Fiber optic cable for installation in a cable passageway and methods and an apparatus for producing the same

A fiber optic cable, comprising:

• an fiber optic cable component including at least one optical fiber therein;
• and
• a cable jacket, said cable jacket comprising surface irregularities, said surface irregularities including a generally sinusoidal-like shape.

In a method of making a fiber optic cable, comprising:

• extruding a cable jacket on a fiber optic cable component having at least one optical fiber therein;
• and
• shaping surface irregularities in said cable jacket in the form of undulations, said step of forming said undulations including forming said undulations into a helical formation, said helical formation roughly tracing at least one helical feature of said fiber optic cable component.

A die for extruding a cable jacket material onto a fiber optic cable component, said die comprising:

• a profile having crests and hollows formed therein for shaping said cable jacket material whereby said cable jacket material is extruded onto a cable component containing at least one optical fiber therein;
• said die forming surface irregularities in said cable jacket as said cable jacket material is extruded onto said fiber optic cable component.