Wrapping Tube High Density AFL Fiber Optic Cables
Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC)
The term “Game Changer” is widely overused and often misused in our industry. Not when describing the revolutionary smaller, lighter, more dense Wrapping Tube Cable.
Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC), with SpiderWeb Ribbon® (SWR), is an ultra-high density outside plant cable designed specifically for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) or access markets. It is compliant with the latest issue of the outside plant cable standard, Telcordia GR-20. With an ultra-high density and a new ribbon technology called SpiderWeb Ribbon, WTC provides the smallest cable diameter and lowest weight, high-fiber count ribbon cable in the industry. Dielectric cables available in fiber counts from 144 fibers to 6,912 fibers. Double jacket, single armored cables available in fiber counts from 144 fibers to 1,728 fibers.
- Non-Ribbon Ribbon – The technology packed into our patented Spider Web Ribbon gives easy access to every fiber and allows for quick ribbon splicing.
- Smaller Diameter – Reduce your storage and shipping cost while maintaining the high fiber count necessary for the install. The revolutionary Wrapping Tube Cable is up to 73% lighter than today’s ribbon cables.
- High Density – Pack up to 51% more fibers into the diameter of Wrapping Tube Cable than today’s ribbon cable.
High Density Fiber Optic Cable
AFL’s cable design philosophy has always been and continues to be centered on innovations that provide optimum value and total cost savings to its customers. This approach to cable development and commercialization has played a significant part in AFL’s reputation as one of the best cable engineering resources in the industry.
Today, size reduction is the main focus of communication technologies infrastructure—including fiber optic cables. Higher fiber counts in smaller cable packages is in high demand. AFL has played a significant part in creating this movement to increased fiber dense cable concepts and participates on an international level to promote the value of high density cabling with real cost saving opportunities.
AFL is recognized as a leader in high density fiber optic cables with its award-winning Wrapping Tube Cable powered by SpiderWeb Ribbon® (SWR®) and OSP/ISP MicroCore® products.
Wrapping Tube Cable
Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC) with SpiderWeb Ribbon® (SWR®) is an ultra-high density outside plant cable designed specifically for Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), access markets and data center network applications.
OSP MicroCore
The OSP MicroCore product family is a comprehensive set of reduced diameter loose tube cable designs. Product options support applications including FTTX, Campus LAN and Harsh Environment applications like Industrial and Mass Transit cabling infrastructures.
Premise MicroCore
AFL’s MicroCore® cable family offers one of the most diverse and highest fiber density product offerings in the industry. MicroCore® cabling forms the backbone of high-tech networks installed in applications ranging from the Local Area Network to the most complex DataCenter environments. Flexibility of design and Industry-leading performance are the hallmarks of AFL’s cable offering. Through partnerships with premier Optical Fiber manufacturing companies, AFL offers the highest performance Optical Fiber available to enable the most demanding applications.
