Future Fibre Technologies
Encyclopedia
Future Fibre Technologies (FFT) is a fiber optic sensing technologies company based in Melbourne
, Australia
, with its US head office in Mountain View
, California
, Middle East head office in Dubai
and European head office in London
. Founded in 1994, Future Fibre Technologies product line provides optical fiber
intrusion detection systems for perimeters, buried oil and gas pipelines and data communication networks.
FFT currently hold a number of patents for its fiber optic sensor
and signal processing
technologies, and is recognized as a global Tier One supplier in the Global Perimeter Intrusion Market.
sensors to protect large perimeters, buried pipelines and physical network communication links, FFT developed technology that could pinpoint the location of intrusions over many miles of deployed optical fiber
.
The first FFT products based on this new technology were commercialised in 2002, providing a fiber optic sensor
intrusion detection system with the capacity to detect a perimeter intrusion to within 25 metres over up to 80 kilometres of deployed fiber optic cable on a single system.
Subsequently, FFT developed patented Advanced Recognition and Discrimination (ARaD) technology, which overcame the problem of nuisance alarms. Advanced artificial intelligence
technology uses signature recognition and signal processing
software to identify the difference between an environmental event and an attempted intrusion, reducing the effect of nuisance alarms.
This has led to hundreds of installations throughout the world, with notable installations for Unlimited Technologies Dulles International Airport, US Military JFPASS, and critical naval, infrastructure and airport site perimeters.
This success has led to FFT receiving notable industry awards, such as the 2009 and 2010 Governor of Victoria Export Award, 2009 and 2010 Government Security News “Best Perimeter Protection Product” Award and the 2010 Prime Minister's Australian Exporter of the Year Award.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, with its US head office in Mountain View
Mountain View
-Canada:*Mountain View County, Alberta, a municipal district*Mountain View, Alberta, a hamlet in Cardston County*Mountain View, Ontario, a community in Prince Edward County*Mountain View No...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Middle East head office in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and European head office in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Founded in 1994, Future Fibre Technologies product line provides optical fiber
Optical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...
intrusion detection systems for perimeters, buried oil and gas pipelines and data communication networks.
FFT currently hold a number of patents for its fiber optic sensor
Fiber optic sensor
A fiber optic sensor is a sensor that uses optical fiber either as the sensing element , or as a means of relaying signals from a remote sensor to the electronics that process the signals . Fibers have many uses in remote sensing...
and signal processing
Signal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
technologies, and is recognized as a global Tier One supplier in the Global Perimeter Intrusion Market.
History
FFT was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1994 as a research and development company. In 1998, in response to the demand for cost-effective, optical fiberOptical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...
sensors to protect large perimeters, buried pipelines and physical network communication links, FFT developed technology that could pinpoint the location of intrusions over many miles of deployed optical fiber
Optical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...
.
The first FFT products based on this new technology were commercialised in 2002, providing a fiber optic sensor
Fiber optic sensor
A fiber optic sensor is a sensor that uses optical fiber either as the sensing element , or as a means of relaying signals from a remote sensor to the electronics that process the signals . Fibers have many uses in remote sensing...
intrusion detection system with the capacity to detect a perimeter intrusion to within 25 metres over up to 80 kilometres of deployed fiber optic cable on a single system.
Subsequently, FFT developed patented Advanced Recognition and Discrimination (ARaD) technology, which overcame the problem of nuisance alarms. Advanced artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
technology uses signature recognition and signal processing
Signal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
software to identify the difference between an environmental event and an attempted intrusion, reducing the effect of nuisance alarms.
This has led to hundreds of installations throughout the world, with notable installations for Unlimited Technologies Dulles International Airport, US Military JFPASS, and critical naval, infrastructure and airport site perimeters.
This success has led to FFT receiving notable industry awards, such as the 2009 and 2010 Governor of Victoria Export Award, 2009 and 2010 Government Security News “Best Perimeter Protection Product” Award and the 2010 Prime Minister's Australian Exporter of the Year Award.