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SWA Loose Tube Fibre Cable

SWA Loose Tube Fibre Cable

Steel Wire Armoured Loose Tube Fibre Cable, Available from 4 - 24 Core

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In Stock

Price Per Metre.

Starlight™ SWA Uni Tube Fibre Cable is suitable for direct burial installations making it the perfect solution for the most demanding and harsh environments. 

The SWA fibre cable has excellent tensile strength and the layer of 0.9mm steel wire provides safe rodent protection. 

The fibre cable core consists of a central gel filled polyester tube, with up to 24 optical fibres contained within. The tube is protected with aramid strength member and a 1.1mm thick FireBur® LSZH sheath plus a layer of 0.9mm galvanised wire armouring. All of which is surrounded by a 1.5mm thick black Firebur® LSZH sheath which protects the cable and construction and is extremely resistant to the ingress of moisture. 

A choice of multimode and singlemode fibre types and specifications are offered ranging from 4 up to 24 fibre configurations. 

This tough rugged cable is ideal for all external environments including direct burial, tunnels and heavy-duty ducts. 


Features:

  • 4 to 24 fibre configuration 
  • Suitable for outdoor usage
  • Waterproof 
  • Rodent proof 
  • Cables have a LSZH flame retardant sheath 
  • Suitable for direct burial 
  • Available in multimode and singlemode fibre types

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY CABLE CUT TO LENGTH HAS A 50% HANDLING FEE IF A RETURN IS REQUESTED


The Table below shows the performance of each cable type and the maximum length the cable should be run to achieve that performance-

 62.5/125 (OM1)50/125 (OM2)50/125 (OM3)50/125 (OM4)9/125 (OS1)
100Mbs2km2km2km2km40km
1Gbs275m550m800m1100m100km
10Gbs33m82m300m550m40km
40Gb / 100Gbs--100m125m40km