Sourced and supplied across Saudi Arabia
The first decision is singlemode or multimode, and it is decided by distance and by what the link will be asked to carry in ten years rather than by unit price. Multimode is cheaper to terminate and to transmit over and suits a data hall or a building; singlemode carries any distance a plant is likely to need and does not run out of headroom when the link speed increases. The second decision is construction. Loose-tube cable holds the fibres in gel-filled tubes and is what goes into a duct or a buried route where temperature swings and pulling forces are real; tight-buffered cable is easier to terminate directly and belongs indoors. Then price the link, not the cable: the loss budget is made of connectors, splices and length, and it is what determines whether the optics at each end will work. Send the route, the fibre count with spares, and the connector type used on site.
The more of this you send, the closer the first quotation lands.
| Fibre type | Singlemode OS2, or multimode OM3, OM4 or OM5 |
|---|---|
| Fibre count | Working fibres plus spares — spare fibre is cheap at install |
| Construction | Loose tube for external routes, tight buffered for indoors |
| Route length | Total length and the loss budget it must fit within |
| Installation method | Duct, direct buried, aerial, or internal containment |
| Armour and rodent protection | Steel tape, corrugated armour, or a dielectric alternative |
| Water blocking | Gel or dry swellable, for ducted and buried runs |
| Sheath | UV-stable outdoor sheath, or LSZH for internal runs |
| Connector type | LC, SC or another type already in use on site |
| Termination method | Fusion splice with pigtails, or field-terminated connectors |
| Enclosures | Splice trays, patch panels and joint closures required |
| Testing | OTDR traces and insertion loss reports required at handover |
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