Power management company, Eaton, has launched a new telecommunications equipment enclosure designed to provide a secure and environmentally friendly housing for FTTN equipment.

Branded as the Eaton Active Bullet enclosure, the telecommunications cabinet has the capacity to support up to 190 subscribers. At the same time, Eaton has designed the Active Bullet so that it is NES (National Environmental Standards) compliant and is built complete with the latest high efficiency telecommunications grade DC power system and backup batteries. The Active Bullet has also sufficient capacity for a 3U fibre feed and can support fibre to the home and a splitter mount if required.

The Active Bullet power system features leading industry battery and power management features and includes 55 amp hour batteries, external genset input and a meter for AC power and AC RCD outlets. The cabinet also features up to 12 hours of backup ideal for suburban and rural environments.

Supporting user requirements for ADSL, VDSL and Gigabit Ethernet, the Active Bullet cabinets have a heat capacity of 450W at 10 degrees above ambient with an equivalent sun loading of 2.5kW. The cabinets use a maximum of 100W for cooling purposes while a quiet air to air heat exchanger removes waste heat.  

In addition, the Active Bullet cabinets can accommodate 800 pairs of copper disconnects.

The cabinets are just one meter high and are manufactured from corrosion-resistant marine grade aluminium providing years of maintenance free service for outdoor communications equipment. They also have high seismic withstand capability providing users with a robust solution in potentially high risk locations.

Darren Salter, Telecom Solutions Manager, Eaton, said, “In an era where street furniture needs to be as innocuous as possible, the Eaton Active Bullet provides for exceptional performance while enabling users to remotely access and monitor its functions. The cabinets are industry leaders in terms of performance and functionality and we look forward to their successful integration into the overall telecommunications infrastructure in Australia in the years ahead.”