Fiber Optic Cables Manufacturers and Suppliers in the USA – A Thomas Industry Overview

Modern communication infrastructure, including data centers and telecom networks, simply would not be possible without fiber optic cables—and the same goes for the high-speed internet we have come to rely on. The global fiber optic cable market was valued at $14.52 billion in 2024, and is projected to exceed $25 billion by 2030, growing at a 9.46% CAGR.1

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Thomas has been North America’s number one industrial sourcing platform for more than 125 years. On Thomasnet, you’ll find more than 630 suppliers of fiber optic cables in the USA. You can filter these companies by location, certifications, and more factors to easily find and connect with the right supplier for your needs. We’ve listed the most frequently sourced Fiber Optic Cable Suppliers on Thomasnet in the table below.

Founded in 2001, American Wire Group manufactures both standard and custom cables and wires for a range of applications, including renewable energy, battery energy storage systems, power transmission, and utility purposes. Its wire types include multiplex, portable power, fiber optic, and high voltage. The company is located in Miami, Florida. View American Wire Group on Thomasnet.com.

Cability, Inc. is a Vista, California-based custom manufacturer that specializes in wire harnesses and cable assemblies. The sectors it services include transportation, automotive, heavy vehicle, and off-road aftermarkets. The business was founded in 2005 and offers J1939 Y cables, RP1226 Y harnesses, and all versions of FAKRA RF cable harnesses. View Cability, Inc. on Thomasnet.com.

Established in 1994, PTspeed manufactures and distributes a wide variety of cables, connectors, cable assemblies, power or patch cords, transceivers, and receptacles. Some of its types include fiber optic, Ethernet, machine vision, HDMI, and GPU power adapter cables. Based in San Jose, California, the company and its products are RoHS and REACH compliant, UL listed, and CE certified.

The business serves the aerospace, renewable energy, retail, government, automotive, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors and has operating offices in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan. As the company expanded, it introduced distribution services and specialty cables that are designed for high portability and space-restricted applications. View PTspeed on Thomasnet.com.

This company distributes underground communication and aerial hardware, as well as cabling, and bridge support equipment. Its line of products includes fiber optic cables, conduits, cable lashers, racks, and cleaners. Colonial Teltek is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and serves the utility, outside plant, and telecommunication sectors. View Colonial Teltek on Thomasnet.com.

L-Com is a North Andover, Massachusetts-based manufacturer that specializes in both standard and custom adapters, cable assemblies, antennas, bulk cables, enclosures, routers, and amplifiers. Founded in 1982, the company serves the medical, electronics, military, automation, and telecommunications sectors. Additionally, it’s GSA-approved and UL-listed. View L-Com on Thomasnet.com.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, BDI distributes electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic parts, as well as sealants, bearings, rubber products, hose, adhesives, conveyor belting, and many more related products. Founded in 1935, the company serves the automotive, aerospace, paper processing, and mining industries, among others. View BDI on Thomasnet.com.

Operating since 1970, PGF Technology Group is a custom manufacturing company that specializes in surface mount and through-hole electronic printed circuit boards, as well as custom cables, prototypes, box-builds, and wire harnesses. Its various types include servo, motor, signal, power, sensor, and C-track cables. The business is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified, as well as REACH compliant.

The company was initially founded to create simple cable assemblies for local businesses, and eventually grew to incorporate the combination of wire harness/cable assemblies with PCBA to offer its customers box build assemblies. With its products made in the USA, the business serves the computer, agricultural, automotive, aerospace, construction, and firefighting equipment sectors, among others. View PGF Technology Group, Inc. on Thomasnet.com.

Headquartered in Leesport, Pennsylvania, Northeimer Engineering & Manufacturing makes custom cable assemblies and discrete wire harnesses. Its types include VHDCI (high-density cable interconnects) and wire. Founded in 1972, the company serves the medical, rail, electronics, aviation, and military sectors and meets ANSI and AS9100:2016 standards, is CSA approved, UL listed, and IPC-A-610 certified. View Northeimer Engineering & Mfg., Inc. on Thomasnet.com.

With its headquarters located in Cumming, Georgia, AutomationDirect manufactures and distributes programmable controls, human machine interface, field I/O, Ethernet switches and converters, and motor controls, among other related products. Established in 1994, the business offers additional products like terminal blocks, power supplies, and portable water components. View AutomationDirect on Thomasnet.com.

bisco industries distributes a wide range of hardware. Some of its products include printed circuit board components, connectors, thermal management products, sensors, heat sinks, fans, chargers, and potentiometers. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, California, and has been operating since 1973. View bisco industries on Thomasnet.com.

The fiber optic cable market in the US and Europe was valued at $3.4 billion in 2025, and is expected to grow at a 9.66% CAGR and reach $5.39 billion by 2030. Asia Pacific was the region with the largest market share in the fiber optic cable industry, with 35.9% in 2024, followed by North America with 27.2%, and Europe with 21.8%.2

In addition to region, the fiber optic cable market is segmented into fiber type, cable type, deployment, and end-use industry. The fiber types are single-mode and multi-mode, with single-mode having the largest market share in 2024, and multi-mode fiber cables expected to be the fastest growing. Deployment covers underground, underwater, and aerial installations—which was also the largest deployment type in 2024. The types of fiber optic cables available are ribbon tube, loose tube, tight buffered, central core, and others, with loose tube cables dominating the segment.1,3

As briefly discussed, fiber optic cables are used in many industries, particularly telecommunication, power utilities, defense and military, industrial, and medical. In the US and Europe, telecommunications had the highest demand for these cables in 2024 (29.5%) due to their crucial role in internet and phone networks, supporting everything from home broadband to 5G. This is followed by industrial purposes (22.3%), where they’re used for connecting sensors and machines for automation, and power utilities (22.2%) to monitor grid performance and enable smart grid communication. In defense and military, they’re valued for secure, high-speed communication, while in healthcare, they support precise imaging tools and fast data sharing between systems.2,3

Fiber optics are in high demand due to the desire and need for faster internet and 5G networks by major technology companies and government initiatives aimed at improving broadband access, especially in rural areas. Globally and in the US, there’s an ongoing race to expand high-speed connectivity, which has been driven by the increase in remote work, cloud computing, and streaming services. Rapid urbanization and smart city projects in the US and around the world are keeping demand for these cables high, as are data centers and AI infrastructure.1

However, there seems to be a bit of a supply-demand imbalance, with the market struggling to keep up, leading to delays and potential setbacks. Challenges such as shortages of essential materials, including helium and silicon tetrachloride, which are crucial for producing fiber optic cables, as well as a lack of skilled labor to install and maintain these networks, are hindering progress.4,5

Thomas has more than 630 fiber optic cable suppliers across the US. As shown in the infographic below, these fiber optic cable companies are geographically distributed across the country. Although the state with the most suppliers is California (116), the majority of companies are in the East. In New York, there are 58, Texas has 55, and 48 are found in Florida. This is followed by Pennsylvania (42), New Jersey (40), and Illinois (38).

Of the fiber optic cables suppliers on Thomasnet with ownership certifications, 30% are Woman Owned (including Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE)), 29% are Minority Owned (including Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)), and 23% are Small Businesses (with Small Business Enterprise (SBE), SBA 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), HubZone, and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)). Other common diversity ownership statuses among fiber optic cable suppliers on Thomasnet include Veteran Owned (including Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Veteran Owned Small Business), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and AbilityOne.

The most common quality certifications for fiber optic cable suppliers on Thomasnet are ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015, which are versions of ISO 9001—a standard that outlines requirements for quality management systems. Other common quality certifications for fiber optic cable suppliers are ISO 9000, ISO 9001:2000, AS9100D, ISO 14001:2015.

You can filter by quality certification on Thomasnet to find a fiber optic cable supplier that’s right for you.

This report was written by Kat de Naoum using the following sources:

Sources

1. GlobeNewswire, Fiber Optic Cables Market Trends, Shares, and Strategic Growth Opportunities 2025-2030: A $25+ Billion Global Landscape by 2030, accessed May 2025, Link

2. Mordor Intelligence, United States and European Fiber Optic Cable Market – Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2025 – 2030), accessed May 2025, Link

3. Global Market Insights, Fiber Optic Cable Market, accessed May 2025, Link

4. IoT Now, Fibre optic cabling in the US: Why demand cannot be allowed to outpace supply, accessed May 2025, Link

5. TechRadar, Shortage of fiber optic cables could spell disaster for technology firms, accessed May 2025, Link

Supplier data, including most frequently sourced suppliers, geographic distribution, diversity ownership, and quality certification statistics, was pulled from the Thomasnet.com directory on 5/14/2025.