Fibre-optic market has been seeing immense growth primarily due to market demand and technological advances. All-Optical networks and multi-terabit networks are two major trends. The fibre-optics industry at present is largely driven as a result of a worldwide shift to information centric communication. The key enablers for OFC deployment include the increasing demand for data services, proliferation of next-generation broadband technologies including FTTx, HSPA+ and LTE, and the availability of low-cost smartphones and tablet PCs.

Ester is offering specialized PBT grades to the Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) industry for loose tube application.

Key Application Segments/sub-segments:

OFC – Loose tube

Key applications snapshot