Application
Telecom & Carrier Cabling
CO patch panels, DWDM long-haul, metro fiber. Every dB of insertion loss shows up in an optical power budget somewhere — we specify our patch cords like it matters, because it does.
What matters here
Common challenges
- CWDM / DWDM return-loss requirements
- GR-326 acceptance testing at telecom scale
- ≤ 0.35 dB insertion loss on every patch
- Yellow OS2 identification per TIA-598-C
Our take
Recommended SKUs
OS2 LC-LC uniboot duplex patch cords for high-density carrier racks.
Talk to salesProducts for this industry
8 SKUs recommended
OS2 LC-LC Uniboot Duplex Patch Cord
Single-mode long-distance uniboot patch cord. 9/125 µm OS2, LC-LC, 2.0/3.0 mm — carrier and enterprise backbone use.
OM3 SC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Multimode OM3 duplex with SC connectors on both ends — for older Cisco/Huawei switches, GPON ONT ports, and legacy SC-panel plants.
OM3 LC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
LC-to-SC hybrid duplex — bridges modern LC switch ports to legacy SC panels without a bulkhead adapter or fusion splice.
OM4 SC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Multimode OM4 duplex with SC connectors on both ends — for legacy SC-panel data centers running 40G/100G-SR4 with extended reach.
OM4 LC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
LC-to-SC hybrid duplex on OM4 — retrofit from legacy SC panels to modern LC switch ports with 40G/100G-SR4 headroom.
OS2 SC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Single-mode OS2 duplex with SC connectors on both ends — the workhorse of central-office (CO) patching, GPON head-ends, and telecom SC bulkheads.
OS2 LC-SC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
LC-to-SC hybrid single-mode duplex — bridges modern LC transceivers to legacy SC bulkheads for DWDM, GPON, and long-reach data-center links.
OS2 FC-FC UPC Duplex LSZH Patch Cord
Single-mode OS2 duplex with threaded FC connectors on both ends — for carrier test equipment, DWDM lab benches, and single-mode measurement setups.