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Connectivity Convention. Grounding kit for Finnish fiber cables with metal. Telecom Nordic & Baltics Product Presentation. Connectivity Convention Background. Direct buried cable, the most common type in Finland. Until now a central core contruction has been the most commonly - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Telecom Nordic & Baltics Product Presentation
Connectivity Convention
Grounding kit for Finnish fiber cables with metal
Connectivity Convention
Background
Until now a central core contruction has been the most commonlyused. There is a tendency to move towards higher fiber counts andthat’s why central core cable construction comes to it’s limit. Thishas made room for loose tube constructions, but still direct buried.Central core cable has been grounded simply by using a clampand tightening it. When this is done for loose tube cable withcorrugated steel tape, the cable is easily damaged. There was a need for reliable solution to do the grounding for a loose tubecable. Some installers are using SCHO for making the connection,but it’s made for aluminium not for steel.
Direct buried cable, the most common type in Finland.
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Process
One of the largest operator Elisa, came to us and explained thatthey have seen several times that loose tubes are crushed due tocable fixation and grounding in a closure. That is causingattenuation. There is limited number of technical people at Elisa, they are purchasing ready installations, material and installationas a kit. Installation companies should take care of the right installationmethods, but the dilemma is that what is right for an installer, isnot always good for the network owner.Elisa approved our solution immediately after receiving samples.
Elisa is a telecommunications and ICT service company servingapprox. 2,2 million consumers, companies and public organisationsboth mobile and fixed servises. Approx. 35% market share.
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Product
We used our knowledge with copper and introduceda new product for the customer, a roll spring. We created a kit whichincludes all needed components for the installation together withan installation instruction.The benefit for the customer is that grounding is working andthey will find the cables when needed. The problem is that theold cables are found easily but the new ones with poor groundingare not. When digging is done near by a cable route often the new cables are cut due to those has not been found and marked.
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Result
This product is to be used always when grounding is done fora loose tube cable.The more important than the money for us with this product isthat we are building our image as an expert in fiber.For copper our brand is know and valued, we have to gainthe same position also in fiber. By doing that we’ll reachour numbers with bigger projects.