wiredInUSA October 2017

splicing costs and shorten installation time. Super-absorbent polymer tapes replace the gel to impede water migration in the cable core, and the cables have been used with success in outside plant installations and applications.

offering the new AccuTube+ rollable ribbon fiber optic cable. Available with 1,728 and 3,456 fibers, these cables can be installed in common 1.25 inch and 2 inch ducts, respectively. The AccuTube product line is designed for ruggedness, fiber protection, ease of installation and ready accessibility to fiber ribbons. In a rollable ribbon cable 12 fibers are connected by matrix material to form a flexible ribbon. The ribbons can be rolled into tight bundles, so doubling the fiber density of a cable. The fibers are unrolled into a ribbon that can be spliced with traditional flat ribbon machines. Eric Whitham, OSP cable product manager, said: “Users can enjoy the significant time and cost savings benefits of 12-fiber mass fusion splicing, as compared with single fiber splicing, while getting the highest fiber density. In outside plant installations customers can double the fiber count viable for a particular duct size.” In addition, OFS is introducing 144 and 288 fiber rollable ribbon versions of its indoor/ outdoor AccuRiser™ fiber optic cable. These cables are designed to offer the triple benefits of mass fusion splicing, compact size and flexibility for tough indoor routing applications. As fiber counts rise, but duct space and cable storage space remain at a premium, these smaller, more flexible cables can be excellent alternatives to more traditional cable technologies.

S S The AccuRibbon ® DC fiber optic cable range from OFS

In addition to satisfying TelcordiaGR-20 issue 4 requirements, the AccuRibbon DC cables have met OFS’s own aggressive coiling simulations where cables are twisted and coiled under real-life installation conditions. This installation simulation testing is beyond the current minimum testing standards used by the industry. Rollable ribbons OFS has introduced two new cable product families using new fiber optic rollable ribbon technology.

The company is expanding its AccuTube ® ribbon in loose tube cable range by

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