India, Sept. 5 -- Sterlite Technologies (STL) has announced the launch of what it describes as the world's slimmest Intermittent Bonded Ribbon (IBR) cable for data centre operators, hyperscalers and telecom service providers in the United States.

The Celesta IBR cable houses 864 fibres within a diameter of just 11.7 mm, designed for jetting in a 14 mm inner diameter duct. According to the company, the cable has demonstrated a record jetting performance of around 4,700 feet (1,500+ metres) in under 20 minutes. It also integrates STL's bend-insensitive HD G.657.A2 200-micron fibre with industry-standard sheathing, aimed at improving installation performance.

Hyperscalers typically require ultra-high-capacity and scalable networks to suppo...