This acquisition expands Siemon's fiber optic product line and will strengthen Siemon's future product development programs. Siemon's new line of fiber splice products. All fibers are eventually terminated, spliced, patched and stored in some sort of Fiber Management Enclosure. Often overlooked, the protection of fiber optic patchcords is essential to the survival of the network. A kink or severe bend in a fiber optic patchcord can result in unacceptable attenuation and eventually a lost signal.
Lost signals equate to lost revenue.
In the early 80's, pioneers in the interconnection industry developed a basic method to attach a connector to a length of fiber optic cable.