An aerial micromodule cable comprising: • a cable jacket comprising an inner wall defining a cable cavity; • an optical core comprising a layer of yarns or a tape, which is cabled around multiple micromodules, each of said multiple micromodules comprises 4 or 8 or 12 fibers, said optical core being arranged inside the cable cavity, said optical core being uncoupled from the cable jacket and only partially filling the cable cavity; said cable having two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) embedded in the wall of said cable jacket; and said cable comprises a first plane intersecting the centre of gravity of the cable cavity wherein the first plane is parallel to a second plane intersecting the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) in the cable jacket, wherein intersecting the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) means that the centre of gravity of each of the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) are contained in the second plane, said first plane and said second plane being offset from each other, wherein said centre of gravity of the cable cavity is the centroid or geometric centre of the cross section of the empty cable cavity, and wherein said optical core has an excess length of at least 0.05% relative to the length of the cable jacket. • a cable jacket comprising an inner wall defining a cable cavity; • an optical core comprising a layer of yarns or a tape, which is cabled around multiple micromodules, each of said multiple micromodules comprises 4 or 8 or 12 fibers, said optical core being arranged inside the cable cavity, said optical core being uncoupled from the cable jacket and only partially filling the cable cavity; said cable having two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) embedded in the wall of said cable jacket; and said cable comprises a first plane intersecting the centre of gravity of the cable cavity wherein the first plane is parallel to a second plane intersecting the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) in the cable jacket, wherein intersecting the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) means that the centre of gravity of each of the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) are contained in the second plane, said first plane and said second plane being offset from each other, wherein said centre of gravity of the cable cavity is the centroid or geometric centre of the cross section of the empty cable cavity, and wherein said optical core has an excess length of at least 0.05% relative to the length of the cable jacket. said cable having two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) embedded in the wall of said cable jacket; and said cable comprises a first plane intersecting the centre of gravity of the cable cavity wherein the first plane is parallel to a second plane intersecting the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) in the cable jacket, wherein intersecting the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) means that the centre of gravity of each of the two rigid strength members (4a, 4b) are contained in the second plane, said first plane and said second plane being offset from each other, wherein said centre of gravity of the cable cavity is the centroid or geometric centre of the cross section of the empty cable cavity, and wherein said optical core has an excess length of at least 0.05% relative to the length of the cable jacket.