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Fiber Optic Certification
Become Fiber Optic Certified through Light Brigade Fiber Optic Training Courses Many of our classes are eligible for independent...
Feb 13, 2023


Light Brigade - TT&S Annual Conference
Light Brigade will be exhibiting at the TT&S Annual Conference on February 14 - 16 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Meet Light Brigade's...
Feb 8, 2023


Light Brigade Exhibiting & Presenting at the 2023 BICSI Winter Conference
Light Brigade is excited to announce that this will be its first year exhibiting and presenting at the BICSI Winter Conference held in...
Jan 19, 2023


Light Brigade Releases Re-Vamped OTDR Testing & Deep Dive Course
Kent, WA - November 10, 2022 - Light Brigade, the longest-established fiber optic training company in the United States, continues...
Nov 10, 2022


Light Brigade Celebrates Gimme Fiber Day
Without fiber, many of the audio and streaming services we take for granted would be impossible. Gimme Fiber Day is held annually on...
Nov 4, 2022


Light Brigade & JETTING AB Air Blown Fiber Tooling and Equipment Partnership
Light Brigade’s portfolio of instructor led, fiber optic skills training and fiber optic tooling and product distribution, is being...
Sep 1, 2022


First Email Message Sent From Space To Earth
In Honor of National Inventors Month, Light Brigade will be featuring a series of some of the "greatest" inventions that shaped modern...
Aug 8, 2022


Can Your Front Line Talk Fiber Optics?
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer is a mouthful and a crucial component to understand for anyone working in fiber optics. Yet many sales...
Jul 31, 2022


August - National Inventors Month
Some of the greatest inventions throughout history were patented in August, summer's hottest month. In 1998, to commemorate the rich...
Jul 31, 2022


Choose The Right Fiber Network Maintenance & Troubleshooting Tools
When your fiber network encounters an unexpected performance issue, often the first instinct is to replace a connector, jumper, or a...
Jul 28, 2022


Emergency FTTx Restoration Best Practices
Natural disasters, hurricanes, ice storms, fires, earthquakes: Is your Outside Plant (OSP) at risk? Do you have a plan? You can design...
Jul 17, 2022


Reduce Expensive Truck Rolls With Cost Effective Training
Your organization's bottom line is impacted every time skilled technicians are dispatched into the field. Truck rolls for new...
Jul 14, 2022


Fiber Optics Connecting A Wireless World
The word antenna may bring to mind various mental images or memories depending on your age. You may envision the tall radio and TV...
Jul 10, 2022


Fiber Optics - Staying Connected
I attended the Broadband Communities Conference in Houston, TX last month. It was great to see colleagues live and in person and to learn...
Mar 27, 2022


OTDR Dynamic Ranges
The OTDR is one of the most powerful tools you will purchase to support your fiber network. This article discusses one key but sometimes...
Feb 21, 2022


Light Brigade Announces Collaboration with Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
A robust alliance that empowers students to produce the highest caliber of work. (Kent, WA) –Jan 6, 2022 - Light Brigade, the global...
Jan 5, 2022


Hiring & Managing Fiber Contractors For A Successful Project
All communications networks experience a life cycle. They are planned, designed, procured, installed, provisioned, and maintained....
Dec 27, 2021


Light Brigade Releases Re-Engineered Fiber Optics 1-2-3 Course
(Kent, WA) – Oct. 26, 2021 - Light Brigade the leader in fiber optic skills training will debut their re-engineered Fiber Optics 1-2-3...
Oct 25, 2021


The Future Is Bright, Fiber Optic Bright!
Back in the early 00’s when I was installing 3G networks in the UK, I can remember buying and using for the first time a Motorola H3G...
Aug 1, 2021


Fiber To The North Pole
Well, not exactly to the North Pole, but close! 947 miles from the pole, to be precise. In the summer of 1991, I was Project Manager for...
Jul 30, 2021
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