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Reduces cost of ownership
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Shortens deployment time
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Faster & easier cable termination
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Efficient utilization of ducts
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Reduces man-power
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Game Changing Technology
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Helps CO2 reduction
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Helps save Earth

We resolve your issues with SWR/WTC

Applicable Area
for New Cabling Technology “SWR/WTC”.

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Telecom
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Data center
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Private network
Fibers are installed along with power / water / gas lines and delivers information signals to subscribers.
Utility network
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FTTX network
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Railway
An PC is connected to the world through optical fiber.
Dark Fiber Provider
Cable TV no longer uses copper metal line, but optical fibers now.
CATV

We help you reduce total cost of ownership in the above industries.

Typical Wrapping Tube Cable Structure

The Spider web ribbon is wrapped with a water-blocking-tape. The water blocking tape can easily be taken away, and operator can get access to fibers easily.

Wrapping tube is a simple technology of wrapping water blocking tape around a group of SWR bundles

Technology Underlying 5 Features

Spider Web Ribbon (SWR), the core technology of WTC

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An image of a bundled spider web ribbon. The Spider web ribbon can easily be folded and bundled with bunching threads.

SWR is an intermittently bonded ribbon and realizes,

  • Mass fusion splice
  • High packaging density

5 Features of SWR/WTC

1. Compact Packaging & Effective Duct Utilization

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Loose Tube Cable




Up to
3X

Duct utilization

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SWR/WTC


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Loose tube cable
+ SWR/WTC
(e.g. for 288F case)

2. Quick Fiber Preparation Time

  • Spider-Web-Ribbon 12 fibers mass fusion splicing
  • Jelly-free / Loose-tube-free cleaner and quicker handling
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Loose Tube Cable
12F single fibers


9X

Quicker

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SWR/WTC
12 Fiber SWR
(e.g. for 288F case)

3. Light Weight

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Loose Tube Cable
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310kg/km


70%

lighter

Less man-power

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SWR/WTC
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105kg/km
(e.g. for 288F case)

4. Hassle-Free Fiber Termination

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Loose Tube Cable

0

paper & tools

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SWR/WTC

5. Eco Friendly

  • Compact / high-density design saves environment.
Ribbon
Loose Tube Cable 1728F
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31.5mm(dia.)
742kg/km(wt.)

78% Energy saving
for improved production

23% Wood reduction

with smaller drum

47% CO2 reduction

with better transportation efficiency

SWR/WTC
1728F
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23mm(dia.)
356kg/km(wt.)

SWR/WTC Product Portfolio

Outdoor
- Up to 6912F
Indoor, Indoor/Outdoor
- LSZH available
- UL1666/1685 certified
- CPRcertified
Air-Blown microduct
- Up to 864F

Award Winning Technology

AFL’s Wrapping Tube Cable with SWR® Honored with CI&M

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Silver Innovators Award 10/23/2017
Spartanburg, SC – AFL’s Wrapping Tube Cable with SpiderWeb Ribbon® (SWR) was recognized with a Silver Level Award during the annual Cabling Installation & Maintenance (CI&M) Innovators Awards program, which recognizes innovative products and systems as well as their uses and applications.

AFL Wrapping Tube Cable Recognized With 4.0 Score in 2017

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Lightwave Innovation Reviews Program 3/9/2017
Spartanburg, SC – AFL, a leading global fiber optics manufacturer and service provider, was recognized by the 2017 Lightwave Innovation Reviews with a score of 4 out of 5 possible points, for its Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC) with SpiderWeb® Ribbon (SWR) technology.

SWR/WTC Manufacturing
and Sales Locations

An image of an world atlas. Geographic locations of our manufacturing and sales centers are shown in the image.. Fujikura Ltd head-quarters and two major factories are located in Japan. A cable factory and a sales center for North American market “America Fujikura Ltd (AFL)” is located in the US. A cable factory and a sales center for UK/Europe market “AFL Europe and Fujikura Europe Ltd. are located in the UK. We also have other sales centers, such as Fujikura Asia in Singapore, Fujikura Middle-East office in UAE, and AFL Australia for APAC regions.
Fujikura Ltd. at glance

Founded

February 1885

Employees 

53,717 (Consolidated / as of Mar. 2021)

Net sales

643.7 billion yen (Consolidated / FY2021)
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News

2022/10/28 : Development of a New Spider Web RibbonTM (SWRTM) Optical Fiber Plant in Sakura Works. Delivering a 30% increase in SWRTM Production Capacity.

https://www.fujikura.co.jp/eng/newsrelease/products/2066691_11777.html

2022/8/29 : A new Whitepaper "Key Techn#WhitePapersology of Spider Web Ribbon (SWR) and SZ Bunching Unit" is added to the Dedicated Website for World Leading Technology, SWR and WTC.

https://swrwtc.fujikura.jp/wrapping-tube-cable

2022/6/21 : Fujikura launches Dedicated Website for World Leading Technology, SWR and WTC 

https://swrwtc.fujikura.jp/wrapping-tube-cable

2021/11/15 : Fujikura Group opens new Fber Optic Cable manufacturing factory in Swindon, United Kingdom. 

https://www.fujikura.co.jp/eng/newsrelease/products/2064942_11777.html

2021/5/12 : Fujikura begins Sales of 3000-F Optical Cable with 200um Fiber Spider Web Ribbon - Adopted first by major telecommunications company Colt Technology Services Co., Ltd.for domestic mainline optical cable.

https://www.fujikura.co.jp/eng/newsrelease/products/2063696_11777.html

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