Remote Andes Mountains Ideal for AFL’s SkyWrap® Solution

AFL's SkyWrap® provides an optical fibre bypass to allow replacement of damaged OPGW on high voltage transmission line for one of the largest electricity transmission companies in Europe.

A large electricity transmission company in the Middle East uses AFL SkyWrap® to upgrade their communications network using the overhead power transmission lines.

AFL's AccessWrap™ is installed at the fibre optic network of a large Central Asian oil generation company.

The white paper explores the advantages and typical applications of single-jacket and double-jacket ADSS cable designs.

Increasing the fiber count in each individual buffer tube to 24 fibers reduces the size, weight, and cost of the ADSS cable.

Selecting the best bonding assembly configuration is dependent on proximity from the termination or suspension hardware to the support structure, terrain and wind conditions and tower hardware.

This Quick Reference Guide is intended to provide highlights of ADSS installation instructions needed in the field.

AFL provides this Quick Reference Guide to provide highlights of OPGW installation instructions needed in the field.

For more than 30 years, AFL has provided electric utilities with aerial cable systems that include OPGW and ADSS fiber optic cable plus associated attachment hardware.

This paper will further explore some of the advantages of using ADSS cable as opposed to a strand and lash fiber cable for aerial electric utility applications.

AFL provides Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company with cost effective repair using its' Skywrap installation system without having to replace the OPGW cable itself.