By Jason Koshy, Vice President of Global Sales
In today’s increasingly connected world, communication networks have become indispensable to our daily lives. To meet the growing demand of data-hungry consumers, today’s telecommunications operators are investing heavily in the latest high-bandwidth technology. This equipment is more sophisticated and comes with a higher price tag, which means safeguarding these investments from transient surge events – a prime concern when it comes to protecting your network – is critical to any network design.
Because of this and the rising risk of severe weather events, engineers are paying more attention to surge protection devices (SPDs) and how this relatively inexpensive – yet critical – piece of equipment can better safeguard communication networks.
As a former applications engineer, I’ve outlined seven best practices I recommend to help prevent damage to sensitive communication systems that could be caused by lightning and other power surge sources. Check out my latest article for Electronics World, “Surge protection best practices for communications sites,” to see what they are.
