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Optical Fibre Cable

Optical fibre cables have several optical fibres bundled together, which are usually covered in individual protective covers to reduce losses and damage. These cables are used to transfer data signals in the form of light pulses to distances of hundreds of miles with higher bandwidth and throughput rates than achievable via standard electrical communication cables. Read More..

In today’s world, optical fibre cables are the primary source of high-bandwidth, long-distance communications between multisite organizations, telephone companies, and several other long-distance communications applications. While the world continues to move towards connectivity, it’s required to focus on components and hardware that support a connected world. As compared to copper cables with similar thickness, fibre optic (fiber optic) cables support a higher capacity for bandwidth. Moreover, optical fibre cables transmit data over longer distances, allowing network providers to offer services in remote areas around the world. Last but not least, optical fibre cables support a large part of the world’s internet more efficiently and effectively than standard copper cables. STL’s customised cable solutions cater to high-bandwidth applications of data centers, global internet companies, ISPs and telcos, and citizen network services. STL offers a wide range of cables, including Aerial, Underground, Micro duct, Ribbon, IO and Indoor, Last Mile connectivity and special application cable. The optical fiber cable manufacturing in STL’s high-tech laboratory offers next-generation optical fiber cable for you and your business. These optical fiber cables are capable of simulating any national or worldwide size network and evaluate signal strength in longer distance networks up to 2000 km in length. By using STL’s optical fiber cable, you can boost your internet connection speed up to 100 Gbps. STL manufactures various types of optical fiber, like a large variety of ribbon optical cables, that are available to fulfill applications that need the maximum fiber density in the smallest cable packaging feasible. Aerial cable with high tensile strength, secure transmission and rapid communication speeds, and a limitless bandwidth and capacity, the STL line of microduct blown cables represent a breakthrough in cable shrinking with its world-record fiber densities and cable sizes. They are the perfect elements for 5G infrastructure, FTTx, and high-density access networks. STL’s Last Mile Connectivity optical fiber cable offers a distribution cable plant interface to the customer. Read Less..
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IBR drop cables

IBR drop cables: These cables offer high fiber density in a compact, flat design, perfect for space-constrained overhead installations. With a space-saving design, they reduce clutter on poles and buildings. Mass fusion splicing enables quick connection of multiple fibers within the IBR, optimizing installation efficiency and reliability.

Standard IBR Flat Drop

STL Celesta Flat Drop Dielectric Fiber Optic Cable offers the ease of installation in an easy access, single-tube design. This cable has optical Fibers presented in a dry tube filled with water swellable yarns and is enclosed in a thermoplastic sheath. The cables have two embedded strength members for anti-buckling property. The dielectric version eliminates any bonding and grounding requirements.

  • Anti-Buckling Properties: Embedded strength members for anti-buckling properties.
  • Easy End Preparation: All dry design for easy and fast end preparation.
  • Easy Fiber Access: Easy access to fiber due to its unitube construction.
  • Durability: Tensile and crush resistant.
  • UV Protection: UV protected.

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Air Blown IBR
STL Celesta Air blown Fibre Optic cable is generally used in FTTx applications. It features lightweight and small diameter
specifically designed for metro feeder or access networking, especially suitable for air-blowing installations into single or bundled micro ducts.

  • Small form-factor: Small size, fast cable termination and easy cable management.
  • Last-mile compatible: Optimum solution for last mile application.
  • Durable: Provides comparable better crush and impact resistance.

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IBR Direct Buried

IBR Direct Buried: These cables combine robust performance across installations with high-count mass fusion splicing efficiency. Featuring color-coded ribbon units and gel-free technology ensure reliability against water ingress. UV-protected, lightweight, and flexible, they’re easy to handle and install, guaranteeing long-term reliability and optimizing installation time.

Steel Tape Armoured IBR

STL SM CELESTA® Armored Lite Gel Free Double Sheath Optical Fibre Cable combines robust performance for duct as well as direct installations with the productivity of high-count mass fusion splicing. The optical fibres are arranged into ribbon units by placing the fibres in a flat array of color-coded fibres partially bonded together by a UV-curable acrylate matrix. CELESTA comes with gel free technology; the inner sheath contains water swellable yarns and is surrounded with water-swellable tape to prevent water ingress in the cable. Corrugated Steel Tape armor surrounds the inner sheath making the cable robust and installation friendly.

  • Rapid Splicing Capability: Ribbon cable can be prepared and spliced much more rapidly.
  • Superior Splicing Yields:  Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
  • Compact Design: Lower diameter cable as compared to conventional flat ribbon.
  • Crush Resistance and Locating: Steel tape adds to crush resistance as well as can be used as a cable locator after installation.
  • User-Friendly Design: UV protected, flexible, lightweight, easy to handle, and install.

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IBR Duct Cables

IBR Duct Cables: These cables, with an innovative ribbon bond design, achieve dense fiber packing and a smaller diameter, perfect for high-growth, high-bandwidth applications like data centers and outside plant setups. Bend-insensitive fiber enhances power budget and serviceability, while the unique cable design allows versatile deployment methods, offering flexibility across diverse installation environments.

Standard IBR Duct
STL’s Celesta Intermittent Bonded Ribbon Cable combines robust performance for duct installations with the productivity
of high-count mass fusion splicing.
The innovative ribbon bond design results in dense fiber packing and smaller cable diameter. This cable offers an outstanding solution for demanding high-growth, high-bandwidth communication applications like data centers, equipment connections within cabinets, and outside plant applications.

  • Enhanced Power Budget: Special bend insensitive fiber results in increased power budget and network serviceability.
  • Flexible Deployment: Unique cable design allows deployment by blowing and pulling.
  • Quick Mid-Span Access: Multiple ribbon bundles design with ripcords for easy and quick mid-span access.
  • Improved Bending Performance: Aramid reinforced plastic strength members for mitigating preferential bending.
  • Quicker End Preparation: Dry water-blocking technology for gel-free core helps in quicker end preparation.

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Indoor/Outdoor(IBR)
STL’s Celesta Intermittent Bonded Ribbon Cable combines robust performance for duct installations with the productivity of high-count mass fusion splicing. The innovative ribbon bond design results in dense fibre packing and smaller cable diameter.This cable offers an outstanding solution for demanding high-growth, high-bandwidth communications applications like data centres, equipment connections within cabinets, outside plant applications.

  • Enhanced Power Budget: Special bend insensitive fiber results in increased power budget and network serviceability.
  • Color-Coded Design: Innovative color-coded bonded design for easier and faster ribbon identification.
  • Clear Ribbon Identification: Black printing for easier and faster ribbon identification.
  • Optimal Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
  • Fire Performance Compliance: Fire performance in compliance with CPR Euro Class Cca and above.
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    Flat Ribbon Drop Cables

    Flat Ribbon Drop Cables :These Cables offer high fiber density in a compact design, ideal for tight overhead spaces. They enable mass fusion splicing, saving time and labor. Their minimal footprint on poles enhances aesthetics, making them perfect for space-constrained installations where efficiency and appearance matter.

    Unitube Flat Drop
    STL RIBBON-LITE Unitube Single Jacket Cable combines robust performance for high-count mass fusion splicing.The optical fibers are arranged into ribbon units by placing the fibers in a flat array of color-coded Fibers bonded together by a UV-curable acrylate matrix. RIBBON-LITE comes with gel free technology, the buffer tubes contain water swellable yarns and is surrounded with water-swellable tape to prevent water ingress in the cable. Sheathed by thermoplastic jacket with dielectric (FRP) as embedded strength members diagonally opposite making the cable robust and installation friendly.

    • Rapid Preparation and Splicing: Ribbon cable can be prepared and spliced much more rapidly.
    • Optimal Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
    • Easy Identification: Fibre ribbons are individually marked for easy identification.
    • Quicker End Preparation: Dry water-blocking technology for gel-free core helps in quicker end preparation.
    • Lightweight and Flexible: UV protected, flexible, lightweight, easy to handle, and install.

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    Flat ribbon direct buried Cables

    Flat Ribbon Direct Buried Cables: These specialized flat ribbon cables are tailored for direct burial, boasting thicker and stronger jackets for enhanced crush resistance. They incorporate moisture-resistant materials to prevent water ingress and feature reinforced elements for improved handling, ensuring reliability in challenging environments.

    Steel Tape Armoured Gel Filled

    The STL RIBBON-LITE Multitube Steel Tape Armored Cable combines robust performance for duct installations with the productivity of high-count mass fusion splicing. Twelve optical fibers are arranged in ribbon units with gel-free technology. The cable features water-blocking gel, surrounded by steel tape armor and a thermoplastic jacket for durability.

    • Optimal Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
    • Easy Identification: Fiber ribbons are individually marked for easy identification.
    • Durable Jacket: Easily removable rugged UV protected thermoplastic jacket.
    • High Durability: Tensile and crush resistant.

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    Steel Tape Armoured Gel Free

    The STL RIBBON-LITE Multitube Steel Tape Armored Cable combines robust performance for duct installations with high-count mass fusion splicing productivity. Twelve optical fibers are arranged in ribbon units using color-coded fibers bonded by a UV-curable acrylate matrix. Featuring gel-free technology, water-swellable yarns, and tape, the cable prevents water ingress while maintaining a robust and installation-friendly design.

    • Quick Mid-Span Access: Multitube design with ripcords for easy and quick mid-span access.
    • Optimal Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
    • Gel-Free Core: Dry water-blocking technology for gel-free core helps in quicker end preparation.
    • Durable Jacket: Easily removable rugged thermoplastic jacket.
    • Rodent and Impact Protection: Steel tape armor provides rodent protection along with improved crush and impact protection.

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    Unitube Steel Tape Armoured
    The STL RIBBON-LITE Unitube Single Jacket Steel Tape Armored Cable combines robust performance for duct and direct installations with high-count mass fusion splicing productivity. Optical fibers are arranged in ribbon units using color-coded fibers bonded by a UV-curable acrylate matrix. With gel-free technology, the cable features water-swellable yarns and tape, surrounded by corrugated steel tape armor and a thermoplastic jacket.

    • Rapid Preparation and Splicing: Ribbon cable can be prepared and spliced much more rapidly.
    • Optimal Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
    • Quicker End Preparation: Dry water-blocking technology for gel-free core helps in quicker end preparation.
    • Crush Resistance: Steel tape adds to crush resistance and can be used as a cable locator after installation.
    • Lightweight and Flexible: UV-protected, flexible, lightweight, easy to handle, and install.

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    Flat ribbon Duct Cables

    Flat ribbon Duct Cables:These cables offer an outstanding solution for demanding high-growth, high-bandwidth communications applications like data centers, equipment connections within cabinets and outside plant applications.

    Flat Ribbon Duct Gel Filled

    The STL RIBBON-LITE Multitube Single Jacket Cable combines robust performance for high-count mass fusion splicing. The optical fibers are arranged into ribbon units in a flat array of color-coded fibers. The cable features water-blocking gel and water-swellable tape, making it ideal for demanding high-bandwidth communications applications.

    • Optimized Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
    • Easy Fibre Identification: Fibre ribbons are individually marked for easy identification.
    • Durable, Removable Jacket: Easily removable rugged UV protected thermoplastic jacket.
    • Tensile and Crush Resistance: Tensile and crush resistant.

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    Flat Ribbon Duct Gel Free
    The STL RIBBON-LITE Multitube Single Jacket Cable combines robust performance for duct installations with high-count mass fusion splicing productivity. Twelve optical fibers are arranged in ribbon units as color-coded fibers bonded by a UV-curable acrylate matrix. With gel-free technology, the buffer tubes contain water-swellable yarns and tape to prevent water ingress. The tubes are stranded around the central strength member using reverse oscillation stranding, forming the cable core. This cable is ideal for high-growth, high-bandwidth communications applications like data centers and outdoor plant installations.

    • Quick Mid-Span Access: Multitube design with ripcords for easy and quick mid-span access.
    • Optimal Splicing Yields: Precise fiber and ribbon geometries result in excellent mass fusion splicing yields.
    • Gel-Free Core: Dry water-blocking technology for gel-free core helps in quicker end preparation.
    • Durable Jacket: Easily removable rugged thermoplastic jacket.
    • Lightweight and Flexible: UV protected, flexible, lightweight, easy to handle, and install.

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    Tight Buffer drop cables

    Tight Buffer drop cables These versatile cables serve indoor, outdoor, and riser applications, offering reliability and flexibility in connectivity. Additionally, the single-sheath, single-steel-armored construction enables direct burial, duct, and trenching installations, making them ideal for last-mile connectivity needs.

    (Tight Buffer) Indoor/Outdoor

    These cables are single sheath single steel armored cables in construction suitable for direct burial and duct applications. These cables can be used for short drop in last-mile connectivity. Also, these cables can be installed by trenching techniques.

    • Efficient End Preparation:Enhances speed and accuracy during termination with Dry Core Technology.
    • Fast Installation Fibers: 900μm tight buffered fibers support quick field installations, reducing time and costs.
    • Compact Cable Design: Features a small diameter and lightweight construction for easy handling.
    • Grounding and Versatile Sheathing:  Requires grounding or bonding due to metallic armor; LSZH inner sheath for indoor use and polyethylene outer sheath for outdoor application.
    • User-Friendly Features: Easy jacket removal with standard tools; available in single mode and multimode optical fibres.
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    Indoor/Outdoor

    STL DROP-LITE Flat Drop Dielectric/Toneable Fibre Optic Cable features an easy-to-install single-buffer design with a central inner subunit (Simplex) and a single optical fiber enclosed in a thermoplastic sheath. It includes two embedded strength members for anti-buckling support. The toneable version adds a 24 AWG conductor for underground location tracing, while the dielectric version eliminates bonding and grounding requirements, making it ideal for underground and multipurpose installations.

    • Anti-Buckling Strength Members: Embedded strength members provide enhanced anti-buckling properties for improved durability.
    • Underground Location Toning:The toning wire enables easy underground location tracing.
    • Easy Fiber Access: Buffer construction allows for quick and easy access to the optical fiber.
    • Tensile and Crush Resistance: Designed to withstand tensile stress and crush forces for reliable performance.
    • UV Protection: UV protection ensures longevity and performance in outdoor environments.

     

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    Riser( Tight Buffer)

    Sterlite TechTM Tight Buffer Riser Cables are an integral part of the end-to-end fibre optic solution, designed to support enhanced data needs along with future advancing network requirements. These cables are intended for riser application in multi storey buildings. Tight buffered fibres are reinforced with aramid yarns and sheathed with Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH). This cable is suitable for both indoor / outdoor application with standard commercial type connectors.

    • Fibre Count Options: Available with up to 24 fibre counts in either Single Mode or Multimode Optical Fibres.
    • Fast Field Installations: Tight buffered fibres support quick and efficient field installations.
    • Flexible Fire-Retardant Sheath: The flexible and fire-retardant outer sheath, reinforced with aramid yarns, facilitates easy installation in space-constrained areas.
    • All-Dielectric Construction: Requires no grounding or bonding due to its all-dielectric design.
    • Higher Fire Safety Compliance:LSZH sheath ensures the cable meets higher fire safety requirements, making it suitable for environments where fire safety is a priority.

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    Distributon( Tight buffer)

    Sterlite TechTM Tight Buffer Riser Cables are an integral part of the end-to-end fibre optic solution, designed to support enhanced data needs along with future advancing network requirements. These cables are intended for riser application in multi storey buildings. Tight buffered fibres are reinforced with aramid yarns and sheathed with Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH). This cable is suitable for both indoor / outdoor application with standard commercial type connectors.

    • Fibre Count Options: Available with up to 24 fibre counts in either Single Mode or Multimode Optical Fibres.
    • Fast Field Installations: Tight buffered fibres support quick and efficient field installations.
    • Flexible Fire-Retardant Sheath: The flexible and fire-retardant outer sheath, reinforced with aramid yarns, facilitates easy installation in space-constrained areas.
    • All-Dielectric Construction: Requires no grounding or bonding due to its all-dielectric design.

    Higher Fire Safety Compliance:LSZH sheath ensures the cable meets higher fire safety requirements, making it suitable for environments where fire safety is a priority.

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    Simplex( Tight Buffer)

    STL Tight Buffer Simplex Cables are an integral part of the end-to-end fibre optic solution, designed to support enhanced data needs along with future advancing network requirements. These cables are intended for connectorization purpose. Tight buffered fibres are reinforced with water blocking aramid yarns and sheathed with flame retardant thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU). This cable is suitable for both indoor / outdoor applications.

      • Simplified Installation and Maintenance: Easily strip and splice for efficient installation and maintenance.
      • Fire Safety Compliance: FR TPU sheath construction ensures suitability for higher fire safety requirements.
      • Removable Rugged Jacket:  Easily removable thermoplastic jacket provides UV protection.
      • Flexible and Lightweight Design:  Designed to be flexible, lightweight, and easy to handle and install.
      • Fast Field Installations: Tight buffered fibres support quick and efficient field installations.

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    Duplex( Tight Buffer)

    Tight Buffer Duplex Cables are an integral part of the end-to-end fibre optic solution, designed to support enhanced data needs along with future advancing network requirements. These cables are intended for riser application in multi-story buildings. Tight buffered fibres are reinforced with aramid yarns and sheathed with Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH). This cable is suitable for indoor applications. 

      • Innovative Flute Design : Novel flute design allows for easy stripping and splicing, simplifying installation and maintenance.
      • Enhanced Fire Safety: LSZH sheath construction ensures suitability for higher fire safety requirements.
      • Rugged, Removable Jacket: Easily removable thermoplastic jacket provides UV protection.
      • Lightweight and FlexibleDesigned to be flexible, lightweight, and easy to handle and install.
      • Fast Installation Capability: 850 ± 50 μm tight buffered fibres support rapid field installations.

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    Micromodule Retractable

    MicroModule Retractable: Cables designed for outdoor installation into ducts feature anti-buckling properties and are enveloped in an outer sheath, enhancing robustness and installation ease.

    Outdoor

    • Fibre Count Options: Available up to 96 fibre count in either single-mode or multi-mode optical fibres.
    • Crush Resistance: Two parallel strength members ensure good performance of crush resistance to protect the fibre.
    • Low Bend Sensitivity: Special low-bend-sensitivity fibre provides high bandwidth and excellent communication transmission property.
    • Lightweight and Practical: Simple structure, light weight and high practicability.
    • Easy Fibre Access: Window cuts into the sheath wall allow easy selection and extraction of single fibre unit for re-routing purposes.

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    Micromodule aerial cables

    Micromodule Aerial Cables: These cables combine high fiber capacity with lightweight construction for cost-effective aerial installations. They’re more economical than traditional cables, thanks to their smaller size and potentially lower weight. Made from soft, flexible elastomeric material, they offer excellent crush protection, ensuring reliability and durability.

    Ultra Light Weight
    YogaLite™ Single Jacket Cable by STL Tech™ is based on micro-module technology to create an optimized design suitable for use in duct/aerial scenarios. The micro module unit consists of groups of fibres protected by an easily strippable and flexible thermoplastic material and filled with thixotropic compound. These microstructures are surrounded with water swelling elements to protect against moisture ingress, and are constrained in a thermoplastic sheath, which is provided with embedded strength members to protect from buckling.

    • Reduced Diameter: Reduced diameter micro- modules manufactured from soft and flexible elastomeric material.
    • Enhanced Crush Protection: Diametrically opposed embedded strength members ensure excellent protection against crushing forces.
    • Kink Resistance and Easy Removal: The fiber micro-modules are designed to be kink resistant and can be easily removed without the need for tools.
    • Quick Midspan Access: Facilitates fast and easy access for headers, streamlining maintenance and installation processes.

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    STL’s Optical Fiber Cables: Workings and Specifications

    Data is sent across fiber-optic cables using light pulses that move quickly. The center fiber is encircled by yet another layer of glass, referred to as the “cladding,” which forces light to constantly bounce off the walls of the cable instead of leaking out at the edges, allowing the photon to travel further without attenuation. Light moves down fiber-optic cables by frequently bouncing off the surfaces. The way a bobsleigh travels down an ice run, each small photon (particle of light) bounces down the pipe. Read More..

    Now, you may anticipate that a light beam going through a clear glass pipe would just leak out the corners. In contrast, if light enters glass at a very shallow angle (less than 42 degrees), it reflects back into the glass as if it were a mirror. Total internal reflection is the name given to this phenomenon. One of the mechanisms keeping light within the pipe is this. The construction of the cable, which is composed of two distinct segments, is another factor that maintains light in the pipe. The core, located in the center of the cable, is the major portion through which light passes. Read Less..

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    Based on the mode of propagation of light, optical fiber cables have two different types.

    a. Multimode Optical Fiber Cable: At wavelengths of 850 nm or 1300 nm, multimode fiber (MMF) enables the simultaneous transmission of several data streams.

    b. Singlemode Optical Fiber Cable: Singlemode fiber (SMF) has a single light route that can traverse great distances and has a significantly smaller core size.

    Based on materials, optical fiber cables are divided into two types.

    a. Plastic Optical Fiber Cable: The main substance for light transmission is poly(methyl methacrylate).

    b. Glass Optical Fiber Cable: It is made out of a mass of glass fibers. Light travels through each individual glass fiber from the light source to the fiber's opposite end.

    Lastly, based on the refractive index, optical fiber cable is divided into two different types.

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    b. Graded-Index optical fiber cable: As the radial distance from the fiber axis rises, the optical fiber's refractive index falls. Graded-index fibers are often utilized in the telecom industry by grading the index of refraction of the core such that it gradually tapers between both the core center and the cladding. It lowers multimode dispersion.

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    b. Based on bandwidth, Single mode cables may accommodate more powerful, brighter light sources with less attenuation. Comparatively, Multimode relies on the transmission of several light modes with increased attenuation and lower brightness.

    c. Based on transmission distance, With a typical single-mode connection, single-mode fiber can transport data across short and long distances of up to 10 km (6.2 miles). On the other hand, the maximum transmission distance for multimode ranges from 300 to 550 meters.

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