Top 30 fiber optic product suppliers in the USA

Table of Contents

• Admission Criteria
• Corning Incorporated
• Prysmian Group
• Fujikura America, Inc.
• Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
• CommScope
• OFS
• AFL Telecommunications
• Belden
• TE Connectivity
• Molex, LLC
• Huber+Suhner AG
• Coherent Corp
• Panduit Corp.
• YOFC USA, Inc.
• Proterial Cable America
• Thorlabs, Inc.
• Fluke Networks
• Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
• Diamond SA
• Black Box Corporation
• Clearfield, Inc.
• Infinera Corporation
• Viavi Solutions
• Lumentum Holdings
• L-com Global Connectivity
• OCC
• Wesco
• Amphenol Fiber Systems International
• Fiber Optic Marketplace LLC
• Waveguide Solutions, LLC

Today everything has changed at a faster pace than decades ago. People are more eager to refer to an existing well-reasoned rank reference when purchasing any product or service with which they’re unfamiliar. It also applies to fiber optics. We have practiced telecommunications for over twenty years and will respond to this common need by briefly introducing the top 30 fiber optic product suppliers in the USA.

Admission Criteria

When we refer to the suppliers, we mean both the manufacturers and the distributors. Those well-reputed telecommunications companies, like Corning, CommScope, and Prysmian Group, which do business in the USA, are counted as the best fiber optic products suppliers in the USA. Besides those well-established giants, we also consider some less well-known distributors because though they’re just emerging not long, they are rising fast, and their loyal customer base has been established. They already win their reputation as the preferred option among their clients.

Please note we didn’t list them following a strict ranking order. We don’t think we can objectively rank them without doing unjust to them. Far from it. We just randomly named one after another. After all, this short introduction only aims to give you a quick overview of the USA’s top 30 fiber optic product suppliers.

Corning Incorporated

Official website: https://www.corning.com/

Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works till 1989, is an American multinational technology company specializing in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies.

For nearly 170 years, Corning has combined its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramics science, and optical physics with deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop life-changing innovations and products.

Prysmian Group

Official website: https://www.prysmiangroup.com/

As one of the world leaders in energy and telecoms cable systems, Prysmian Group is headquartered in Milan, Italy, specializing in producing electrical cable for use in the energy and telecom sectors and optical fibers. It acquired the General Cable group in the US in 2017.

It is the world leader in the production of cables for wind farms.

Fujikura America, Inc.

Official website: https://www.fujikura.com/

Fujikura America, Inc. wholesale and distributes electrical components and wiring supplies, such as fiber optics, fiberscope, light guides, fiber electronic cables, membrane circuits, coaxial, wire assemblies, harnesses, and telecommunications cables.

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

Official website: https://www.sumitomoelectric.com/

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. (SEL) manufactures wire and cable products, including fiber optic cables, fusion splicers, and accessories.

Regarding optical fiber fusion splicers, no other company in the world can match Sumitomo Electric Lightwave for innovation, speed, and performance.

CommScope

Official website: https://www.commscope.com/

CommScope, a North Carolina-based company, provides communication products and services. It designs, builds, and manages wired and wireless networks.

CommScope’s people and solutions redefine what’s possible from connectivity worldwide, helping their network partners solve their most pressing challenges today—and innovating better ways for them to solve what’s next.

OFS

Official website: https://www.ofsoptics.com/

OFS, a premier manufacturer of fiber optic solutions, is an American technology company known for designing and manufacturing fiber optic solutions.

OFS designs and manufactures optical fiber, fiber optic cable, and other fiber optic solutions for various industries.

AFL Telecommunications

Official website: https://www.aflglobal.com/

AFL Telecommunications, LLC provides fiber optic products, including fiber optic cables, conductor accessories, fusion splicing, copper apparatus, rail transit systems, ancillary products, etc.

Belden

Official website: https://www.belden.com/

Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets cable, connectivity, and networking products. It produces and sells a portfolio of cable, connectivity, and networking products to various end markets, including industrial, enterprise, broadcast, and consumer electronics.

Belden is one of the largest U.S.-based manufacturers of high-speed electronic cables primarily used in the industrial, enterprise, and broadcast markets.

TE Connectivity

Official website: https://www.te.com/

TE Connectivity Limited provides engineered electronic components, network solutions, undersea telecommunication systems, and wireless systems.

It has a global workforce of 89,000 employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, and serves customers in approximately 140 countries.

Molex, LLC

Official website: https://www.molex.com/

Molex, LLC, established in 1938 by Frederick Krehbiel, designs, develops and manufactures electronic components, such as connectors, sockets and edge cards, cable assemblies, antennas, optical, printed circuit boards, automation, and lighting products.

The company is considered the second-largest electronic connector company in the world.

Huber+Suhner AG

Official website: https://www.hubersuhner.com/

Huber + Suhner AG, a Switzerland-based company, manufactures electrical and optical connectivity systems and components such as fiber optic cables and connectors, antenna systems, lightning protection, and hybrid cables.

Coherent Corp

Official website: https://ii-vi.com/

Coherent Corp, formerly known as II-VI Incorporated, designs engineered materials, optoelectronic components, semiconductor lasers, and optics.

The new company name represents their unity in action, clarity of purpose, and broader sense of customer engagement.

Panduit Corp.

Official website: https://www.panduit.com/

Panduit Corporation manufactures cabinets, racks, cable ties, copper systems, fiber optic systems, grounding systems, identification and labeling systems, and installation tools.

They offer a full product portfolio to help customers turn connectivity into a competitive advantage.

YOFC USA, Inc.

Official website: https://en.yofc.com/

A US-based division of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company. Its parent company, headquartered in Wuhan, China, manufactures fiber and cable products, such as communication fibers, communication cables, and specialty fibers.

Proterial Cable America

Official website: https://usa.proterial.com/

Proterial Cable America, Inc. (PCA), formerly Hitachi Cable America, is a global manufacturer of highly specialized and innovative technologies for the data communications, medical and automotive industries.

It designs and manufactures communication cables and assemblies such as networking electronics, optical components, wires and cables, copper products, and semiconductors.

Thorlabs, Inc.

Official website: https://www.thorlabs.com/

Thorlabs, Inc., headquartered in Newton, New Jersey, designs, develops and manufactures photonics and optoelectronics products and systems, including imaging systems, electrophysiology, scientific cameras, optical tables and breadboards, and optomechanical components.

Fluke Networks

Official website: https://www.flukenetworks.com/

Fluke Networks is the worldwide leader in certification, troubleshooting, and installation tools for professionals who install and maintain critical network cabling infrastructure. The company’s flagship products include the innovative LinkWare™ Live, the world’s leading cloud-connected cable certification solution, with over thirty million results uploaded to date.

Fiber Optic Center, Inc.

Official website: https://focenter.com/

Fiber Optic Center, Inc.(FOC) is an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment, and supplies. It has been helping customers make the best cable assemblies in the world for over two decades.

Diamond SA

Official website: https://www.diausa.com/

Diamond SA, founded in 1958, manufactures instruments and apparatus that measure an optical property.

Their products and processes are governed by a quality management system certified to ISO 9001 since 1994.

Black Box Corporation

Official website: https://www.blackbox.com/

Black Box is a global company selling networking and computer interconnect products and services.

Black Box® is a trusted IT solutions provider delivering cutting-edge technology solutions and world-class consulting services to businesses around the globe.

Clearfield, Inc.

Official website: https://www.seeclearfield.com/

Clearfield, Inc., founded in 1979 and headquartered in Brooklyn Park, MN, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber optic management, protection, and delivery products for communications networks. The firm’s products include fiber cabinets, patch cards, assemblies, cassettes, frames, panels, microduct, terminals, vaults, wall boxes, and box enclosures.

Infinera Corporation

Official website: https://www.infinera.com/

Infinera, formly Zepton Networks, was founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California. As a pioneer in designing and manufacturing large-scale photonic integrated circuits (PICs), it is a vertically integrated manufacturer of Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)-based packet optical transmission equipment and IP transport technologies for the telecommunications service provider market.

Viavi Solutions

Official website: https://www.viavisolutions.com/

Viavi Solutions, split from JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) in August 2015, is an American company that designs and manufactures products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, optical solutions for authentication and decorative applications, and other custom optics.

Lumentum Holdings

Official website: https://www.lumentum.com/

Lumentum Holdings Inc, a California-based technology firm, provides optical and photonic products, such as an extensive range of components, modules, and subsystems to support customers, including carrier networks for access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul (city-to-city and worldwide), and submarine (undersea) applications.

L-com Global Connectivity

Official website: https://www.l-com.com/

L-com Global Connectivity, a preferred manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, offers various solutions and unrivaled customer service for the electronics and data communications industries. It designs and manufactures connectivity products, such as adapters, antennas, coaxial, connectors, fiber optics, wireless LAN amplifiers, ethernet converters and switches, and patch panels.

OCC

Official website: https://www.occfiber.com/

OCC, the second largest manufacturer of multimode fiber optic cable for the North American enterprise market, is one of the leaders in the engineering and manufacturing of a variety of high-performance, top-tier cabling and connectivity solutions.

Wesco

Official website: https://www.anixter.com/

Wesco supplies products and services for communications, security, networking, audio-visual, and industrial control applications. It acquired Anixter in 2020.

Amphenol Fiber Systems International

Official website: http://www.fibersystems.com/

Amphenol Fiber Systems International(AFSI) is a full-service fiber optic company specializing in fabricating and manufacturing fiber optic connectivity products and systems. The company’s commitment to technical excellence makes them an industry leader in providing sophisticated products and professional technical assistance in the fiber optic industry. Since its inception in 1993, AFSI has and will continue to base its corporate strategy on technical and application support, quality assurance, product performance, and value.

Fiber Optic Marketplace LLC

Official website: https://shop.fiberoptic.com/

The Fiber Optic Marketplace LLC, founded in 2001, is the leading online provider of fiber optic products, training, and rental solutions.

Waveguide Solutions, LLC

Official website: https://waveguidefiber.com/

Waveguide, headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, specializes in telecommunications. It provides end-to-end fiber optic solutions, including the engineering, project management, construction, and maintenance of fiber optic networks.