Online helix adjustment to control connector location on preconnectorized tapered assemblies

A bundled optical fiber cable, comprising:

• a central member having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end defining a length of the bundled optical fiber cable;
• a plurality of subunits wound around the central member, each of the plurality of subunits comprising a subunit jacket having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface defines a central bore containing at least one optical fiber;
• wherein the plurality of subunits have a variable pitch along the length of the central member;
• and
• wherein the outer surface of the subunit jacket of each of the plurality of subunits is an outermost surface of the bundled optical fiber cable;
• wherein the bundled optical fiber cable is an aerial cable and wherein the bundled optical fiber cable comprises a plurality of pole alignment markers along the length of the bundled optical fiber cable;
• wherein each of the plurality of subunits branches from the central member at a branch point located within five feet of a pole alignment marker of the plurality of pole alignment markers;
• and
• wherein each of the plurality of subunits is configured to terminate within 6 inches of a nominal termination point located towards the first end of the bundled optical fiber cable and one foot from a pole alignment marker of the plurality of pole alignment markers.