Optical Fiber Cables

Flexible Loose Tube Cable

Loose-tube optical cable whose flexible tubes can be stored in joint boxes instead of individual fibers, reducing splice and installation time. Minimum bending radius ≤ 3× tube OD.

Flexible Loose Tube Cable — ZTT fiber optic product

Features & Characteristics

  • ▪Flexible tubes storable in joint box to reduce splice time
  • ▪Loose tube min. bending radius ≤ 3× tube OD
  • ▪Gel-filled or gel-free flexible tube
  • ▪S-Z stranded (up to 312 fibers) or central tube (up to 144 fibers)
  • ▪Consistent mechanical/environmental performance vs. PBT loose tube
  • ▪Duct, indoor and self-supporting installation

Applications

  • ▪Duct, indoor and self-supporting installations
  • ▪Networks requiring rapid maintenance

Typical Specifications

ADSS type (200 m span)
OFC-48-FASA-S1, Ø 11.0 mm, 100 kg/km, 4500 N
Duct & buried type
OFC-48-FStD-S1, Ø 12.1 mm, 135 kg/km, 2700 N
Figure-8 aerial type
OFC-48-FSF-S1, 9.1 × 16.1 mm, 128 kg/km
Max span
Up to 1600 m

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