Cable assembly

A power and communication system, comprising:

• a hybrid cable comprising:
• electrical-conductor elements comprising wire conductors in the range of 10 AWG to 1/0 AWG;
• fiber-optic elements comprising optical fibers;
• a polymeric jacket surrounding the electrical-conductor and fiber-optic elements;
• and
• conductive armor coupled to the jacket;
• fiber-optic tethers comprising optical fibers spliced to the optical fibers of the hybrid cable;
• electrical tethers joined to electrical-conductor elements, wherein the electrical tethers include a radio-frequency shielding surrounding wire conductors, and wherein the shielding of the tethers is electrically connected to the conductive armor of the hybrid cable, thereby providing grounding for the system;
• a flexible, polymeric housing overlaying the spliced connections between the optical fibers of the hybrid cable and fiber-optic tethers as well as the junctions between the wire conductors of the hybrid cable and the wire conductors of the electrical tethers, wherein a conductive path for the grounding passes through the flexible, polymeric housing;
• and
• an enclosure attached to an end of the armor of the hybrid cable, wherein at least one of the wire conductors of the hybrid cable and electrical tethers passes through the enclosure, and wherein structure of the enclosure provides at least a portion of the conductive path for the grounding.