A-2-Sea Shallow Water Cable Joint

Our cable joints have been designed to meet specific customer needs, including minimising jointing equipment and tooling, high fibre count capacity, compact size and the ability to be installed under MPGU conditions.

With an outstanding track record for reliability, the highly versatile system offers a simple, cost-effective solution to shallow water jointing. The joints are subjected to the same testing and qualification regime as more expensive joints. Deployment is quick and straightforward, and our team of highly qualified cable jointers can respond rapidly to requirements on a global scale.

Key features of the A-2-Sea Shallow Water Cable Joint

Cost-effective, reliable subsea cable joint for powered and unpowered systems
Moulded for powered systems and heatshrink joint options for non-powered systems
High fibre count capacity of up to 96 fibres
Designs are versatile and adaptable and can be used to connect different cable designs (kingwire to loose tube, for example)
Moulded joint is qualified for OALC4 SA and SL17L SA cable-to-cable joints, including hybrid OALC4 SA to SL17L SA joint installations
Heatshrink joint is simple, low-cost assembly tooling with cost-effective spares and is qualified for Pirelli 18.5 SA and Hexatronic 15T SAH
Detailed step-by-step assembly instructions for specific joint technologies, providing subsea cable installation engineers with all required information in a single document.

Simple, low-cost assembly, quality tooling and cost-effective spares kit

High fibre count capacity of up to 96 fibres

Qualified to water depths of up to 200m

96

Fibre count capacity of up to

200m

qualified water depth

15kV

rated up to

Benefits

Qualified to the same qualification regime as more expensive cable joints
Can be installed or repaired under MPGU conditions, simplifying both installation and maintenance.
A-2-Sea can quickly and easily qualify new submarine cables for customer system requirements
A-2-Sea technicians are responsive and specialise in rapid mobilisation. Heatshrink joints and tooling can be carried by hand, enabling the deployment of teams quickly and economically.
Available from stock, with UK-based storage.
A-2-Sea's unrivalled expertise ensures that every stage of the cable life cycle, from transport and cable installation to maintenance and shallow water repair, is handled with precision and quality.
A full range of ongoing support, technical assistance, training and other services can be provided, including survey data acquisition and processing.