What are Armored Fiber Optic Cable?
Armored fiber optic cable is fiber cable that’s protected by a durable metal sheath. It is a type of optical cable designed for increased security in challenging environments. It has one or more layers of armor, typically metal,stainless steel, aluminum to protect its fiber core from being sliced, crushed, or violently thrown. This layer protects against physical damage, rodents, and extreme conditions,This renders the cable far more durable than normal. These cables are typical where standard fiber optic cables would snap, for example, in outdoor environments, industrial locations, or high-footfall zones. They can survive for up to 25 to 30 years, well beyond the typical 10 to 15 years for standard fiber cables.
OUFU is Worth Your Choice
We are a professional fiber optic cable manufacturer with years of production experience. Our armored fiber optic cable adopts high-quality fiber core and steel tape armored structure, which has good mechanical properties, waterproof, anti-rodent, anti-pressure and long service life. Widely used in outdoor direct buried, aerial, pipeline, telecom network, security monitoring, railway, electric power and other projects. We support OEM & ODM, accept customized core count and length.
Why Choose Armored Fiber Optic Cable?
Most outdoor network failures are caused by rodent bites, heavy pressure, water damage, or construction accidents.
Ordinary fiber cables break easily and require frequent repairs.
- Metal armor stops rats and insects completely
- Withstand pressure and vehicle rolling for direct burial
- Waterproof structure works stably underground for decades
- Strong tensile strength for safer aerial and duct installation
- Longer service life, less maintenance, lower total cost
Various Types of Armored Fiber Optic Cable
OUFU can customize various types of armored fiber optic cables for you. Please customize the armored cables according to your needs.
Strong anti-pulling performance ensures safe installation in aerial, duct and harsh outdoor areas.
Fully waterproof structure allows direct underground burial and long-term use in wet, rainy or submerged environments.
Stable transmission performance in cold, high temperature, humid and harsh outdoor environments.
Withstands heavy pressure, vehicle rolling and construction impact. Ideal for direct burial without extra protection.
Metal armor provides EMI/RFI shielding, making it perfect for power stations, industrial areas and high-interference sites.
Service life up to 25–30 years, greatly reducing repair costs, network downtime and replacement expenses.
High quality G.652D/G.657A fiber core, low transmission loss, strong anti-interference, ensure long-distance and high-speed signal transmission.
Metal armor layer prevents rodents and insects from biting or damaging the cable, which is the main cause of outdoor cable failure.
Why Choose OUFU Armored Fiber Optic Cables
OUFU services and quality are worthy of your choice. We have an 18,000m² factory and export optical cable products to over 50 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. Let’s realize our dreams together with OUFU!
Armored fiber optic cable usually contain reinforcing elements such as aramid yarns, and the armor layer can also provide certain tensile resistance.
The metal armor layer can prevent rodents and other rodents from gnawing, effectively resisting damage caused by rodents and extending the service life of the optical cable.
The outer sheath is mostly made of materials such as HDPE. The aluminum strips and other materials in the armor layer also have good corrosion resistance.
Its sturdy structure reduces the probability of failures due to environmental or mechanical factors, lowers the maintenance requirements, and thereby reduces the long-term operating costs.
OUFU is renowned for offering high-quality and cost-effective products. As a professional manufacturer of armored optical fiber cables, we can provide you with high-quality armored optical cables at discounted prices.
We have a team of experienced technical professionals who can provide a complete range of services from production to transportation. You only need to wait for the goods to arrive.
Our factory has obtained ISO 9001 certification, and the optical fiber cables have also passed the CE and ROHS、UL、TLC certification tests. The quality of our products will be the primary reason for your future purchases.
Don’t worry about the product quality. We offer a 10-year warranty service and guarantee that if there is any quality issue with the cable, we will replace it for you.
Customized Service of Armored Fiber Optic Cable
We can design customized armored fiber optic cable solutions based on user requirements, including structure, materials, and processes, and provide technical parameters and quotations.
Our outer sheath materials can be selected from HDPE, PVC, low smoke and halogen-free (LSZH), etc., with different fire-retardant and environmental protection properties. The sheath colors usually include black, gray, yellow, orange, etc., and can also be customized according to user requirements.
We can customize armored fiber optic cable ranging from 2 cores to 144 cores and even more. We can also customize the outer diameter specifications of the cables to adapt to different laying environments and installation spaces.
We can also customize armored fiber optic cable with special properties such as fire-retardant, anti-rodent, and waterproof.
Frequent Asked Questions
The mainstream packaging is “wooden shaft waterproof packaging”: Core carrier: Select a wooden shaft based on the length of the fiber optic cable, and the shaft body must be marked with the fiber optic cable model, core count, length, weight, and the company’s logo, etc.; Protective layer: Wrap a waterproof film around the surface of the fiber optic cable, and fix the ends of the shaft body with baffles to prevent the fiber optic cable from loosening, getting wet, or being subject to mechanical collision.
The key points are as follows: Do not place them upside down: They must be placed vertically according to the “positive direction” indicated on the shaft body to prevent the optical cables from sliding off the shaft; Avoid excessive stacking: The maximum number of layers for small wooden shafts is 2; Securely fix: Use ropes or barriers to fix the shafts inside the truck / container to prevent shaking and collision during transportation; Keep away from sharp objects: Avoid mixing with sharp items such as steel and tools to prevent puncturing the outer packaging and the optical cable sheath.
Not very high. Although the initial purchase cost is 20% to 50% higher than that of ordinary fiber optic cable, due to its high mechanical strength and good protection, the failure rate (such as being damaged by rats or compression) is much lower than that of ordinary optical cables. During long-term use, there is no need for frequent repairs, and instead, it can reduce maintenance costs.
The metal armor layer (steel tape, steel wire) may rust if exposed to a humid / corrosive environment. However, the outer sheath of the fiber optic cable (such as HDPE high-density polyethylene) will completely enclose the armor layer, providing waterproof and anti-corrosion protection. If the outer sheath is damaged, it needs to be repaired promptly; otherwise, rusting of the armor layer may affect the optical fiber transmission.
Yes, it is possible. As long as the fiber types (single mode / multi mode) and the core numbers of the two are the same, they can be connected through standard fiber fusion splicing. The armor layer only affects physical protection and does not affect the transmission of optical signals.
Yes. The working temperature range of conventional armored fiber optic cable is -40℃ to +60℃. Some special models (such as the cold-resistant type) can be as low as -55℃, and the heat-resistant type can reach up to +85℃, which can adapt to extreme climates such as high-altitude, desert, and extremely cold regions.
