Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Inc.’s telecom segment, has sold its first ClearCurve product offering to date – to Connexion Technologies.
Connexion, which is deploying fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks across the U.S., is using ClearCurve Rugged Drop Cable in its multiple dwelling unit (MDU) deployments.
The cable is 4.8 mm in diameter and is designed for applications where other physical cable protection, such as microduct, is neither available nor desired, the company said. The cable has a self-bend limiting feature that prevents the fiber from exceeding the 5 mm minimum bend radius, no matter how the cable is bent. It can therefore be handled in any way that copper communication cables are handled, such as pulling through wall studs and stapling to wood.