Whether deployed in outdoor or indoor applications, Prysmian's QUICKDRAW® solutions are designed for versatility, covering all cable management needs whatever the network type. These include aerial and underground installations , as well as cabling in central offices (or exchanges) or customer premises.

Increasing bandwidth requirements from both business and residential customers are having a profound effect upon the optical network performance level required, which in turn demands high standards of fibre management. As optical power budgets are stretched, the importance of positive fibre management in each and every section of the network is increasingly a matter of priority, in order to minimise power loss. Space limitations are also stimulating the need for high density splicing and patching options in all areas of the network.

The QUICKDRAW® product portfolio provides solutions to enable network operators the ability to solve these issues and create networks capable of managing future demands.

Designed specifically for bringing optical fibre directly to residents of high-rise apartments and offices, the heart of the VertiCasa™ system features a new concept in optical cable construction allowing easy fibre access and break-out , reducing the demand for skilled labour and installation time and cost.

The VertiCasa™ system provides a fast and flexible means of connecting users in a multi-dwelling unit. The system comprises a main riser cable of up to 96 fibres which can be branched directly to individual subscribers on different floors without the need for splicing of fibre within the riser of the building. Fibres are extracted from breakout windows in the main cable using Prysmian's method which allows the required length of protected "easy strip" fibre to be routed directly from the main body of the cable through to the end user. A pre-connectorised drop cable may be used to provide the final customer connection.

The  VertiCasa™ system comprises all supporting accessories and connectivity products necessary to complete the full installtion from main fibre distribution point, generally in the basement of the building, through to the end user.