Our Hollow Core Fibre Cross Connect Service
In practical terms, a Hollow Core Fibre cross connect makes physically separate parts of a data centre estate behave as if they are much closer together. This is particularly valuable in modern environments where workloads are distributed across multiple racks, halls or buildings and performance is constrained by latency rather than bandwidth alone.
Our Hollow Core Fibre Cross Connect service enables faster data transmission by reducing propagation delay by approximately 30% compared to traditional single-mode fibre, allowing racks, suites, buildings and campuses to operate as if they are physically closer together. This makes Hollow Core Fibre an ideal solution for latency-sensitive workloads such as AI, high-performance computing, financial services and emerging quantum applications.
What NPS Delivers:
Standard Hollow Core Fibre Cross Connect Options
✔ Pre-tested Hollow Core Fibre cross–connect cables
✔ Supplied in 50 m increments up to 300 m
✔ Available as cables only or with termination panels, depending on customer preference
✔ Factory tested with full optical documentation
Bespoke & Turnkey Hollow Core Fibre Cross Connects
For non-standard routes or distances, NPS provides:
✔ On-site route surveys to determine exact cable lengths
✔ Latency-optimised HCF design
✔ Supervised installation, commissioning, and handover
✔ Full optical testing and certification
Structured Cabling & High-Density Fibre Solutions
In addition to Hollow Core Fibre cross connects, NPS also delivers:
✔ Standard structured cabling for data centre environments
✔ Multi-Core Fibre solutions offering significant cable density improvements, with up to 12 cores available today and roadmaps to 32 cores and beyond
Why Use Hollow Core Fibre For Data Centre Cross Connects
Hollow Core Fibre cross connects offer several key benefits over conventional solid-core optical fibres, making it a promising technology for high-speed communications and data transmission.
This allows racks, suites and buildings to operate as if they were physically much closer together. This reduces propagation delay across cross-connects, improves synchronisation between distributed systems and enables higher-performance workloads without changes to physical data centre layout.
By minimising latency and maximising throughput, Hollow Core Fibre ensures AI systems can exchange data in near real-time, supporting high-performance applications such as machine learning, deep learning and large-scale AI model deployment.
Hollow Core Fibre technology evolves, new generations are opening up additional optical transmission bands, enabling more data to be transmitted simultaneously over the same fibre. This increased efficiency allows data centres and high-performance networks to scale without needing extra physical fibre, supporting growing demands for bandwidth-heavy applications, cloud services and next-generation communications.
Hollow Core Fibre is designed to support higher speeds and denser wavelength packing as technology advances. This means networks can scale to accommodate increasing data demands without needing to replace existing cabling, ensuring long-term performance, adaptability and a lower total cost of ownership for data centre and campus infrastructure.
Interested in our Hollow Core Fibre Cross Connect Service?
If you would like to have an initial chat about Hollow Core Fibre Cross Connect or wish to discuss a specific project, get in touch via the contact form.
