Why do Optical Cable Corporations fiber optic cables cost less to install than loose-tube gel-filled fiber optic cables?
A. The cables cost less to install because of Optical Cable Corporation’s tight-buffered, tightbound cable construction. The installer merely removes the cable’s outer jacket and the subcable jackets to expose the 900 micron buffer coated optical fiber. After the buffer is stripped from the optical fiber, it can be directly terminated without any additional preparation. No breakout kits, no epoxy gel blocks, no messy gel removal, and no furcation tubes are required. Depending on the fiber optic cable type, connector type, and level of craftsmanship, an Optical Cable Corporation fiber optic cable can be 30% to 50% less expensive to terminate per connector than loose-tube gel-filled cables. This will typically yield a lower overall installed cost for a fiber optic cable installation. The higher the fiber count and shorter the link length, the greater the cost savings from using Optical Cable Corporation’s fiber optic cables.
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