A cable, comprising: a core including a plurality of optical fibers; and a jacket surrounding the core, the jacket comprising: a main portion of a first material, wherein the first material is extrudable, and wherein the first material is polymeric; and at least a first and a second discontinuity (850, 860, 862, 870) of a second material disposed in the main portion, wherein the second material is extrudable, each discontinuity (850, 860, 862, 870) having a bond with the main portion, a section of the main portion located between the first and second discontinuities (850, 860, 862, 870) being separable from a remainder of the jacket by a peel force exerted on the section, wherein the first and second discontinuities (850, 860, 862, 870) are wholly embedded in the main portion, wherein the second material being polymeric, wherein the first material includes a first polymer and the second material includes a second polymer, and the jacket having an interior surface facing the cable core and an exterior surface the optical cable being characterised in that the jacket thickness between the interior surface and the exterior surface is from 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, in that the peel force is less than 80 Newtons, and in that the the second material further includes between 1% and 20% by weight of the first polymer. a core including a plurality of optical fibers; and a jacket surrounding the core, the jacket comprising: a main portion of a first material, wherein the first material is extrudable, and wherein the first material is polymeric; and at least a first and a second discontinuity (850, 860, 862, 870) of a second material disposed in the main portion, wherein the second material is extrudable, each discontinuity (850, 860, 862, 870) having a bond with the main portion, a section of the main portion located between the first and second discontinuities (850, 860, 862, 870) being separable from a remainder of the jacket by a peel force exerted on the section, wherein the first and second discontinuities (850, 860, 862, 870) are wholly embedded in the main portion, wherein the second material being polymeric, wherein the first material includes a first polymer and the second material includes a second polymer, and the jacket having an interior surface facing the cable core and an exterior surface a main portion of a first material, wherein the first material is extrudable, and wherein the first material is polymeric; and at least a first and a second discontinuity (850, 860, 862, 870) of a second material disposed in the main portion, wherein the second material is extrudable, each discontinuity (850, 860, 862, 870) having a bond with the main portion, a section of the main portion located between the first and second discontinuities (850, 860, 862, 870) being separable from a remainder of the jacket by a peel force exerted on the section, wherein the first and second discontinuities (850, 860, 862, 870) are wholly embedded in the main portion, wherein the second material being polymeric, wherein the first material includes a first polymer and the second material includes a second polymer, and the jacket having an interior surface facing the cable core and an exterior surface the optical cable being characterised in that the jacket thickness between the interior surface and the exterior surface is from 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, in that the peel force is less than 80 Newtons, and in that the the second material further includes between 1% and 20% by weight of the first polymer.