Underground Fiber Optic Cable

With direct burial installation the cable typically steel armored outdoor fiber cable is either plowed in or trenched.

Underground fiber optic cable.

The ofs portfolio includes a wide variety of central tube and loose tube cables. Directly buried installations are most common for long cross country installations. Underground pipeline fiber optic cables. With plowing the cable is fed into the hole as a specialized vehicle plows the line.

These sturdy cables are built to resist moisture heat soil acidity and other environmental factors that could interfere with their performance. Direct burial and underground duct installation. They will provide reliable performance for many voice data video and imaging applications. Our innovative optical fiber cables are the result of exceptional optical fibers protected by ground breaking packaging that ensures superior performance and durability.

Fiber optic cables are quite durable after being installed underground. Compatible with most common cable types. Fiber optic cables have provided a more optimal use of available underground conduit space because of its small cable diameter and the much higher communications traffic capacity of each cable. Optical cable is usually placed in a 25 to 40 mm inside diameter id sub duct which is placed into an existing larger diameter communications conduit.

For example if someone digs down into the ground with a backhoe without checking to see where your fiber optic cables are first they can do damage to them. Loose tube central core ribbon fiber fosc splice trays hinged for access to any splice without disturbing other trays closure can be used in aerial pedestal and underground up to 5 meters environments. In underground fiberoptic cable installation cables can be buried directly in a trench or placed into a buried duct. As compared to the duct the installation process is relatively very quick.

Direct burial underground fiber optic cable lets you bury communications and transmissions systems underground without requiring additional protection. There are two main types of underground fiber installation.