These HDMT ferrules extend the capabilities of traditional MT-style connectors beyond 12 and 24 fibers, making configurations up to 72 fibers possible. Molex has developed termination and polishing capabilities achieving insertion-loss levels that are comparable to those of 24-fiber terminations. This significant increase in fibers in a single connector offers considerable space savings, along with reduced installation time and cost. Molex is developing flexible ruggedized trunk cabling solutions that utilize the HDMT ferrules, which are designed to reduce fiber installation costs in central offices and data center applications. Low profile, high fiber count trunk cables streamline the routing of the trunk cables and reduce the number of fiber pulls.