A handling device for stubbed fiber optic hardware, whereby stubbed fiber optic hardware has at least one fiber optic hardware component being connected to a fiber optic cable having a defined length, comprising: an outer cover defining a cavity; and an inner drum positioned in said cavity, whereby said drum has a first, inner section for handling the or each fiber optic hardware component and a second, outer section for handling the fiber optic cable, said first, inner section of said inner drum for handling the or each fiber optic hardware component is convertible between a transport status in which the or each fiber optic hardware component is removably secured in the said first section and an installation status in which the or each fiber optic hardware component is released from the said first section, said inner drum has a cylindrical wall being positioned between adjacent flanges, said adjacent flanges having an outer diameter being larger than the outer diameter of said cylindrical wall, whereby the second, outer section of said inner drum for handling the fiber optic cable is defined by an outer surface of the cylindrical wall and such sections of the flanges extending radial outwardly from the cylindrical wall, said first, inner section of said inner drum for handling the or each fiber optic hardware component is defined by an opening in said cylindrical wall and a flexible blocking element, the handling device being characterised in that the flexible blocking element is attached to an inner surface of said cylindrical wall, extends into the inner volume of the inner drum, and defines, together with the inner drum surface having the opening, said first, inner section, wherein the flexible blocking member is movable from a first position defining the transport status of the first, inner section to a second position defining the installation status of the first, inner section. an outer cover defining a cavity; and an inner drum positioned in said cavity, whereby said drum has a first, inner section for handling the or each fiber optic hardware component and a second, outer section for handling the fiber optic cable, said first, inner section of said inner drum for handling the or each fiber optic hardware component is convertible between a transport status in which the or each fiber optic hardware component is removably secured in the said first section and an installation status in which the or each fiber optic hardware component is released from the said first section, said inner drum has a cylindrical wall being positioned between adjacent flanges, said adjacent flanges having an outer diameter being larger than the outer diameter of said cylindrical wall, whereby the second, outer section of said inner drum for handling the fiber optic cable is defined by an outer surface of the cylindrical wall and such sections of the flanges extending radial outwardly from the cylindrical wall, said first, inner section of said inner drum for handling the or each fiber optic hardware component is defined by an opening in said cylindrical wall and a flexible blocking element, the handling device being characterised in that the flexible blocking element is attached to an inner surface of said cylindrical wall, extends into the inner volume of the inner drum, and defines, together with the inner drum surface having the opening, said first, inner section, wherein the flexible blocking member is movable from a first position defining the transport status of the first, inner section to a second position defining the installation status of the first, inner section.