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Indoor and Outdoor Fiber Cables Designed for Different Applications

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The cost of small fiber-count pole-mounted cables has greatly decreased in recent years due to the high Japanese and South Korean demand for fiber to the home (FTTH) installations. Fiber cables come in a wide variety of sheathings and armor. They are designed for different applications such as lashing to aerial telephone poles, direct burial in trenches, submarine installation, dual use as power lines, installation in conduit, or insertion in paved streets.

Individually coated with plastic layers containing one or more optical fiber, Fiber cables fiber element consists of a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable will be deployed.

Fiber cables have fiber safety concerns such as fire retardant emitting a very low level of smoke if on fire. Less temperature and mechanical strength is required by indoor fiber cable than outdoor cables. It also allows smaller bend radius for installation. Indoor fiber cables are usually based on tight buffer design so that they can be mounted both horizontally and vertically. The fiber count is usually 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 32 etc.

There are many applications used in outdoor fiber cables then indoor fiber cables. They can be used from lying on ocean beds to connecting various cities or any two buildings on a campus.

Having high mechanical strength, outdoor fiber cable can endure high temperature variations. These cables are designed usually loose tube type so that the drawing force are applied on the cable sheath (cable jacket) and strength members without damaging the inside fibers. The fiber pulls ducts, trench, pipes easy because of its loose tube structure.

Fiber cables are normally used in local area network (LAN) and only because of this the same cable can be used both outdoor (the link between buildings) and indoor (inside the building).

There are many experts who can easily take care of the fiber optic communication technology and products. If some information needs to be gathered, you can easily learn about indoor fiber optic cable, outdoor fiber optic cable and outdoor armored fiber.

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