OFS (News - Alert), a major player in the design and manufacture of innovative fiberoptic solutions, has expanded and enhanced the capabilities of its PowerGuide All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Optical Fiber Cable family.

 

The PowerGuide TTH Loose Tube Cable, a solution for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) and short-span aerial applications, is now available in fiber counts up to 30 (with six fibers per buffer tube), while the cable's small outer diameter remains unchanged.

 

Moreover, the TTH cable design is able to span up to 346 feet (105 meters) depending on loading and installation conditions.

 

The PowerGuide TTH helps save time and money on deployment as it is compact, lightweight and easy to handle and install. It features one of the smallest ADSS cable diameters in the industry.

 

OFS has also enhanced its PowerGuide ShortSpan Loose Tube Cable by increasing the cable's maximum fiber count to 144. Available in custom configurations to meet customer needs, this cable design is now able to span up to 1,150 feet (345 meters) depending on loading and installation conditions. A more robust alternative for distribution networks and duct installations, the PowerGuide ShortSpan Cable features a small round profile that can help reduce wind and ice loading.

 

"As a provider of all-dielectric, ADSS optical fiber cables, OFS is committed to continually increasing the options our customers have to maximize their network performance," said Eric Whitham, cable product manager at OFS.

 

"Whether the application requires increased carrying capacity, or involves high electric field space potentials, our company offers a suitable PowerGuide cable," Whitham added.

 

OFS is a designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTX, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products. The company’s manufacturing and research divisions work together to provide innovative products and solutions that traverse many different applications as they link people, devices and machines worldwide.

 

OFS' corporate lineage dates back to 1876 and included technology powerhouses such as AT&T and Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert)). Today, OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications. Headquartered in Norcross (near Atlanta), Georgia, U.S., OFS is a global provider with facilities in Avon, Connecticut; Carrollton, Georgia; Somerset, New Jersey; and Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as well as in Denmark, Germany and Russia.