Cables for Direct Buried Installation
The range of cables for direct buried installation includes all of our four basic designs: concentric core, slotted core ribbon, DryTech and ribbon in loose tubes. The cables are reinforced with corrugated steel tape, steel wire, or foamed thermoplastic elastomer, providing excellent mechanical protection. The range of cables includes both metallic and dielectric cables and covers fiber counts up to several hundred fibers.
DryTech – Cables marked with DryTech are a series of cables where the typical water blocking in-between tubes (jelly or water swelling tape or powder) is replaced with a solid thermoplastic foamed elastomer. This truly unique technology has several benefits over traditional jelly filled cables:
- Increased crush resistance, typically up to 65% better
- Faster and lower cost to install, about 2x faster to prepare cable for splicing
- Environmental friendly, minimum amount of solvents needed for cable preparation and hassle-free cable re-cycling
Loose Tube DryTech, Slim, GRCLWLV
TOL 402 2038
Description
Slim loose tube cable with concentric core design, a corrugated steel tape layer and a second outer sheath. The corrugated steel tape reinforcement provides good mechanical protection, but the cable is still easy to install. DryTech filling compound is used in the cable core. Maximum capacity is 6 tubes with 4 or 8 fibers in each.
Technical Information
Design: Loose tube, dry, steel armor
Type: Outdoor, direct buried
Capacity: 24-48 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø14.1 mm
Lengths: 2000-12000 m
Loose Tube DryTech, GRCLWLV
TOL 402 2039
Description
Loose tube cable with concentric core design, a corrugated steel tape layer and a second outer sheath. The corrugated steel tape reinforcement provides good mechanical protection, but the cable is still easy to install. DryTech filling compound is used in the cable core. Maximum capacity is 16 tubes with 12 fibers in each.
Technical Information
Design: Loose tube, dry, steel armor
Type: Outdoor, direct buried
Capacity: 72-192 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø15.2-22.8 mm
Lengths: 2000-12000 m
Loose Tube DryTech, GRCLWLV
TOL 402 2040
Description
High capacity loose tube cable with concentric core design, a corrugated steel tape layer and a second outer sheath. The corrugated steel tape reinforcement provides good mechanical protection, but the cable is still easy to install. DryTech filling compound is used in the cable core.
Technical Information
Design: Loose tube, dry, steel armor
Type: Outdoor, direct buried
Capacity: 288 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø24.5 mm
Lengths: 2000-4000 m
Loose Tube DryTech, Dielectric, GRCLLDV
TOL 402 2041
Description
Slim loose tube cable with concentric core design, a thermoplastic cushion layer and a second outer sheath. The thermoplastic cushion layer makes the non-metallic cable suitable for installation along power lines, e.g. railway embankments. DryTech filling compound is used in the cable core. Maximum capacity is 6 tubes with 4 or 8 fibers in each.
Technical Information
Design: Loose tube, dry, dielectic
Type: Outdoor, direct buried, railways
Capacity: 24-48 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø18 mm
Lengths: 2000-6000 m
Loose Tube DryTech, Dielectric, Medium Capacity, GRCLLDV
TOL 402 2042
Description
Loose tube cable with concentric core design, a thermoplastic cushion layer and a second outer sheath. The thermoplastic cushion layer makes the non-metallic cable suitable for installation along power lines, e.g. railway embankments. DryTech filling compound is used in the cable core. Maximum capacity is 16 tubes with 12 fibers in each.
Technical Information
Design: Loose tube, dry, dielectic
Type: Outdoor, direct buried, railways
Capacity: 72-192 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø19-26.6 mm
Lengths: 2000-6000 m
Loose Tube DryTech, Dielectric, High Capacity, GRCLLDV
TOL 402 2043
Description
Loose tube cable with concentric core design, a thermoplastic cushion layer and a second outer sheath. The thermoplastic cushion layer makes the non-metallic cable suitable for installation along power lines, e.g. railway embankments. DryTech filling compound is used in the cable core. Maximum capacity is 24 tubes with 12 fibers in each tube.
Technical Information
Design: Loose tube, dry, dielectic
Type: Outdoor, direct buried, railways
capacity: 288 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø27.5 mm
Lengths: 2000-4000 m
Slotted Core Ribbon, GASQWQBUV
TOL 402 1014
Description
Ribbon cable with slotted core design and corrugated steel tape protection providing superior fiber protection against rodents. The cable has a halogen free, flame retardant sheath and is therefore ideal for duct and direct buried installation in tunnels. 4 or 8-fiber ribbons are used.
Technical Information
Design: Slotted core, 4 or 8 fiber ribbon, steel armor, flame retardant
Type: Outdoor, direct buried, tunnels
Capacity: 96-192 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø18-24.5 mm
Lengths: 2000-6000 m
Slotted Core Ribbon, Dielectric, GASLLDV
TOL 402 1001
Description
4-fiber ribbon cable with slotted core design, a thermoplastic cushion layer and a second outer sheath. The thermoplastic cushion layer makes the non-metallic cable suitable for installation along power lines, e.g. railway embankments.
Technical Information
Design: Slotted core, 4 or 8 fiber ribbon, dielectric
Type: Outdoor, direct buried, railways
Capacity: 8-96 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø19.5-21.0 mm
Lengths: 2000-6000 m
Slotted Core Ribbon, Dielectric, GASLLDV
TOL 402 1005
Description
High capacity 8-fiber ribbon cable with slotted core design, a thermoplastic cushion layer and a second outer sheath. The thermoplastic cushion layer makes the non-metallic cable suitable for installation along power lines, e.g. railway embankments.
Technical Information
Design: Slotted core, 8 fiber ribbon, dielectric
Type: Outdoor, direct buried, railways
Capacity: 192 fibers
Fiber type: G652D
Dimensions: Ø23.0 mm
Lengths: 2000-4000 m