Loose-tube cables, the older of the two cable types, are specifically designed for harsh outdoor environments. They protect the fibre core, cladding, and coating by enclosing everything within semi-rigid protective sleeves or tubes.
Features and Benefits
Loose tube cable provides stable and highly reliable optical transmission features over a wide temperature range. In addition, loose tube cables provide greater protection for the fibers under tension, are extremely temperature-resistant, have UV Protection, protect the fibers from moisture with water-blocking tape, small diameter, lightweight and easy installation.
Applications
Loose tube cable is typically used for outside-plant installation in the aerial, duct, and direct-buried applications, local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), wide area network(WAN), long-haul and broadband network, telecommunications,campus backbone, data center, CATV, broadcast, computer network systems, subscriber network systems,10, 40, 100Gbps ethernet, and more.
Conclusion
Loose tube cables provide stable performance over a wide temperature range and are compatible with any telecommunications-grade optical fiber. Furthermore, loose tube Cable offers the best protection for the fibers under high pulling tensions and can be easily protected from moisture with water-blocking gel or tapes. GL Technology provides all Loose tube cable products and solutions to the global market.