Corning ALTOS® cables provide stable performance over a wide temperature range and are compatible with any telecommunications-grade optical fiber.
ALTOS® Loose Tube Cables
ALTOS® Loose Tube Cables
New Innovation
Change the way you install outside plant cable
Change the way you install outside plant cable
For nearly 30 years, installers have been using the same techniques to access outside plant cables:
- Outer jacket must be opened with sharp tools, e.g. a hook blade
- Ripcord required to strip jacket to the required length
- Binders have to be removed
Did you know there’s a better way? Our FastAccess® technology — an innovative cable jacket design used to bind cable construction through the manufacturing process — will forever change the way you end-span access an outside plant cable.
Our ALTOS® loose tube cable with FastAccess® technology:
- Features an easy, peel-away cable jacket
- Reduces access time on average by 50%
- Lowers overall risk of harm to the installer and the fibers
Corning's patented binderless* FastAccess technology refers to the combination of a Corning FastAccess technology jacket with an innovative technology used to bind cable construction through the manufacturing process, eliminating the use of binder yarns and waterblocking tapes.
Our ALTOS® loose tube cable with binderless FastAccess® technology:
- Eliminates the use of binder yarns and waterblocking tapes
- Features craft-friendly, water-swellable materials
- Requires no cleanup
Best of all, this technology allows the installer to effectively peel the cable jacket away without the use of sharp tools, thereby reducing access time on average by 70 percent and dramatically reducing overall risk of harm to the installer or the fibers within the cable .
And there’s more. You typically need to cut binders many times to remove them from the cable, which can become a problem when the binders group together during prepping. Our design uses a thin, protective plastic sheath that comes off with the cable jacket.
ALTOS loose tube cables with binderless FastAccess™ technology—the performance, protection, and ruggedness you expect from our ALTOS cables, with additional technology to make your job easier.
ALTOS® Lite Loose Tube Cable with FastAccess® Technology
Now, Corning is continuing the “Evolution of Easy” by taking this cable technology even further! We’re pleased to announce thelaunch of our first armored cable utilizing our FastAccess® Technology and thin film core protection, ALTOS® Lite Loose Tube Cables with FastAccess® Technology. The overall cable design is similar to the dielectric version and gives the customer many of the same benefits. The major change for our customers is that we have eliminated the use of a ripcord to access the jacket and armor. The customer can use the FastAccess feature to remove the cable jacket and then simply pull the cable through the armor to access the cable core. This is possible because of the new thin film protection around the cable core that prevents any damage as the core is pulled through the armor. The customer can then easily remove the thin film with an easy to access ripcord. By utilizing this new access process customer can reduce cable access times by up to 60% all with a less risky process that involves no sharp tools. As with the dielectric version, the water blocking tape has been removed and has been replaced with the equally effective water blocking powder.
The Evolution of ALTOS® Loose Tube Cable
ALTOS® Gel-Filled Cable | ALTOS® Gel-Free Cable | ALTOS® Cable w/ FastAccess® Technology | ALTOS® Cable w/Binderless FastAccess® Technology | ALTOS® Lite with FastAccess® Technology | |
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Fiber Type | Single-mode and Multimode | Single-mode and Multimode | Single-mode and Multimode | Single-mode | Single-mode |
纤维计数可用 | Up to 432 | Up to 288 | Up to 288 | Up to 72 | Up to 72 |
Dry Buffer Tubes? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Peelable Jacket | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Binderless Design | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Armor Version Available | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Fiber Access Speed* | - | 12 mins fiber cleaning time saved | 12 mins saved and up to 50 percent faster end-span access | 12 mins saved and up to 70 percent faster end-span access | 12 mins saved and up to 40 percent faster end-span access |
Class | Base | Good | Better | Best | Best |
*Based on 72 fiber design
*Corning's patented binderless FastAccess technology refers to the combination of a Corning FastAccess technology jacket with an innovative technology used to bind cable construction through the manufacturing process, eliminating the use of binder yarns and waterblocking tapes.
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Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide for ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology
Visual guide for ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology
Visual guide for ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology
DownloadStandard Recommended Procedures
Standard Recommended Procedures
Standard Recommended Procedures for ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology
Standard Recommended Procedures for ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology
DownloadEnd Span Access
End Span Access of ALTOS® Cable with Binderless* FastAccess Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers at the end of an ALTOS® Cable with Binderless* FastAccess® Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers at the end of an ALTOS® Cable with Binderless* FastAccess® Technology
常见问uestions
常见问uestions
常见问uestions for ALTOS® cable with Binderless* FastAccess® Technology
常见问uestions for ALTOS® cable with Binderless* FastAccess® Technology
Read MoreMid-span Access
Mid-span Access of ALTOS® Cable with Binderless* FastAccess Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers in the middle of a ALTOS® Cable with Binderless* FastAccess® Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers in the middle of a ALTOS® Cable with Binderless* FastAccess® Technology
End Span of ALTOS® Lite Cable
End Span Access of ALTOS® Lite Cable with FastAccess Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers at the end span of an ALTOS® Lite Cable with FastAccess® Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers at the end span of an ALTOS® Lite Cable with FastAccess® Technology
Mid-Span Access
Mid-Span Access of ALTOS® Lite Cable with FastAccess Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers at the mid-span of an ALTOS® Lite Cable with FastAccess® Technology
视频详细acc的分步指导s the fibers at the mid-span of an ALTOS® Lite Cable with FastAccess® Technology
Comparison ALTOS® Lite Cable
ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology and ALTOS® Lite Cable
Video of comparing time to access ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology and ALTOS® Lite Cable
Video of comparing time to access ALTOS® Cable with FastAccess® Technology and ALTOS® Lite Cable
Standard Recommended Procedures
Standard Recommended Procedures
Standard Recommended Procedures for ALTOS® Lite with FastAccess® Technology
Standard Recommended Procedures for ALTOS® Lite with FastAccess® Technology
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