Sterlite TechTM Micro-LITEu00ae Multitube Single Jacket Fibre Optic Cables cable is typically used in micro duct installation applications. Microcables can be utilised in existing and new duct systems more effectively by accommodating more fibres in a given subduct network. This cable is a (S-Z) stranded loose tube cable with a stranding pitch of >/= 10 times the cable core diameter. The optical fibres are placed inside robust buffer tubes concentrically stranded around a fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) central strength member and bound together in a helical manner by binder yarns without crushing them. In addition to optical fibres, the buffer tubes contain water-blocking gel and the cable core is surrounded with water-swellable yarns to prevent water ingress in the interstices of the cable core.