1.What is an outdoor fiber optic cable?
- An outdoor fiber optic cable is a rugged, environmentally hardened cable designed to transmit data signals through harsh external conditions, featuring robust construction with UV-resistant jackets (often black PE material), water-blocking gels, and strength members (like aramid yarn or steel wire, FRP wire) to withstand temperature swings, moisture, UV light, crushing, and pulling forces, unlike delicate indoor cables.
- They are used for aerial, direct burial, or duct installations, providing durable connections for telecommunications.
- The outdoor fiber optic cables are most suitable for outdoor use. It is durable, can withstand wind and sun, has thick outer packaging, and has mechanical and environmental characteristics such as pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, and tensile resistance.
- The outdoor fiber optic cables use single mode fiber type (most common type is G652D) and multimode fiber type.
2. Which are outdoor fiber optic cable key features?
- Good mechanical and temperature performance.
- High-strength loose tube that is hydrolysis resistant.
- Crush resistance and flexibility.
- Long delivery length
3. Which are common type of outdoor fiber optic cable?
By Application: Depending on the application, outdoor optical cables include overhead optical cables, direct buried optical cables, and duct optical cables.
- Aerial Fiber Optic Cable: Aerial outdoor fiber optic cables are the solution for installations that require height placement. This special case means that the fiber optic cable has a special resistance to permanent tension, which is caused by the weight of the fiber optic cable, and continuous oscillations due to strong winds and ice loads. The aerial fiber optic cables are designed for pole-to-pole installation, with features to handle tension and wind, sometimes called self-supporting. Aerial fiber optic cable recommend use GYXTW cable, GYTS cable, GYTA cable, GYXTC8S cable, ADSS cable, GYTA53 cable, ...
- Direct Burial Fiber Optic Cable: In the absence of conduit infrastructure, fiber optic cable can be buried directly underground in a trench or using a vibrating plow. It is placed inside ducts for protection, but still built robustly for outdoor conditions. Direct burial fiber optic cable recommend: GYTA53 cable, GYTY53 cable, ...
- Duct Fiber Optic Cable: Ducts provide a highly protected environment for fiber optic cables. They are typically buried and the fiber optic cable is then blown, jetted, pulled or pushed into the conduit. It can be buried directly in the ground without a duct, often featuring rugged armor for soil protection. Duct fiber optic cable recommend. GYTA cable, GYGTY cable, GYTA53 cable, ...
- Mining Optical Fiber Cable: Mining Cable is a special application of optical fiber and cable in the field of communications, which is a kind of optical fiber cable that is used in the coal mine industry and is used in the mine, gold mine and iron mine. Such as MGTSV cable, ...
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