Plan your outdoor fiber installation carefully by surveying the site, choosing the right cable type, and following FOA and OSP standards to ensure reliability. (FOA) was founded in 1995 to help develop the workforce to build the fiber optic networks to support a rapid expansion in communications and the Internet. The charter of the FOA was to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification, and. This guide walks through each stage of underground fiber installation—from route planning and conduit selection to splicing, termination, and testing—to help ensure long-term network performance and reliability. Select the best installation method—direct burial, aerial, conduit, or underwater—based on your environment and future network needs. Use. Where reels are supplied with protective material fitted over the cable, the protection should remain in place until the cable will be installed. The cable should be bent as little as possible. Turn-backs and all sharp changes of direction. There are three common laying methods for outdoor optical cables, namely: underground pipeline laying (that is, laying optical cables in underground pipelines), direct underground laying and overhead laying (that is, laying from utility poles to utility poles in the air. Anti-Ant Cable: Incorporates insect-repellent.