India, Sept. 5 -- Sterlite Technologies (STI), the US subsidiary of STL, has announced the development of one of the world's slimmest high-capacity optical fibre cables, designed for data centre operators, hyperscalers, and telecommunications providers in the United States.

The Celesta Intermittent Bonded Ribbon (IBR) Cable by STL features a high-density configuration, accommodating 864 fibres within a cable diameter of just 11.7 mm. This design is optimised for air-blown installation in ducts with a 14 mm inner diameter. In performance testing, the cable achieved a jetting distance of approximately 4,700 feet (over 1,500 metres) in under 20 minutes.

The cable uses STL's bend-insensitive HD G.657.A2 200-micron fibre and conforms to indu...