A multi-fiber drop cable, wherein the multi-fiber drop cable includes a plurality of optical fibers terminated with an optical fiber connector sub-assembly for an optical fiber connector, said optical fiber connector sub-assembly comprising: a ferrule configured to hold an optical fiber therein along an axis of the connector; a ferrule basket configured to hold the ferrule at a front portion of the connector; a retaining member having a front end portion configured to hold the ferrule basket and a rear end portion configured to receive a fiber optic cable; and a boot configured to be coupled with the retaining member, wherein the ferrule basket includes a base portion and a stem portion that extend rearward from the base portion, characterised in that an outer periphery of the base portion includes two flat portions arranged at a right angle relative to one another, first ends of the two flat portions that are nearest to one another along the outer periphery of the base portion are connected to one another by a curved bottom portion, and two side curved portions extend from second ends of the two flat portions that are furthest from one another along the outer periphery of the base portion, and top curved portion connects the two side curved portions, the multi-fiber cable includes four optical fibers terminated with the connector sub-assembly and when the four base portions are circumferentially arranged with the flat portions of adj acent base portions contacting one another and with the bottom curved portions of the four base portions facing a centerpoint between the four base portions, an opening is formed between the four bottom curved portions, and an outer footprint of a cross-sectional profile of the four circumferentially-arranged base portions falls within a circle having a diameter that is about 25% larger than a combined dimension of the diameters of two ferrules. a ferrule configured to hold an optical fiber therein along an axis of the connector; a ferrule basket configured to hold the ferrule at a front portion of the connector; a retaining member having a front end portion configured to hold the ferrule basket and a rear end portion configured to receive a fiber optic cable; and a boot configured to be coupled with the retaining member, wherein the ferrule basket includes a base portion and a stem portion that extend rearward from the base portion, characterised in that an outer periphery of the base portion includes two flat portions arranged at a right angle relative to one another, first ends of the two flat portions that are nearest to one another along the outer periphery of the base portion are connected to one another by a curved bottom portion, and two side curved portions extend from second ends of the two flat portions that are furthest from one another along the outer periphery of the base portion, and top curved portion connects the two side curved portions, the multi-fiber cable includes four optical fibers terminated with the connector sub-assembly and when the four base portions are circumferentially arranged with the flat portions of adj acent base portions contacting one another and with the bottom curved portions of the four base portions facing a centerpoint between the four base portions, an opening is formed between the four bottom curved portions, and an outer footprint of a cross-sectional profile of the four circumferentially-arranged base portions falls within a circle having a diameter that is about 25% larger than a combined dimension of the diameters of two ferrules.