Corning ALTOS® cable with Binderless* FastAccess® technology is an all-dielectric gel-free cable designed for outdoor and limited indoor use for lashed aerial and duct installations. The innovative FastAccess technology feature combined with the gel-free binderless loose tube design simplifies removal of the cable jacket and accessing the buffer tubes. The loose tube design uses Corning's SMF-28® Ultra fiber to provide reliable transmission parameters for a variety of voice, data, video and imaging applications. The cable is fully waterblocked using craft-friendly, water-swellable materials, which means no cleanup is required. The flexible buffer tubes are easy to route in closures, and the SZ-stranded, loose tube design isolates fibers from installation and environmental rigors while allowing easy midspan access. The all-dielectric gel-free cable construction requires no bonding or grounding, and these cables have a polyethylene jacket that is rugged, durable and easy to handle.

* 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.

Features And Benefits:
• Binderless* FastAccess® Technology - Corning's 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 and resulting in a 25 percent improvement in cable access time. These technologies also reduce the overall risk of inadvertent fiber damage by reducing the need for sharp cable access tools.
• Binderless stranded optical core - Elimination of overlapping yarn binders around stranded tubes to reduce end access time
• Fully waterblocked loose tube, gel-free design - Simple access and no clean up
• Polyethylene jacket - Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing superior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and other environmental factors)
• Available with G.652.D and/or G.657.A1 fiber - Ready for any application

General Specifications:
• Environment: Outdoor
• Application: Aerial, Duct
• Cable Type: Loose Tube
• Product Type: Dielectric
• Fiber Category: Single-mode (OS2)

Standards:
• Common Installations: Outdoor lashed aerial and duct; indoor when installed according to National Electrical Code® (NEC®) Article 770
• Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-87-640, Telcordia GR-20, RDUP PE-90

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 )
• Storage: °C to °C

Mechanical Characteristics Cable:
• Max. Tensile Strength, Short-Term: 2700 N (600 lbf)
• Max. Tensile Strength, Long-Term: 890 N (200 lbf)
• Nominal Outer Diameter: 10.2 mm (0.40 in)
• Min. Bend Radius Installation: 153 mm (6.02 in)
• Min. Bend Radius Operation: 102 mm (4.01 in)

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