Accession Number:

AD0656192

Title:

UNARMOURED SUBMARINE CABLE FOR DEEP-SEA CARRIER TELEPHONY,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

SUBMARINE CABLES LTD LONDON (ENGLAND)

Personal Author(s):

• Meyers,A. L.

Report Date:

1960-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

An unarmoured type of deep-sea coaxial cable, with the strength member inside the inner conductor and an external plastic sheath, was proposed in 1951. It gives increased circuit capacity and permits the laying of repeaters in rigid housings for two-way operation. After development and trials, the new cable was chosen for the deep sections of the Canadian transatlantic telephone cable, due for completion in 1961 as the first link in a proposed Commonwealth system around the world. This paper describes the advantages, development and manufacture of the cable, and reviews future possibilities. Author

Descriptors:

• *TELEPHONE LINES
• *COAXIAL CABLES
• UNDERWATER
• UNDERWATER
• DEEP WATER
• INSTALLATION

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE