Utility linemen have limited options when it comes to cutting high-capacity, high-strength ACSR (Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced) cable commonly used in overhead power lines, or the "guy wire" ...

With the increasing frequency of natural disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and winter storms, electric utilities have proactively transitioned overhead lines to underground circuits ...

The maturation of communications technologies and the expansion of industry standards relating to cabling systems and protocols have made facilities and IT managers hungry for a single cabling system ...