PowerGuide® Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cables

Features

Proven all-dielectric loose tube construction

Immune to electromagnetic fields

Fast, one-step installation

Integrated torque-balanced aramid yarn strength elements

Superior cable strength and stability

Round cable profiles minimize wind and ice loading

Benefits

Eliminates the need for expensive cable shielding and grounding

Uses simple attachment hardware (no pre-installed messenger)

Outstanding cable performance, strength and stability

Reduced cable sag and tensile forces on towers and support hardware

Product Description

When you need a durable, high-performance cabling solution for your electrical power network or other aerial use, look to the PowerGuide family of loose tube fiber optic cables. Whether your application is long or short span, requires increased carrying capacity or involves high electric field space potentials, Lightera offers a PowerGuide cable to meet your needs. In fact, the unsurpassed optical performance, durability and reliability of our PowerGuide cables have placed them among the world’s leading, all-dielectric, self-supporting (ADSS) cables. Delivering seamless performance from the national power grid to your living room, the PowerGuide product line includes PowerGuide Double Jacket Cable, PowerGuide ShortSpan DT Cable and PowerGuide AccuTube®+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable.

Why the PowerGuide ADSS Cables?

Each PowerGuide ADSS Cable design offers proven all-dielectric loose tube construction for outstanding performance, reliability and immunity to electromagnetic fields, eliminating the need for expensive cable shielding or grounding. In addition, these cables offer fast, one-step installation using simple attachment hardware (without a pre-installed messenger) and normally without interrupting electrical service.

PowerGuide Cables also feature integrated, torque-balanced aramid yarn strength elements for superior cable strength and stability. They also have a round cable profile that minimizes wind and ice loading for reduced cable sag and tensile forces on towers and support hardware.

Finally, all PowerGuide Cables are fully qualified in accordance with applicable Telcordia Technologies, EIA/TIA, IEEE and RDUP standards – your assurance of exceptional performance, reliability and value.

PowerGuide ADSS Cables

The matrix below outlines the key applications and span lengths for each PowerGuide cable design. Our technical staff is available to provide additional information and assist you in selecting the right cable for your fiber optic installation. For questions or assistance, please contact us at 1-888-fiberhelp (1-888-342-3743) USA or 1-770-798-5555 outside the USA.

PowerGuide Cable Applications

PowerGuide Cable Applications
Cable	Fiber Counts	Span Lengths	Applications
PowerGuide Double Jacket	2 to 288	3,281 feet (1,000 meters or more)*	Aerial use (self-supporting) Long spans including electric transmission towers and river crossings Power transmission and distribution networks Direct use in ducts Aerial-to-duct transitions Electric field space potentials up to 12 kV
PowerGuide TR (Tracking Resistant)	2 to 288	Same as above	Same as above, except for electric field space potentials up to 25 kV
PowerGuide ShortSpan DT	2 to 144	Up to 1,150 feet (350 meters)*	Aerial use (self-supporting) Short spans (including distribution networks) Direct use in ducts Aerial-to-duct transitions Aerial-to-underground installations
PowerGuide AccuTube+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable	144 to 864	Up to 1,000 feet (300 meters)*	Aerial use (self-supporting) High-growth and high-bandwidth applications Easy access to individual fibers for mid-span splice access Transmission and distribution networks
* Exact span lengths depend on loading conditions, fiber count and clearance requirements.

PowerGuide® AccuTube®+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable Features

PowerGuide® AccuTube®+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable
Features: Outstanding optical performance, durability and field reliability Rollable ribbon structure helps facilitate efficient mass fusion splicing and easy access to individual fibers for mid-span splice access Loose tube design enables rugged installation performance and easier ribbon access versus alternative rollable ribbon cable designs Excellent performance for span lengths up to 1,000 feet (300 meters)* depending on sag and loading conditions
Benefits: Outstanding carrying capacity for ultra-high-density applications Rugged loose tube design features Lightera rollable ribbon technology in individual polypropylene buffer tubes Completely gel-free design Easily identifiable ribbon print marking using blocks and bars Meets the mechanical and optical requirements of IEEE-1222-2019, Telcordia GR-20 Issue 4 and ANSI/ICEA S-87-640 for outside plant (OSP) fiber optic cables 144-864 fiber counts available
Design: The PowerGuide AccuTube+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable is a totally gel free, double jacket, all dielectric self supporting cable featuring 144 fibers up to 864 optical fibers in a ribbon in loose tube cable design. Lightera combines its leading ADSS cable design with its field proven rollable ribbon technology offering mass fusion ribbon splicing. To form these ribbons, individual 250 μm fibers are partially bonded to each other at predetermined points. These ribbons are placed into a totally dry and flexible buffer tube to construct a loose tube cable construction suitable for self-support aerial installations. Aramid yarns in the cable jacket as strength members allows potential for increased cable spans in a lighter and smaller cable construction.

PowerGuide® AccuTube®+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable

Features:

Outstanding optical performance, durability and field reliability
Rollable ribbon structure helps facilitate efficient mass fusion splicing and easy access to individual fibers for mid-span splice access
Loose tube design enables rugged installation performance and easier ribbon access versus alternative rollable ribbon cable designs
Excellent performance for span lengths up to 1,000 feet (300 meters)* depending on sag and loading conditions

Benefits:

Outstanding carrying capacity for ultra-high-density applications
Rugged loose tube design features Lightera rollable ribbon technology in individual polypropylene buffer tubes
Completely gel-free design
Easily identifiable ribbon print marking using blocks and bars
Meets the mechanical and optical requirements of IEEE-1222-2019, Telcordia GR-20 Issue 4 and ANSI/ICEA S-87-640 for outside plant (OSP) fiber optic cables
144-864 fiber counts available

Design:

The PowerGuide AccuTube+ Rollable Ribbon (RR) ADSS Cable is a totally gel free, double jacket, all dielectric self supporting cable featuring 144 fibers up to 864 optical fibers in a ribbon in loose tube cable design. Lightera combines its leading ADSS cable design with its field proven rollable ribbon technology offering mass fusion ribbon splicing. To form these ribbons, individual 250 μm fibers are partially bonded to each other at predetermined points. These ribbons are placed into a totally dry and flexible buffer tube to construct a loose tube cable construction suitable for self-support aerial installations. Aramid yarns in the cable jacket as strength members allows potential for increased cable spans in a lighter and smaller cable construction.

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Why the PowerGuide AccuTube+ RR ADSS Cable?

With up to 864 fibers in a single cable, the PowerGuide AccuTube+ RR ADSS Cable offers exceptional carrying capacity for high-growth, high-bandwidth applications. This cable’s rollable ribbon design helps users achieve highly efficient and cost-effective mass fusion splicing along with easy individual fiber breakout.

The PowerGuide AccuTube+ RR ADSS Cable features the same high performance and reliability as it’s flat ribbon gel filled counterparts with the added benefit of improved labor costs and splicing times by removing the gel. The PowerGuide AccuTube+ RR ADSS offers significantly lower overall cable weight, resulting in easier handling and lower operating tensions on poles. This reduction in cable weight and operating tensions may enable the use of less costly, lighter duty attachment hardware.

PowerGuide® ShortSpan DT Cable Description

PowerGuide® ShortSpan DT Cable
Description: PowerGuide ShortSpan DT Cable offers an outstanding, totally gel-free solution for short aerial cable spans ranging up to 1,150 feet (350 meters)*, including distribution networks and duct installations. Featuring one of the world’s smallest ADSS cable diameters, ShortSpan DT Cable is lightweight and easy to handle, saving time and money on installation. This cable’s compact size and small bend radius make it easy to use in aerial-to-underground installations.
Features: Fiber counts to 144 Totally gel-free cable design Small nominal cable diameter and bend radius Smaller round profile further minimizes wind and ice loading Single cable diameter for 2 to 60 fibers simplifies hardware selection and splicing Broad range of fiber types
Benefits: Excellent short-span capability Effective, economical alternative for short spans Lightweight and easy to handle and install Single jacket for fast, convenient cable preparation RDUP listed
Design: Our proven loose tube design is at the heart of our PowerGuide ShortSpan DT Cable. The optical fibers are placed within color-coded, gel-free buffer tubes to protect the fibers from mechanical and environmental forces. The buffer tubes are then stranded around a dielectric central member using the reverse oscillating lay (ROL) stranding technique. Unlike other methods, ROL makes it easy to “untwist” the buffer tubes and gain quick, mid-span access. Next, DryBlock water-blocking material is applied, and aramid strength elements are placed over the cable core. In the final step, a robust polyethylene outer jacket is applied to complete the construction of a light-weight, durable cable that is easy to handle and install.

PowerGuide® ShortSpan DT Cable

Description:

PowerGuide ShortSpan DT Cable offers an outstanding, totally gel-free solution for short aerial cable spans ranging up to 1,150 feet (350 meters)*, including distribution networks and duct installations. Featuring one of the world’s smallest ADSS cable diameters, ShortSpan DT Cable is lightweight and easy to handle, saving time and money on installation. This cable’s compact size and small bend radius make it easy to use in aerial-to-underground installations.