In the absence of duct infrastructure, cables can be buried directly into the ground in a trench or using a vibratory plow.
Direct Buried Cables
Direct Buried Cables
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ALTOS® Lite Loose Tube
The most commonly deployed armored outdoor cable design, with fiber counts from 2 to 288 fibers – and up to 432 fibers for gel-filled. These cables feature steel-tape armor so that they can be installed directly into the ground without the use of a protective conduit or duct.
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ALTOS Ribbon
72, 144, or 288 fibers per tube are stranded around a central member enabling isolated access to individual tubes and ribbon stacks for mass-fusion splicing. Fiber counts from 288 to 1728 fibers.
SST-Ribbon Gel-Free Cables
Fiber counts from 12 to 864 fibers. 12 fibers are arranged in a ribbon, enabling fast mass fusion splicing. These cables feature steel-tape armor so that they can be installed directly into the ground without the use of a protective conduit or duct.
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