Considering the number of fiber splice trucks rolling around I think your supposition is incorrect. Fiber splicing happens thousands of times every day. Fibers break and get cut all the time. Tt's not common in data centers, but once you leave those walls fiber splicing happens everywhere every day.
I've personally spliced about a dozen optical fibers and I don't even work in telecom :)
Not exactly by hand though - all the prep is done by hand but the actual alignment and fusion steps were automated by the fusion splicer machine (about the size of a small toolbox)
richardwhiuk|9 months ago
Suggests it can be to some extent.
josephthejoe|9 months ago
burnte|9 months ago
0_____0|9 months ago
Not exactly by hand though - all the prep is done by hand but the actual alignment and fusion steps were automated by the fusion splicer machine (about the size of a small toolbox)
giuliomagnifico|9 months ago