That was my first thought, but you have the pigtails at the top of the pole already doing that job?

Other random theories:

- Cable storage to allow the enclosure containing the splice trays etc to be taken down from the pole and allow splicing etc to take place easily and ground level?
- Cable storage to allow adjustment of the amount of slack in longer fibre runs between poles?
- An Illuminati conspiracy?

I want to know why some have 2, some have 4, and in my nearest pole has 6 of them

In reply to a post by Taras:

I want to know why some have 2, some have 4, and in my nearest pole has 6 of them

When I would imagine 1 would do the job each pole unless I'm mistaken.

From the OP's photo it looks there there is one per fibre cable.

I hope that this link works for the image as I have been unable to find any guidance as to how best to include images on this forum posts.

Pole connectors

Multiple cables?

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Multiple cables?

Good point.

In reply to a post by MaryHinge:

Can anyone explain what the creep preventers actually do (other than prevent creep obviously)?

I keep seeing them and wondered in they were a form of strain relief.

See below taken from an excellent article by Andrew

The purpose of the fibre creeper is to avoid the differential in expansion and contraction between the overhead fibres outer and glass inner putting stress on fibre splices over the years

Cheers - I had seen that article at the time it was published and had forgotten all about it.