Miniflex, the leading vendor of optical fibre protection, management and installation solutions, is pleased to announce that its range of LSZH Optical Fibre Protection Tubes (OFPT) has achieved UL certification. This is particularly important since it means that its DVC™ Microduct products for indoor use are now certified to the UL 2024 Riser rating for Optical Fiber Raceways which can be installed in accordance with Article 770 of the US National Electrical Code. The Miniflex DVC™ Microduct has recently been specified into a number of FTTH applications in the USA and the UK and is in trials in Scandinavia and the USA for use in MDUs. The certification also covers Miniflex OFPT from 3mm to 10mm outside diameter made from PA12 Nylon, PBT and the same special plastic used to manufacture the DVC™ Microduct.

Commenting on this latest achievement, Paul Ekpenyong, sales and marketing director for Miniflex said: “This is a fantastic development for us. We have spent a lot of time and effort ensuring that our products meet our own stringent standards and to have this verified by UL is crucial. The installation of fibre to the mainstream consumer is starting to become more widespread as bandwidth issues that exist with current copper-based technology begin to limit the take-up of new triple-play services. Fibre-based infrastructure is the future for broadband and convergence as a whole and this certification will allow us to more effectively address the service providers’ ability to minimise installation costs”.


The Miniflex certification can be found under UL file number E306979 (http://www.ul.com/).
Miniflex’s DVC™ Microduct is one of the key products in the Miniflex FTTx solution for connecting homes and offices to the network access. The other products in this portfolio are the QuikPush™ cable, a pre-terminated cable using Miniflex Balistix™ semi-connectors that is small enough to be push through Microduct; WAM™, a battery powered installation tool, enabling cables to be pushed through Microduct from the subscriber end down to the network access point and the SNAC™, a splice-less network access terminal. The Miniflex process totally avoids the need for splicing in the field thus saving considerable time and money to the service provider.