Product Details

ALTOS® gel-free, double-jacket, single-armored cables are rugged, armored cables designed for direct-buried installation while suitable for duct and aerial (lashed) installation. The loose tube design provides stable performance over a wide temperature range and is compatible with any telecommunications-grade optical fiber.

Features And Benefits:
• Gel-free waterblocking technology - Craft-friendly cable preparation
• Corrugated steel tape armor - Provides rodent resistance for direct-buried applications
• Flexible, craft-friendly buffer tubes - Facilitate easy routing in closures
• SZ-stranded, loose tube design - Isolates fibers from installation and environmental rigors and facilitates mid-span access
• Dielectric central strength member - No preferential bend and requires no bonding or grounding
• Polyethylene jacket - Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing superior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and other environmental factors)

General Specifications:
• Environment: Outdoor
• Application: Aerial, Direct Buried
• Cable Type: Loose Tube
• Product Type: Armored

Standards:
• Approvals and Listings: USDA Rural Development Programs
• Design and Test Criteria: Telcordia GR-20, ICEA-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 )

Mechanical Characteristics Cable:
• Max. Tensile Strength, Short-Term: 2700 N (600 lbf)
• Max. Tensile Strength, Long-Term: 890 N (200 lbf)

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