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AOC Cables
Optical AOCs for in-rack reach.
Active optical cables (AOCs) combine transceivers and fibre in one sealed assembly — lower power and lighter than copper DACs, with reach well beyond a single rack.
At a glance
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Speeds | 10G – 400G |
| Type | Active optical cable |
| Lengths | 1 – 100m |
| Coding | Major vendor coded |
- UK WarehousedSame-week dispatch
- In-house engineersTechnical specs & support
- End-to-end BOM fulfilmentKitted, staged, delivered
- 120+ network buildersTrust Altnets to deliver
Key features
Built for how it gets installed.
AOC Cables is one of the 5 cable types we carry across our Active Network Connectivity range — chosen for the way you actually deploy.
10G / 25G / 40G / 100G / 400G
Reaches from 1m to 100m
Coded for major switch vendors
Lower power and bend radius than DAC
Why Altnets
The clever choice for network builders.
Deep UK stock
300,000+ sqft of warehousing and 4,000+ pallet positions — same-week dispatch on most line items.
Engineers, not order-takers
In-house technical team to validate specs, propose alternatives and de-risk your build before it ships.
BOM, kitted & staged
Multi-vendor consolidation, phased deliveries and project staging built into every order.
UK & worldwide reach
Air, sea and road freight with full export documentation and flexible incoterms for global rollouts.
Applications
Where aoc cables earns its keep.
Rack-to-rack uplinks
Spine and leaf fabrics
HPC and GPU clusters
Structured DC cabling
Have a question?
Let's get your network moving.
Tell us what you're building. We'll come back with a quote, lead times, and a plan.
- [email protected]
- +44 (0) 20 3997 8994
- Brighton · United Kingdom
More Active Network Connectivity
Other cable types
Direct Attach Cables
DACs for short-reach high speed.
Media Converters & PoE
Bridge copper and fibre.
POE
Power IP devices over the structured cable.
SFPs
Vendor-coded optics, lab tested.