An optical cable comprising: a polymeric outer cable jacket defining an exterior surface of the cable; and a plurality of optical fiber ribbons, each of the optical fiber ribbons comprising a plurality of optical fibers coupled together via a ribbon body, wherein each the ribbon body is formed from a flexible material such that the plurality of optical fibers is reversibly movable from an unrolled position to a rolled position; a central strength element; a plurality of buffer tubes surrounded by the polymeric outer cable jacket, each buffer tube includes an inner surface defining a channel, and an outer surface facing an inner surface of the polymeric outer cable jacket, the plurality of buffer tubes surrounds the strength element; active particles located within each buffer tube, wherein an average maximum outer dimension of the active particles within each buffer tube is ≤ 50 microns; wherein each buffer tube includes a respective one of the plurality optical fiber ribbons being located in a rolled position within the channel of the respective buffer tube; wherein each ribbon body includes a plurality of upper and lower webs (252, 254) being positioned on alternating sides of each optical fiber ribbon defining the uppermost and lowermost surfaces of the respective ribbon body such that in the unrolled position, each lower web is located between adjacent pairs of the upper webs in a horizontal direction of the optical fiber ribbons perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the optical fibers of the respective ribbon body; wherein each optical fiber comprises: a mode field diameter of ≥ 9 microns at 1310 nm; and a macrobend loss of ≤ 0.5 dB/turn at 1550 nm for a mandrel diameter of 15 mm; wherein each of the upper and lower webs (252, 254) is formed from a series of discreet webs separated from each other in a lengthwise direction of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons along the longitudinal axis of the optical fibers of the respective ribbon body by gaps, wherein in the unrolled position, the plurality of upper and lower webs (252, 254) are spaced from a central fiber plane of the plurality of optical fibers such that outermost, planar surfaces of the plurality of upper and lower webs are parallel to the central fiber plane and are positioned tangentially to the outer surface of adjacent optical fiber pairs of the plurality of optical fibers. a polymeric outer cable jacket defining an exterior surface of the cable; and a plurality of optical fiber ribbons, each of the optical fiber ribbons comprising a plurality of optical fibers coupled together via a ribbon body, wherein each the ribbon body is formed from a flexible material such that the plurality of optical fibers is reversibly movable from an unrolled position to a rolled position; a central strength element; a plurality of buffer tubes surrounded by the polymeric outer cable jacket, each buffer tube includes an inner surface defining a channel, and an outer surface facing an inner surface of the polymeric outer cable jacket, the plurality of buffer tubes surrounds the strength element; active particles located within each buffer tube, wherein an average maximum outer dimension of the active particles within each buffer tube is ≤ 50 microns; wherein each buffer tube includes a respective one of the plurality optical fiber ribbons being located in a rolled position within the channel of the respective buffer tube; wherein each ribbon body includes a plurality of upper and lower webs (252, 254) being positioned on alternating sides of each optical fiber ribbon defining the uppermost and lowermost surfaces of the respective ribbon body such that in the unrolled position, each lower web is located between adjacent pairs of the upper webs in a horizontal direction of the optical fiber ribbons perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the optical fibers of the respective ribbon body; wherein each optical fiber comprises: a mode field diameter of ≥ 9 microns at 1310 nm; and a macrobend loss of ≤ 0.5 dB/turn at 1550 nm for a mandrel diameter of 15 mm; wherein each of the upper and lower webs (252, 254) is formed from a series of discreet webs separated from each other in a lengthwise direction of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons along the longitudinal axis of the optical fibers of the respective ribbon body by gaps, wherein in the unrolled position, the plurality of upper and lower webs (252, 254) are spaced from a central fiber plane of the plurality of optical fibers such that outermost, planar surfaces of the plurality of upper and lower webs are parallel to the central fiber plane and are positioned tangentially to the outer surface of adjacent optical fiber pairs of the plurality of optical fibers. a mode field diameter of ≥ 9 microns at 1310 nm; and a macrobend loss of ≤ 0.5 dB/turn at 1550 nm for a mandrel diameter of 15 mm; wherein each of the upper and lower webs (252, 254) is formed from a series of discreet webs separated from each other in a lengthwise direction of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons along the longitudinal axis of the optical fibers of the respective ribbon body by gaps, wherein in the unrolled position, the plurality of upper and lower webs (252, 254) are spaced from a central fiber plane of the plurality of optical fibers such that outermost, planar surfaces of the plurality of upper and lower webs are parallel to the central fiber plane and are positioned tangentially to the outer surface of adjacent optical fiber pairs of the plurality of optical fibers.