Description :

• Corning ALTOS® figure-8 gel-free cables are self-supporting aerial cables designed for easy and economical one-step installation. The loose tube design provides stable performance over a wide temperature range and is compatible with any telecommunications-grade optical fiber. The gel-free design is fully waterblocked using craft-friendly water-swellable materials, making cable access simple and requiring no clean up. While the flexible, craft-friendly buffer tubes are easy to route in closures, the SZ-stranded, loose tube design isolates optical fibers from installation and environmental rigors and facilitates mid-span access.
The figure-8 cable design allows easy, one-step installation, using standard hardware and installation methods. These cables have a medium density polyethylene jacket that is rugged, durable and easy to strip.

Features And Benefits :

• Gel-free waterblocking technology : 
  - Craft-friendly cable preparation

• Polyethylene jacket :
  - Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing superior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and other environmental factors)

• Figure-8 cable design :
  - Easy, one-step installation

Standards :

• Common Installations : Outdoor self-supporting aerial
• Design and Test Criteria : ANSI/ICEA S-87-640

Temperature Range :

• Storage : -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F )
• Installation : -30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F )
• Operation : -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F )

Chemical Characteristics :
 
• RoHS : Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2011/65/EU

Specification: