Cable arrangements include a length of springy cable looped in a figure 8
arrangement with an intermediate cross-over section between respective
first and second looped sections of the cable. The figure 8 arrangement
enables withdrawal of the cable from the arrangement with no more than a
single twist of the cable to limit accumulated net linear twist of the
cable while linearly extending the cable. The first and second looped
sections may be positioned overlapping each other to provide a
substantially toroidal shaped cable arrangement. An optical device may be
provided on one or both of the ends of the length of cable. The springy
cable may be a fiber optic cable, such as flat drop cable. Cable
products, enclosures and methods of forming a cable arrangement are also
provided.