Torino, Italy, January 27, 2008 --(
PR.com)-- Air blowing technology for optical fibre cables, although it cannot be strictly defined as "new", is nowadays facing a great boom of interest by the many telco operators involved in FTTx projects thanks to its efficiency and flexibility.
Using this technology, operators firsly deploy the network infrastructure, by laying polyethylene pipes (usually named "optopipes") in ducts (or even direct buried if reinfoced optopipes are utilised). At a later stage, and when necessary, optical fibre cables are air-blown into them by using of a special "blowing" machine.
Belconn started production of
air blowing optical cables in the early 2000. At a later stage, in 2006, BelFlow system solution was launched by integrating cables with opto pipes, joints and accessories.
Recently, Belconn equipped its cable manufacturing facility in Almese, nearby Torino, Italy, with an outdoor test plant for air blown technology.
The test plant is a 500 mtrs long - semirectangular - ring made using a "quad opto pipe"; this one is a recent Belconn product within the Belflow catalogue which bundles together 4x10/12 mm optopipes with anti-rodent dielectric armouring.
Therefore, total running length is 4 x 500 = 2000m; sectioning can be made by achieving 1000 and 1500 lengths only.
The test plant is equipped with all blowing facilities, and designed with the scope to test new cable solutions as well as to demostrate the technology to customers.
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