June 2019 AST Magazine June 2019 AST Magazine | Page 46

ing, building automation systems, as www.AmericanSecurityToday.com well as Wi-Fi and DAS to connect to tens of thousands of daily customers at Air- ports. Part of airport building re- June 2019 projects - Edition 34 quire installing an armored op- tical fiber cable that will actually fit into what legacy pathways are The mission of airports and airline available. hubs are providing the highest quali- ty product for the lowest possible cost. Some parts of airport buildings are much older than others and don’t have The TiniFiber Micro Armored prod- a lot of pathway space with which to ucts, the fiber infrastructure, is a grow. high-quality, diverse, future resistant, optical fiber backbone system that In years past, traditional Aluminum In- provides the foundation of almost all terlocking Armor (AIA) fiber was the of the networks that make airports only option to meet the needs of air- ports, but tended to be a space-hog. function. (Check out a TiniFiber® comparison between Micro Armor Fiber™ and Aluminum Interlocking Armor (AIA) at approximately 65% smaller and 75% lighter in weight!) 44