This immersive 4-hour hands-on workshop is designed to give you real-world experience with fiber deployment, splicing, and troubleshooting. Whether you're new to fiber or looking to improve your technical skills, this session will provide practical training in key areas, including:

• Fiber Splicing: Learn how to perform both fusion and mechanical splicing. You’ll get hands-on practice in preparing, aligning, and splicing fiber strands.
• Sheath Cutting & Cable Selection: Gain experience in safely cutting into a fiber cable sheath and correctly identifying and isolating specific fibers.
• Troubleshooting Light Levels: Hands-on exercises in using optical test equipment, such as OTDRs and light meters, to measure light levels and troubleshoot signal loss.
• Quality Assurance Techniques: Understand how to inspect and verify fiber installation quality, including connector cleanliness and splice integrity.
• Connectorization: Practice terminating fiber with different types of connectors and learn how to properly test the connections.
• Patch Panel Installation: Learn the best practices for organizing and installing fiber in patch panels for clean, scalable deployments.
• Mid-Span Access: Get hands-on guidance on how to safely create mid-span access points without damaging the fiber or affecting signal performance.

This session is perfect for those who want to build confidence and competence in fiber handling and installation. You'll walk away with practical skills you can immediately apply in the field, helping you deliver high-quality fiber services with precision and efficiency.