AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Insulation and Jacketing Compounds
Advanced Compounds for High-Speed Telecommunication Networks
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds are engineered to deliver long-term performance and reliability for the information age. Designed with the needs of network operators and cable producers, these advanced materials provide superior strength against adverse mechanical, electrical, and thermal conditions.
Our formulations are the foundation for high-performance insulation and jacketing in fiber optic, coaxial, and copper LAN cables. By significantly reducing signal loss and enabling higher production efficiency, AXELERON™ empowers the development of a faster, more durable, and more connected world.
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds by Dow offers exceptional performance for copper data cables used in telecom networks. Designed for durability, flexibility, and ease of installation, these innovative materials ensure enhanced signal transmission, long-term reliability, and protection against environmental stressors, making them an excellent choice for advanced copper cable applications.
AXELERON™ for Copper Data Cables
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Help reduce loss and interference for clearer, more reliable signals in telecom applications.
Enhance cable flexibility of copper cables for easier installation, especially in tight spaces. This feature improves handling and adaptability for telecom setups.
Offer high-temperature resistance for copper-cables, ensuring reliable performance and stability even in extreme heat. This feature enhances durability and reduces the risk of overheating.
Applications
Jacketing
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds offers robust jacketing options for copper cables, offering excellent protection against environmental exposure, mechanical damage, and wear. These durable jackets ensure long-lasting performance, reliability, and easy installation in diverse telecom applications.
Insulation
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds offer advanced insulation for copper cables, helping to deliver excellent electrical performance and protection. This insulation ensures exceptional signal integrity, minimizes interference, and enhances durability, making it an excellent choice for high-performance telecom applications.
Nucleating Masterbatch
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds enhances copper data cables by improving the clarity and consistency of the insulation and jacketing layers. This masterbatch ensures optimal performance, processing efficiency, and durability, leading to reliable signal transmission and long-lasting cable performance.
Explore Dow's AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds for fiber optic cables, engineered to elevate performance and reliability. These advanced compounds enhance the strength, flexibility, and protection of fiber optic cables, ensuring excellent signal integrity and durability across diverse telecom applications. Experience cutting-edge technology designed for enhanced fiber optic cable performance.
AXELERON™ Compounds for Fiber Optic Cables
Jacketing
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds offer durable jacketing options for fiber optic cables, offering robust protection against environmental hazards and mechanical damage. This jacketing ensures reliable, long-term performance in demanding telecom applications.
Extends cable life by protecting against environmental, thermal and mechanical wear and provides UV resistance.
Enables efficient manufacturing and smoother installation for faster, more consistent production.
Delivers strength and flexibility for durable performance in demanding conditions.
AXELERON™ FO 6321 BK Telecom Cable Compound wins R&D 100 Award
Our AXELERON™ FO 6321 BK Telecom Cable Compound was honored as a 2024 R&D 100 Awards winner. This innovatively designed jacket is laser printable, has a low coefficient of friction (COF) and extremely low shrinkage to enable extremely high fiber count in smaller diameter cables and increase cable installation efficiency offering excellent toughness, weather resistance, and high-speed extrusion processing.
AXELERON™ FO 6321 BK wins Cabling Innovators Award
The AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds and CONTINUUM™ Bimodal Polyethylene Resins are bimodal high-density polyethylene (HDPE) uniquely tailored – molecularly and compositionally – for their own individual application and optimized together as a system to deliver reliable connectivity with enhanced efficiency. For their high performance, these two products together won a 2023 Cabling Innovators Award.
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds: Enhanced Performance and Durability
Discover how Dow’s AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds offer enhanced performance and durability for advanced cable applications. Learn the innovative options that improve cable longevity, flexibility, and protection, ensuring reliability in demanding telecom environments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
AXELERON™ compounds are engineered for a comprehensive range of benefits, including exceptional strength and durability to protect cables in harsh environments. They offer improved production and processing efficiency for cable manufacturers and, most critically, innovative formulations that significantly reduce signal loss, ensuring high data transmission rates over long distances.
Our materials science directly addresses the challenge of signal degradation. AXELERON™ compounds are designed to be low-loss dielectric materials, which is crucial for high-frequency applications. In some cases, they can decrease dielectric loss by up to 30%, which helps boost signal efficiency, maintain data integrity, and support the demanding speed and reliability requirements of broadband and 5G networks.
AXELERON™ is a versatile portfolio used across critical network infrastructure. These compounds provide high-performance insulation for copper cables and serve as the smooth, protective jacketing and buffering in coaxial, copper LAN/twisted-pair, and fiber optic cables found in homes, businesses, data centers, and cell towers.
By combining strength, durability, and flexibility, AXELERON™ compounds create robust insulation and jacketing that protect sensitive wires and fibers from physical and environmental stress. Whether cables are buried underground, run through conduit, or installed in cell towers, our materials are designed to ensure long-lasting performance, which translates to higher network uptime, lower maintenance costs, and more reliable connectivity for everyone.
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