Patent ID: 7646954

Claim:
An optical fiber telecommunications cable ( 3 ), comprising: a longitudinal central cavity receiving micromodules ( 10 ) grouping optical fibers together; a jacket ( 20 ) surrounding the central cavity; and two strength members ( 70 ) arranged longitudinally in the jacket ( 20 ) and defining a bending axis of the cable ( 3 ) such that the bending axis passes through the two strength members ( 70 ), each strength member ( 70 ) having an elongated shape in its cross section with a height (H) perpendicular to the bending axis and a width (L) parallel to the bending axis, the height over width ratio (H/L) of each strength member ( 70 ) being more than 1 and no more than 2, wherein the two strength members ( 70 ) are non-diametrically positioned in the jacket ( 20 ) and wherein the strength members ( 70 ) are made from material or composite having an axial compression modulus greater than about 40,000 MPa.