Optitap compatible
1. Core Application: The "Last Mile"
OptiTap is a hardened connector system developed by Corning that has become an industry standard. Its primary applications include:
Residential Drops: Running fiber from a telephone pole or underground vault to the optical network terminal (ONT) on the side of a house.
Rural Broadband: Because it is ruggedized, it’s used in long-span aerial deployments in rural areas.
5G Small Cells: Occasionally used to provide backhaul to small, low-power cell sites on street furniture.
Plug-and-Play: It features a screw-on, "hardened" housing. Technicians don't need to fusion-splice fiber in the rain; they just plug it in and twist the locking nut.
Environmental Sealing: It is IP68 rated, meaning it can be submerged in water (in a flooded manhole) or buried in mud without the signal dropping.
High Pull Strength: The cables are designed to be pulled through conduits or hung in the air (aerial) withstanding high tension and ice/wind loading.
Fiber Count | 1 Fiber |
Fiber type | OS2 Singlemode (G.657.A2 Bend-Insensitive Fiber) |
Wavelength | 1310/1550nm for SM 850/1300nm for MM |
Pulling Force | 100 lbs to 300 lbs (depending on cable type) |
Armor Options | Non-armored (Dielectric) or Armored (Toneable - has a wire to locate it underground) |
Cable Outside Diameter (OD) | 4.8mm, 5.0mm, 7.0mm or others |
Jacket Material | PE (Polyethylene) - UV stabilized for 20+ years of sun exposure |
Insertion Loss | ≤0.3dB |
Return Loss | ≥50dB (SM UPC) ≥60dB (SM APC) ≥30dB (MM UPC ) |
Jacket Color | Black |
Connector Durability | 1000 times |
Cable Design | SST-Drop (Flat) or Round (4.5mm / 7.0mm) |
Connector type | 9OptiTap (SC/APC compatible inside the shroud) |
Fiber Brand | Corning, YOFC, Prysmian |
Temperature | Operating -10 to 70°C (14 to 158℉), Storage -20 to 70°C (-4 to 158℉) |
Application | indoor, outoodr, indoor/outdoor |
Waterproof grade | IP68 |
