| AFL Telecommunications, USA, an Alcoa company, is an industry leader in providing fibre optic products, engineering expertise and integrated services to the telecommunications industry. The company manufactures, engineers and installs fibre optic products and equipment that communication suppliers need to provide high-speed voice, video and data services to their customers. AFL Telecommunications offers a complete line of products for the Telco, electric utility, OEM, and private network markets.
Of particular interest is AFL Telecommunications� full line of All-Dielectric Self-Supporting Aerial (ADSS) cables that meet the demanding needs of transmission and distribution environments. This high-capacity cable offers great flexibility for placement on overhead transmission towers, eliminating the need for a support messenger. ADSS cables feature fibre counts up to 576, a dry core design and the high-tension strength capability required for installation in the toughest environmental and electrical conditions. Unaffected by electromagnetic fields, ADSS cables can be installed and maintained on extra high-voltage power lines without interruption of power service to customers. AFL�s ADSS portfolio includes ADSS drop cable (6 or 12 fibres), Mini-Span 424 cable, Mini-Span 484 cable, Mini-Span 535 cable, Mini-Span 610 cable, ADSS medium design cable, as well as ADSS transmission design cable. AFL Telecommunications� Drop Cable is specifically designed for Fibre-to-the-Subscriber and accommodates self-supporting, lashed, and conduit applications.
The company�s portfolio also includes fibre interconnect (fibre management racks, panels and accessories), fibre closures (splice closures, fibre storage units, splice trays), advanced fibre interfaces (SM and PM hermetic pigtails, fibre Bragg gratings, and lensed fibres, used at the fibre interface of opto-electronic and optical devices). This portfolio is completed by fibre optic cables, including skywrap, MicroCore, loose-tube and premise cables, as well as optical ground wires (OPT-GW). OPT-GW is a dual functioning cable that performs the duties of a ground wire providing a path for the transmission of voice, video or data signals by incorporating optical fibres into the design of the cable. AFL Telecommunications� OPT-GW is ideal for voice, data and video communications and integrates easily into new and established high-voltage systems. OPT-GW is placed at the highest point on power utility structures, allowing for fast, cost-effective installations and extraordinary reliability.
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