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Duct Cables

Duct Cables

Ducts (or conduits) offer a highly protective environment for fiber-optic cables. They are typically buried, and then the cables are air-blown, jetted, pulled or pushed into the duct.

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ALTOS® Loose Tube Cable

ALTOS® loose tube cable is the most commonly deployed dielectric outdoor cable design, with fiber counts from 2 to 288 fibers– and up to 432 for gel-filled cable.  Loose tube cables can be blown, jetted, or pulled into a duct or conduit that will protect the cable during its installed lifetime. Dielectric loose tube cables are suitable for lashed aerial and duct installations.

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ALTOS Ribbon Cables

With 72, 144, or 288 fibers per tube, these ribbon cables are stranded around a central member, enabling isolated access to individual tubes and ribbon stacks for mass-fusion splicing- Fiber counts from 288 to 1728 fibers.

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SST-Ribbon™ Gel-Free Cables

These cables feature 12 fibers arranged in a ribbon, enabling fast mass fusion splicing and steel-tape armor so that they can be installed directly into the ground without the use of a protective conduit or duct- Fiber counts from 12 to 864 fibers.

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