OFS: Optical Cable - Loose Tube Cable

Loose Tube Cable

Innovative loose tube cable designs from OFS fulfill the need for every situation, and provide excellent performance. Our complete portfolio offers cables with increased fiber density and easy deployment for a wide range of installations, including duct, aerial (lashed and self-supporting), direct buried, and outdoor/indoor.



EZ-Bend® Optical Cables
Premises Optical Cable
FTTX Cable
Totally Dry Cable
Loose Tube Cable
Ribbon Cable
Drop Cable
Central Tube Cable
Indoor/Outdoor Cable
Microcables and Blown Fiber Units
Optical Ribbon
Specialty Photonics Cable
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DryBLock ™ Loose Tube Cable

Fulfilling the needs for every situation, OFS offers a complete line of loose tube gel filled cables, including designs for duct, direct buried, aerial (lashed and self-supporting), and outdoor/indoor applications.

High Density Loose Tube Cable Brochure (331.62 KB)

Armored Loose Tube Cable (108.13 KB)

Single Jacket Cable Brochure (106.39 KB)

Light Armored Cable Brochure (108.07 KB)

DryBlock® Figure 8 Loose Tube Cable
The DryBlock® Figure 8 Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable offers an attractive alternative for aerial cabling installations with demanding loading conditions. An integrated, extra-high-strength (EHS) stranded steel messenger offers strength and corrosion resistance that is superior to that of common utility-grade messengers. The Figure 8 Cable also helps save on time and money with rapid, one-step installation.

DryBlock® Figure 8 Light Armor Loose Tube Fiber (580.02 KB)

DryBlock® Figure 8 Loose Tube Fiber (570.93 KB)

PlenumXcel Indoor/Outdoor Loose Tube cable
The PlenumXcel Indoor/Outdoor Loose Tube Cable combines the flame resistance and safety features of a plenum-rated cable with the durability critical to OSP use. This dual-purpose cable allows streamlined cable handling and installation and is available in fiber counts to 144.

PlenumXcel Indoor/Outdoor Loose Tube Cable Data Sheet (328.35 KB)

Fortex™ DT Loose Tube Cable
The Fortex DT Loose Tube cable is a completely dry cable offering superior handling and excellent durability for a broad range of applications. It delivers the rugged durability and reliability essential for outside plant use in an innovative, totally dry cable design. By eliminating messy gels and filling compounds, the Fortex DT cable can streamline cable handling and installation.

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Fortex™ DT Armored Cable (377.77 KB)

Fortex™ DT Light Armor Cable (360.3 KB)

Fortex™ DT Single Jacket Cable (372.74 KB)

AccuTube® Cable
The AccuTube Cable is a ribbon in loose tube construction that offers an outstanding solution for demanding high-growth, high-bandwidth communications applications. This cable can streamline installations and helps save on labor costs with efficient, cost-effective mass fusion splicing. Even with fiber counts up to 864, its small nominal diameter (less than one inch) makes this cable easy to handle and install.

AccuTube® Loose Tube Cable Brochure (1.59 MB)

PowerGuide® All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Cable

The PowerGuide ADSS cable is today's high-performance choice for long span aerial applications (up to 3,281 feet/1,000 meters). With fiber counts up to 288 (up to 864 in AccuTube design), OFS PowerGuide cables, custom-designed and engineered for zero fiber strain, require no preinstalled messenger and are quickly installed in a single pass normally without interrupting service.

PowerGuide® All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Cable Brochure (2.42 MB)

MiDia® FX PLUS Cable
The OFS MiDia® FX PLUS Cable is a reduced diameter cable that can help dramatically lower the cost of fiber optic deployment while maximizing capacity in congested metropolitan networks. Specifically designed for air-blown installation using microduct systems, MiDia FX PLUS Cable is size-optimized for fiber counts up to 144.

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MiDia® FX Plus Cable Brochure (454.66 KB)

OPTION1™ Riser-Rated, Indoor/Outdoor Cable
The OPTION1 Riser-Rated, Indoor/Outdoor Cable innovatively combines the flame resistance and safety features of an indoor riser cable with the durability that is critical for OSP use. The result is a unique, dual-purpose cable that can save time and money by allowing OSP applications to flow seamlessly indoors, using a single cable and no splices. Available in fiber counts to 288, all-dielectric OPTION1 cable is rated for low smoke/zero halogen (LSZH) indoor applications, flame resistance (IEEE 383), and riser applications (UL 1666).

OPTION1™ Riser-Rated, Indoor/Outdoor Cable Brochure (87.14 KB)

Mini LT Flat Drop Cable
The small, lightweight Mini LT Flat Drop Cable offers an ideal solution for the smaller fiber counts that are needed in the final sections of an optical network, particularly in a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTX) installation. The buffer tube fiber core offers easy access and a familiar design for customers who are accustomed to working with loose tube cables.

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Mini LT Flat Drop Cable Brochure (380.53 KB)

Toneable Mini LT Flat Drop Cable
The Toneable Mini LT Flat Drop Cable offers a compact, durable, and easy-to-locate fiber cable in a readily accessible loose tube construction. The cable's webbed design facilitates simple, rapid cable routing and grounding of the locating wire. Designed for use in below-grade installations and applications where a self-supporting drop cable is needed, this cable is available in fiber counts up to 12.