Dr. Ian TimmIns is an R & D Engineer for OCC based out of our Asheville facility.  He specializes in the Data Center, Enterprise, Industrial, as well as Mining industries with an emphasis in T1/E1 Connectivity and CDS development.  Ian has worked on CDS installs at various locations  such as hospitals, colleges, and manufacturing facilities during his career and has also been a part of the Data Center Rack Program with K2.

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BICSI in Orlando is always the biggest annual trade show for our industry. Each year, everyone looks forward to seeing who’s booth looks best, catching up with old friends, and meeting new ones. These are all great things, but for me, the reason I look forward to BICSI each winter can be summarized in a single phrase – new products.

2012 is an exciting year in our business as technology has evolved to encompass so many more pertinent aspects to product performance. Gone are the days as to which component has the most head room for crosstalk performance. Now, everything from alien crosstalk to thermal analysis using computational fluid dynamics and energy efficiency seems to be a consideration for every component. The emergence of 40/100G Ethernet using MTP connectors has resulted in products that require 6-12 times the fiber count in a single patch cord, while at the same time the number of connectors in a single rack space are increasing. In short, density and cable management have reached unprecidented levels and I am very much looking forward to evaluating how OCC’s R&D efforts, in which I am intimately involved, will compare to the competition. Other areas of emerging importance also include thermal management systems for cabinets, in which similar levels of technology advancement can be anticipated.

OCC has made a tremendous step forward in recent years with new high density products emerging, a cabinet line, and a complete line of both copper and fiber products. This year will see the introduction of a complete data center system, with several distinct innovations across the product line, making BICSI Winter Conference 2012 the best one ever. So make sure you come by our booth and say hello.

See you in Orlando!