{"id":117366,"date":"2026-06-26T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/?p=117366"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:22:28","slug":"bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The rollout of FTTH, FTTB and FTTx infrastructures is shifting the network termination point increasingly into the home. This is precisely where the fibre-optic termination point comes into play. The Gf-TA 42 system from D.Center<\/a><\/strong> meets all the requirements of Network Layer 4, forming the defined termination point of the fibre-optic cable at the end customer\u2019s premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This handover point is crucial from a technical perspective. It connects the passive fibre-optic infrastructure with the active network technology within the building. Both pre-terminated and splice-ready variants are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a>
The Gf-TA 42 system from D.Center is available in unassembled, partially assembled, splice-ready and pre-assembled variants, making it ideal for flexible and efficient fibre-optic installations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Compact design and flexible installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For installation in flats and buildings, mechanical integration is paramount. This system can be surface-mounted, flush-mounted or mounted on standard cavity boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring approximately 80 \u00d7 80 \u00d7 25 mm, the compact design enables space-saving integration. Multi-sided cable entry points and integrated excess cable management facilitate structured cable routing. A labelling panel facilitates clear identification of connections. These features make the system suitable for structured building cabling and standardised installation processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Multi-sided<\/a>
Multi-sided cable entries and integrated excess length management enable flexible and structured cable routing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Single-mode technology ensures stable transmission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Single-mode fibre-optic technology forms the core of the technical design. Typical versions use LC\/APC connectors and fibre types in accordance with ITU-T G.657.A2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The integrated couplers have an insertion loss of less than 0.2 dB and are designed for up to 500 mating cycles. Additional protective mechanisms, such as internal laser shutters and dust protection, enhance operational reliability. Up to four fibres can be routed per termination point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standardised termination for modern networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As fibre-optic networks continue to expand, the termination point is becoming an increasingly important component of the network infrastructure. Systems such as the Gf-TA 42 from D.Center<\/a><\/strong> offer clear, standard-compliant termination of the infrastructure within buildings. Their compact design, flexible installation and precise optical interface enable consistent implementation of FTTH and FTTB projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images: Adobe Stock, D.Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The rollout of FTTH, FTTB and FTTx infrastructures is shifting the network termination point increasingly into the home. This is precisely where the fibre-optic termination point comes into play. The Gf-TA 42 system from D.Center meets all the requirements of Network Layer 4, forming the defined termination point of the fibre-optic cable at the end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":117364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6036],"tags":[12640,8130,12630,12636],"class_list":["post-117366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-fiber-optic-termination-point","tag-fiber-optics","tag-ftth","tag-network-level-4"],"yoast_head":"\nFibre-optic termination point with D.Center Gf-TA 42<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The D.Center Gf-TA 42 provides a defined fiber optic termination point in network level 4 for FTTH, FTTB and FTTx installations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The D.Center Gf-TA 42 provides a defined fiber optic termination point in network level 4 for FTTH, FTTB and FTTx installations.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"reichelt Magazin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-26T05:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/212.184.1.90\/magazin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/titel-d-center.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claudia Gerdes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claudia Gerdes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Claudia Gerdes\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f73ea1f7e174a4ac8624b75e3c6405f0\"},\"headline\":\"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-26T05:30:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":350,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/titel-d-center.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Fiber Optic Termination Point\",\"fiber optics\",\"FTTH\",\"Network Level 4\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fibre-optic termination point with D.Center Gf-TA 42\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/titel-d-center.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-26T05:30:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f73ea1f7e174a4ac8624b75e3c6405f0\"},\"description\":\"The D.Center Gf-TA 42 provides a defined fiber optic termination point in network level 4 for FTTH, FTTB and FTTx installations.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/titel-d-center.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/titel-d-center.webp\",\"width\":1350,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/news-en\\\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/\",\"name\":\"reichelt Magazin\",\"description\":\"Das Technik Magazin\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.de\\\/magazin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f73ea1f7e174a4ac8624b75e3c6405f0\",\"name\":\"Claudia Gerdes\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reichelt.com\\\/magazin\\\/en\\\/author\\\/claudia-gerdes\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fibre-optic termination point with D.Center Gf-TA 42","description":"The D.Center Gf-TA 42 provides a defined fiber optic termination point in network level 4 for FTTH, FTTB and FTTx installations.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component","og_description":"The D.Center Gf-TA 42 provides a defined fiber optic termination point in network level 4 for FTTH, FTTB and FTTx installations.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/","og_site_name":"reichelt Magazin","article_published_time":"2026-06-26T05:30:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1350,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/212.184.1.90\/magazin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/titel-d-center.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Claudia Gerdes","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Claudia Gerdes","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/"},"author":{"name":"Claudia Gerdes","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/#\/schema\/person\/f73ea1f7e174a4ac8624b75e3c6405f0"},"headline":"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component","datePublished":"2026-06-26T05:30:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/"},"wordCount":350,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/titel-d-center.webp","keywords":["Fiber Optic Termination Point","fiber optics","FTTH","Network Level 4"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/","url":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/","name":"Fibre-optic termination point with D.Center Gf-TA 42","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/titel-d-center.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-26T05:30:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/#\/schema\/person\/f73ea1f7e174a4ac8624b75e3c6405f0"},"description":"The D.Center Gf-TA 42 provides a defined fiber optic termination point in network level 4 for FTTH, FTTB and FTTx installations.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/titel-d-center.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/titel-d-center.webp","width":1350,"height":400,"caption":"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/bringing-fibre-into-the-home-the-optical-termination-point-as-a-key-component\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bringing Fibre into the Home: The Optical Termination Point as a Key Component"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/","name":"reichelt Magazin","description":"Das Technik Magazin","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.de\/magazin\/#\/schema\/person\/f73ea1f7e174a4ac8624b75e3c6405f0","name":"Claudia Gerdes","url":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/author\/claudia-gerdes\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117366"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117396,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117366\/revisions\/117396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}