Opto-electric cable

An opto-electric cable comprising:

• an electrical conductor including an electrically conductive core of a bundle of metal wires and an electrically insulating layer surrounding the electrically conductive core;
• and
• an optical unit embedded within the electrically conductive core,
• wherein the optical unit includes at least two optical fibers and a buffer jointly surrounding the at least two optical fibers, each optical fiber of the at least two optical fibers including a core, a cladding and a coating, and
• wherein the optical unit is arranged amongst the bundle of metal wires and metal wires of the bundle of metal wires are stranded about the buffer.

An opto-electric cable comprising:

• an electrical conductor including an electrically conductive core and an electrically insulating layer surrounding the electrically conductive core;
• and
• an optical unit embedded within the electrically conductive core,
• wherein the optical unit includes at least two optical fibers and a buffer jointly surrounding the at least two optical fibers, each optical fiber of the at least two optical fibers including a core, a cladding and a coating, and
• wherein the optical unit is substantially at a center of the electrically conductive core and in direct contact with the electrically conductive core.