Wrapping up the week with a little word power! National Dictionary Day celebrates the birthday of Noah Webster, known as the father of the American dictionary. It’s a great reminder that there’s always something new to learn, even from words we use every day. What’s your favorite word in the dictionary?
In This Issue: Out Before the Storm | Deal of the Week | OS2 LC to SC Singlemode Fiber Optic Patch Cable | What is OM5 Fiber? | News of the Week
The CK Weekly – Out Before the Storm
Happy Friday!
Last week my family loaded up and headed down to Panama City for Fall Break. We’d been looking forward to it for a while, and the first two days were what we needed: a break from the everyday.
Then Hurricane Isaias showed up and changed our plans. As the forecast got more serious, we made the call to cut the trip short. We packed the car and pulled out at 5:00 a.m. Friday, hoping to beat the rush of everyone else heading north. We had open roads while traffic built up behind us, and we made it home without any trouble.
Leaving early turned out to be the right decision. Isaias made landfall Friday night near Destin as a Category 2 storm with winds up to 105 mph, not far west of where we’d been staying. It tore roofs off homes and condos across the Panhandle, and by Saturday night hundreds of thousands of customers in Florida, Alabama and Georgia had lost power.
The vacation was a lot shorter than planned, but I’m grateful we got two days away and made it home safely. Our thoughts are with the families and businesses along the coast who are now cleaning up. If you have friends or family down there, I hope they’re safe!
Mandy
Deal of the Week
Product Spotlights & Updates
This OS2 LC to SC singlemode fiber patch cable features a 9/125 micron core for reliable long-distance data transmission. Built with precision zirconia duplex connectors, LC/UPC and SC/APC polish, and a flame-retardant OFNR jacket, it delivers low-loss performance for telecom, network, and building installations.
Learning Center Article – What is OM5 Fiber and How is it Different than OM4 & OM3?
Designing fiber optic networks was never easy, but over time, the challenges have shifted. There are more tools than ever to help you optimize every corner of your network. At the same time, increasing options make it more difficult to find satisfaction with the choices you make. That holds true with selecting your fiber cables. So far, the options between singlemode and multimode networks were self-selecting.
News of the Week:
- Microsoft plans huge deployment of its own AI chips, with an eye on saving costs.
- IMF cites AI slowdown, spiking yields as looming global market risks.
- Pennsylvania launches map for Americans to track data center plans.