Patent ID: 8824846

Claim:
A micromodule cable, comprising: a cable jacket; and at least three subunit cables surrounded by the cable jacket and stranded together, wherein each subunit cable has an outside diameter in the range of 4-4.5 mm, each subunit cable comprising: a subunit jacket having a cavity, wherein the subunit jacket has a jacket wall thickness in the range of 0.3-0.5 mm; a micromodule cable disposed within the subunit jacket, the micromodule cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers surrounded by a micromodule jacket, wherein each micromodule has an outside diameter in the range of 1.3-1.7 mm; a longitudinally extending strength member disposed within the subunit jacket; a first electrical conductor disposed within the jacket; and a second electrical conductor disposed within the jacket, wherein the micromodule cable has an outside diameter in the range of 10.5-11.6 mm.