VECTOR
Versatile Easy installable Connector incorporating new Technologies for accelerated fiber Optic network Roll outs in Europe
| Coordinatore | TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM BVBA
Organization address
address: DIESTSESTEENWEG 692 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Belgium [BE] |
| Totale costo | 4˙442˙252 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙100˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-ICT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-ICT-2011-8 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-10-01 - 2015-09-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM BVBA
Organization address
address: DIESTSESTEENWEG 692 contact info |
BE (KESSEL-LO) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
CELOPLAS - PLASTICOS PARA A INDUSTRIA SA
Organization address
address: RUA DE SAO MATEUS contact info |
PT (GRIMANCELOS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
DEMCON ADVANCED MECHATRONICS BV
Organization address
address: Zutphenstraat contact info |
NL (Oldenzaal) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A
Organization address
address: PIAZZA DEGLI AFFARI 2 contact info |
IT (MILAN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
TELEKOM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Organization address
address: LANDGRABENWEG contact info |
DE (BONN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Organization address
address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT contact info |
BE (GENT) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
Organization address
address: PLEINLAAN contact info |
BE (BRUSSEL) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
VECTOR (Versatile Easy installable Connector incorporating new Technologies for accelerated fiber Optic network Roll outs in Europe) aims to develop and commercialize an innovative low-cost highly performing field installable connectivity system that will impact at a multi-million-euro scale the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and the operation expenditure (OPEX) of telecom fiber broadband networks and that will facilitate the achievement of the European 2020 objectives for broadband connectivity.nThe VECTOR connectivity system will comprise a ferrule-less connector granting ultra-high optical performance and a fully automated installation tool allowing for field installation by a general-skill technician.nDisruptive fibre-handling techniques based on heat-shrinkable materials, advanced nano-textiles, and plasma-shaping will be developed and incorporated in the installation tool to ensure reliability, whereas high-tech gels and micro-mechanical alignment systems will be included in the connector to yield superior optical performance. Finally, micro-fabrication and replication techniques will be propose to ensure ease of volume production at low price. The use of connectors instead of permanent splices will grant flexible reconfigurability of the network.nnOverall, VECTOR aims to outperform the state-of the-art of ferrule-based connectors by optical performance, flexibility, reliability and cost. This will ultimately break the current paradigm of ferrule-based optical connectivity requiring extensive pre-engineering and highly specialized manpower for field deployment.nIn order to succeed in this ambitious goal, we created a consortium comprising the full portfolio of required technical knowledge, as well as the critical mass necessary to turn our connectivity system into a commercial reality that potentially can be deployed in the optical networks of whole Europe.