[jzwinck]

Of course they are colored. Like this: http://www.evertopcomms.com/144-fiber-count-gyts-fiber-optic...

It is still a lot of work, and so far not automated.

[bobthepanda]

It is also, as a matter of practicality, going to be very difficult to find 144 colors that can‘t be mistaken for one another, particularly in conditions that i would imagine wouldn‘t have great lighting.

[Hydraulix989]

Well, the layout has them grouped into colored sub-bundles.