Installing fiber optic cables for aerial applications is not as easy as it seems. Aerial cable installers need extensive training to quality for this job. This article explains all the important facts and techniques of installing aerial fiber optic cables.

Understanding The Basic Terms

Dead end pole: Dead end pole is a utility pole on which self-supporting figure 8 aerial cable or a steel messenger is tensioned and terminated into a dead-end fixture.

Messenger span: Messenger span refers to the length of continuous steel messenger tensioned between two dead-end poles.

Intermediate poles: Intermediate poles are all the poles between two dead-end poles.
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