New Ethernet over Plastic Optical Fibre networking products to feature in Germany, USA and UK

The world’s first end-to-end Ethernet over Plastic Optical Fibre (EoPOF) networking solution will be demonstrated to industrial and residential Ethernet users at three international trade shows over the next month. Australian company, DiMoto Pty Ltd, will display its flagship product range of EoPOF networking devices at trade shows in Germany, the United States of America, and England.

“Ethernet over Plastic Optical Fibre (EoPOF) is the latest in proven networking technology, offering savvy networking specialists a more affordable and reliable alternative to glass optical fibre and Twisted Pair copper cable,” says DiMoto Managing Director, Greg Smyth. “It’s exciting to be taking our EoPOF networking devices out onto the world market to show consumers the benefits of POF.”

DiMoto EoPOF products include a PCI card, one- and two-port media converters, four- and eight-port switches, and a USB adapter. POF cable and other accessories complete the suite of products that comprise the networking solution.

Using light waves to transmit data in the same way as glass optical fibre, Ethernet over Plastic Optical Fibre is immune to electronic interference. With EoPOF, real-time data streams are assured quality of service – perfect for multimedia applications such as IPTV, HDTV, media centres and VoIP.

All DiMoto products simply plug into POF cable using Firecomms’ Optolock® connectorless system, providing instant connection to Fast Ethernet of 100Mbps over Plastic Optical Fibre.

“We believe DiMoto’s customers will find the Firecomms’ OptoLock POF transceiver to be an extremely simple and reliable way to connect to plastic optical fibre,” says Niall Keegan, general manager Asia-Pacific, Firecomms. “DiMoto provides a mature market solution for Fast Ethernet networking solutions, so we’re very excited to be a part of this worldwide product launch and to see POF gaining awareness in the market of connected devices.”

DiMoto’s EoPOF products will be on display at three major conferences in February and March: the first stop on the product tour is Embedded World in Nürnberg, Germany, where DiMoto’s industrial and desktop products will be on the MEV Elektronik stand.

From February 26-28, DiMoto representatives will exhibit on the POFTO stand and deliver a presentation at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) in San Diego, USA.

London’s IPTV World Forum in March will feature a simulated in-home networking demonstration using DiMoto’s desktop devices and Firecomms connectors.