre Optic Cables can be run over huge distances with next to zero loss. This is especially an advantage where there is a master aerial and satellite feeding a whole housing estate.
It is also possible to combine Fibre and coaxial cable in one system where its more practical. Fibre cable has to be terminated absolutely perfectly so is generally used in pre-terminated lengths. Fibre can be terminated using a sp
ecial splicing tool to cut the cable. Imperfections can be spotted using a special lens and polished out to avoid signal problems.
Virtual optical converters adapt fibre to feed receivers and multiswitches via coaxial cable.
Fibre is definately the way forward for communal aerial systems.
Triax and Global Invacom are the market leaders in FIRS technology.