Clearfield, Inc. announced the FieldSmart®? FiberFlex 1700 active cabinet, an all-in-one design capable of integrating fiber, power, and active equipment that is tailored tofit into any outdoor plant scenario. Designed to be configured for numerous applications including remote OLTs with PON distribution, wireless base stations with fiber backhaul aggregation, edge compute server support, or active network equipment with backup power needs, the FiberFlex 1700 utilizes a flexible, vertical layout and modular design that allows for seamlessly scaled networks as future growth dictates.

Clearfield's FiberFlex 1700 active cabinet provides from 12 to 432 internal fiber distribution ports for subscriber PON deployments, along with complementary splitter capacity, ideal for supporting greenfield fiber builds, rural network expansion, and other deployments supporting new markets with room to grow. The FiberFlex 1700 active cabinet accepts local AC power via the integrated AC Load Center with generator plug for backup power. The cabinet's small, 4-foot-high size makes it ideal to provide a right-sized cabinet to meet a reduced height requirement that overcomes permitting and rights-of-way challenges.