Kenyan network installers should begin with the actual mating interfaces and site fiber records before assigning this product to a link. This hybrid simplex armored patch cable puts an LC UPC connector on one end and an SC APC connector on the other, joined by a single OS2 9/125µm fiber inside a helical stainless steel tube and blue 3.0mm riser-rated (OFCR) jacket. It is built for the common access-network case where the active equipment speaks LC but the optical distribution network presents an angled SC interface. Kenyan installers can add this check to the handover record for future maintenance and fault tracing.
Product Highlights
- Connects LC equipment directly to APC-terminated ODN plant
- Helical stainless steel armor against crush, impact and rodents
- G.657.A1 bend-insensitive fiber, 10/5D bend radius
- Riser (OFCR) flame rating for vertical building pathways
- Stock lengths 1m to 30m; custom lengths and jackets on request
- LC UPC to SC APC hybrid simplex, OS2 9/125µm single mode
Specifications
| Connector Type | LC to SC |
|---|---|
| Polish Type | UPC to APC |
| Fiber Mode | OS2 9/125µm |
| Wavelength | 1310/1550nm |
| Fiber Count | Simplex |
| Fiber Grade | G.657.A1 (Compatible with G.652.D) |
| Min. Bend Radius (Fiber Cable) | 10/5D (Dynamic/Static) |
| Cable Outside Diameter (OD) | 3.0mm |
| Flame Rating | Riser (OFCR) |
| Construction Type | Single Armored, Stainless Steel Tube |
| Tensile Strength | 120/225N (Long/Short Term) |
| Insertion Loss | ≤0.3dB |
| Return Loss | ≥50dB (UPC) / ≥60dB (APC) |
| Operating Temperature | -20 to 70°C (-4 to 158°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -40 to 70°C (-40 to 158°F) |
A hybrid cord between transceiver and ODN
FTTx and access deployments constantly bridge two interface worlds: the OLT, media converter or test set with LC ports on one side, and the distribution frame or wall outlet terminated with SC APC on the other. A hybrid cord makes that transition in one tested product instead of stacking an adapter onto a standard jumper, removing a mated pair and its loss from the channel.
Mixed polish on one assembly, and why it matters
The UPC end is flat-polished for the connected equipment side; the APC end is ground at 8 degrees to mate with the angled plant. UPC and APC connectors must never be mated to each other: the angled and flat end faces meet at a gap that destroys return loss and can chip the fiber. This cord is built so each end meets only the interface it was polished for.
Armored for the last exposed meters
Hybrid access tails run through the least controlled part of the network: customer wall boxes, cabinet doors, basement risers and pole-top enclosures. The helical steel tube inside the jacket gives the cord crush and rodent resistance exactly where the fixed plant can no longer protect it, without sleeving the run in conduit. Kenyan installers can add this check to the handover record for future maintenance and fault tracing.
Typical applications for the hybrid build
The common three: connecting LC-port OLT or test equipment to an SC APC distribution frame, jumpering between an ONT with LC pigtail access and the APC wall outlet, and lab setups where LC-based instruments must exercise APC plant. In all three the hybrid cord replaces an adapter-plus-jumper stack, removing one mated pair from the channel and one source of intermittent loss from the trouble report.
Standard lengths and custom builds
Regular lengths are stocked for fast delivery: 1m (3ft), 2m (7ft), 3m (10ft), 5m (16ft), 10m (33ft), 15m (49ft), 20m (66ft) and 30m (98ft), covering the common rack-to-rack, access and frame connections this cord is built for. Project-specific lengths beyond this range are manufactured to order. For access tails, measure from the connected equipment port to the frame slot and order to that figure; the cord then dresses without a service loop trapped behind the enclosure. Specifying the specific pathway length avoids both the slack storage problem of an overlong cord and the strain risk of one that is too short.
Factory testing and quality checks
Every hybrid product is terminated with precision zirconia ferrules, with the APC end angle-verified and both connector ends geometry-checked. Because insertion loss and return loss are measured through the finished cord before packing, the 0.3dB insertion ceiling and the 50/60dB return figures describe the delivered product, not a lab sample.
How to Order and Factory Support
Refer to the LC UPC to SC APC simplex armored range when asking for a quotation, and state the pathway length and jacket rating. If the plant uses a dissimilar connector mix, the project-specific simplex armored program builds any combination once the factory confirms the specification. Project support for Kenya and East Africa is available to reconcile the ordered configuration with the intended installation.