Do you know the benefits of Corning’s FlexNAP™ system? Our FlexNAP system provides the most cost-effective method of deploying optical fiber in distribution networks at speeds significantly faster than traditional field installations. The increased speed of network deployment, along with the reliability of factory testing, offers significant value to the end user.
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Up to 5x Faster
Up to 5x Faster
And 5x reduction in civil traffic/customer disruptions when compared to traditional field installations.
And 5x reduction in civil traffic/customer disruptions when compared to traditional field installations.
Slimline Overmolds
Slimline Overmolds
Reduces product space requirements.
Reduces product space requirements.
Concentrated Fiber Splice Locations
Concentrated Fiber Splice Locations
80% fewer field splice locations and up to 70% fewer splices total when compared to traditional field deployments.
80% fewer field splice locations and up to 70% fewer splices total when compared to traditional field deployments.
Reduced Supply Chain
Reduced Supply Chain/Installation Complexity
Fewer components to manage in the field.
Fewer components to manage in the field.
Increased Labor Efficiency
Increased Labor Efficiency
Faster subscriber turn-up using same crew.
Faster subscriber turn-up using same crew.
Widespread Adoption
Widespread Adoption
Widespread adoption of homes using OptiTip® technology.
Widespread adoption of homes using OptiTip® technology.
Proven Reliability
Proven Reliability
Proven reliability with 99% of the buried network remaining operational during Hurricane Harvey (2017).
Proven reliability with 99% of the buried network remaining operational during Hurricane Harvey (2017).
Simple Repairs
Simple Repairs
Cable repairs with standard procedures and practices. Cable cuts managed similarly to bulk cable deployments.
Cable repairs with standard procedures and practices. Cable cuts managed similarly to bulk cable deployments.
FlexNAP Systems
FlexNAP Systems
Learn MoreCorning’s FlexNAP System revolutionized fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks by providing a reliable product that drastically reduced installation time. It is still widely used in FTTH networks today.
Corning’s FlexNAP System revolutionized fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks by providing a reliable product that drastically reduced installation time. It is still widely used in FTTH networks today.

Hardened Connectors
Hardened Connectors
Learn MoreDesigned for use in the network access and drop-cable portions of a pre-connectorized network, the OptiTap® and OptiTIp® connectors revolutionized FTTH deployment, making installations faster, easier, and less costly.
Designed for use in the network access and drop-cable portions of a pre-connectorized network, the OptiTap® and OptiTIp® connectors revolutionized FTTH deployment, making installations faster, easier, and less costly.

FlexNAP Configurator Links
FlexNAP Configurator Links

Technical Documents
Technical Documents
Generic Specifications
View the FlexNAP System Multiport Assembly Generic Specification to ensure whichever product you install is able to meet the requirements of your outside plant deployment.
Component Polarity
Read our Applications Engineering Note to better understand component polarity of the FlexNAP System and how to manage your network.
Generic Specifications
View the FlexNAP System Multiport Assembly Generic Specification to ensure whichever product you install is able to meet the requirements of your outside plant deployment.
Component Polarity
Read our Applications Engineering Note to better understand component polarity of the FlexNAP System and how to manage your network.
Innovation Spotlight
Redefining Home Connectivity
Redefining Home Connectivity
Answering the Customer’s Call
It may not seem like it now, but not that long ago fiber to the home (FTTH) was in its infancy. There were no mass deployments, no customized products, and no recommended or common installation procedures. While Corning had been preparing for FTTH deployments for many years, we hadn’t yet had the opportunity to realize the vision of taking optical fiber all the way to the end customer. That changed when the first major carrier announced its plans to deploy FTTH technology.
With this announcement, we got to work, hand-in-hand with our customer. Our goal was to merge our expertise in fiber optics with the customer’s need for a reliable, future-ready product that could be deployed rapidly to allow for large-scale FTTH deployments. The result: The FlexNAP system, which uses standard optical fiber cables with network access points pre-installed at customer-specified locations along the length of the cable. With this product, we were able to bring the life-enhancing benefits of optical fiber to the customer, with deployments several times faster than traditional field installations.
Together with our customer, we developed a product that revolutionized FTTH delivery and is still an essential element in many FTTH deployments today.
FlexNAP™ System Resources
Preterminated Multiuse Platforms
Preterminated Multiuse Platforms
View an example of the FlexNAP™ system in a multiuse case.
View an example of the FlexNAP™ system in a multiuse case.
Learn MoreStandard Recommended Procedures
Standard Recommended Procedures
View the Standard Recommended Procedures for our FlexNAP™ system components to make sure you get the most out of your network.
View the Standard Recommended Procedures for our FlexNAP™ system components to make sure you get the most out of your network.
Why FlexNAP™?
Why FlexNAP™?
Learn more about Corning's FlexNAP™ system.
Learn more about Corning's FlexNAP™ system.
Learn MoreWhy Hardened Connectors?
Why Hardened Connectors?
Discover how the preconnectorized OptiTap® connector have revolutionized fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments around the world.
Discover how the preconnectorized OptiTap® connector have revolutionized fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments around the world.
Sheave Wheel Testing Video
Sheave Wheel Testing Video
View our sheave wheel testing process to see how the FlexNAP™ system is tested before it is installed in your network.
View our sheave wheel testing process to see how the FlexNAP™ system is tested before it is installed in your network.
Know your FlexNAP System
Know your FlexNAP System
Do you know the benefits of Corning’s FlexNAP™ system?
Do you know the benefits of Corning’s FlexNAP™ system?
Learn MoreNeed Additional Support?
Need Additional Support?
Whether you need product assistance, design support, or network training, contact us for all of your optical needs.
Whether you need product assistance, design support, or network training, contact us for all of your optical needs.
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