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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com June 2019 - Edition 34 Infrastructure Obstacles & Challenges Airports can cov- er over 1 million square foot per terminal and mul- tiple concourses and hundred’s of gates with the abil- ity to accommodate over 100 aircrafts, Exhibit A: TiniFiber reclaiming sizable space back in conduits and pathways and incorporate miles of cabling The information/communication path- throughout the pathways and con- ways for the myriad of devices served duits to support the airport’s infra- through fiber optics pass through the structure for communication and overhead trays, in the wall conduits and pathways as well as the conduits carry- connectivity. ing the miles of cable between build- Additionally, many airports lease space ings, concourse terminals and tower. to a myriad of agencies such as the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Additionally, many infrastructure team Federal Aviation Administration members are cognizant of the impor- (FAA), and Transportation Security Ad- tance of future proofing the pathways ministration (TSA), that adds stress to as much as possible. the bandwidth. To do that meant the use of the small- The challenge for the cabling optimi- est outer diameter fiber optic jacket zation falls squarely on the Airport’s that will allow room for future cabling without disturbing existing fiber. Infrastructure Team. 47

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