INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
Fibre optic firm OFS launches
R-Pack Rollable Ribbon
Backbone Cable
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FS, a global manufacturer of
leading-edge fibre optic solutions
that operates in Morocco, has
introduced the R-Pack Rollable Ribbon (RR)
Backbone Cable as the newest member of its
portfolio of award-winning, premises rollable
ribbon cables.
According to Premises Cable Product
Manager Dan Hendrickson, the launch of the
R-Pack RR Backbone Cable marks a key step
forward in premises cable innovation.
"This unique cable design combines plenum-
rated materials with OFS rollable ribbons,"
said Hendrickson.
"The result is a cable that literally doubles
the available fibre density in a highly-
compact, robust cable that helps customers
to substantially improve cable routing
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and save on space in demanding and
congested pathways."
By using rollable ribbons, the R-Pack RR
Backbone Cable also offers the key benefits
of both traditional fibre ribbons and
individual fibres. These advantages include
efficient and cost-effective mass fusion
splicing, easy individual fibre breakout and
fibre alignment that aids with multi-fibre
connector terminations. These capabilities
can help to simplify cable installation, save
on splicing time and costs and get a new
data centre or building deployment up and
running quickly.
Available with 24, 48 and 72 fibre counts,
the R-Pack RR Backbone Cable meets
stringent Telcordia GR-409 standards for
horizontal backbone applications and NFPA
202 requirements.
To form a rollable ribbon, optical fibres are
connected intermittently by matrix material
to form a very flexible ribbon.
This design allows the ribbons to be rolled
into very tight bundles, helping to double
the fibre density of a cable. These fibres
can then be unrolled into preorganised
ribbon packages that help to reduce
fibre crossovers and speed termination.
The rollable ribbons can be spliced using
traditional flat ribbon splicing machines
and procedures.
The OFS Premises Cable portfolio also
includes the award-winning AccuRiser and
AccuFlex Rollable Ribbon Cables, along
with a complete line of high-performance
riser, plenum and LS0H-rated cables and
cordages designed to handle virtually
any application. n
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