ULW Ultra light weight fibre optic cable is optical fibre cable for aerial and duct installations. Aerial self-supporting maximum span length is 68 m.

Cable is designed to meet British Telecom CW1842 specification and it is PIA approved. 

Construction: 

• Optical fibres: Coloured single-mode fibres according to the ITU-T G.657.A1. 
• Secondary coating: Flexible colour coded fibre modules. Fibres are housed in thin walled tubes made of soft elastomeric material. 
• Water blocking: Water blocking yarns. 
• Strength members: Two brass coated steel strength members 3 x 0,32 mm. 
• Outer sheath: UV resistant black polyethylene compound (HDPE). Nominal sheath thickness is 1,5 mm. Outer sheath has two 1,25 mm yellow identification stripes.
• Sheath marking: Marking printed on the sheath at one meter interval: Nestor Cables - cable type - lot number - year of manufacture - length marking. Customer specific marking available.

Standard references: 

• Cable properties: IEC 60794-3-11
• Test methods: IEC 60794-1-2x
• Halogen free: IEC 60754-2
• Optical performance: Accordance with the requirements of BT Specification CW 1505 Category 2