{"id":16642,"date":"2024-09-12T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/?page_id=16642"},"modified":"2024-09-13T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T14:03:58","slug":"baba-compliance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/bead-baba\/baba-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"BEAD\/BABA and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL), a U.S.-based manufacturer, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC where we manufacture Fiber Optic Cable, Air-Blown Fiber and operate multiple other U.S. manufacturing sites. As one of the world\u2019s leading fiber optic manufacturers, innovators, and solutions providers, SEL is dedicated to continuing our four-decades-long commitment to U.S. manufacturing, service centers, and job creation to enable reliable, equitable broadband access across the country.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Product Compliance<\/h3>\n

SEL proudly offers a diverse portfolio of BEAD\/BABA-compliant termination tools and infrastructure products and is committed to expanding our portfolio of compliant cabling and hardware products and solutions.<\/p>\n

Please refer to the table below for details about specific BEAD\/BABA-compliant products.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PRODUCT CATEGORY<\/strong><\/th>\nPRODUCT TYPE<\/strong><\/th>\nBABA COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT<\/strong><\/th>\nSEL COMPLIANCE<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fiber Optic Cable – Conventional<\/td>\nMicroduct
\nMonotube
\nCentral Tube<\/td>\n		Fiber & cable components and
\nmanufacture must occur in the U.S.<\/td>\n		In Progress
\n(Update Q1, 2025)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiber Optic Cable – Air-Blown<\/td>\nFutureFLEX\u00ae Air-Blown Fiber\u00ae Fiber Bundle
\n(SMF)<\/td>\n		Fiber & cable components and
\nmanufacture must occur in the U.S.<\/td>\n		In Progress
\n(Update Q1, 2025)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiber Optic Cable – Air-Blown<\/td>\nFutureFLEX\u00ae Air-Blown Fiber\u00ae Fiber Bundle
\n(MMF)<\/td>\n		Fiber & cable components and
\nmanufacture must occur in the U.S.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiber Optic Cable – Air-Blown<\/td>\nAir-Blown Fiber Bundles Tube Cable<\/td>\nManufactured in U.S. & and meets the
\nBABA “Plastics and Polymers used in
\nFiber Optic Cable” guidelines<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies<\/td>\nIndoor
\nOutdoor<\/td>\n		Fiber & cable components and
\nmanufacture must occur in the U.S.
\nConnectors can be manufactured &
\ninstalled outside of U.S.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Passive Optical Components –
\nFiber Optic Connectors and Couplers<\/td>\n		Lynx-CustomFit\u2122 Splice-On Connectors<\/a>
\nQuick-SC\/LC Mechanical Connectors
\nPrecisionFlex\u00ae FOX Splice Cassettes<\/td>\n		BABA requirements waived for passive
\noptical equipment<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enclosures*<\/td>\nCabinets
\nRack-Mount Enclosures
\nWall-Mount Enclosures
\nPatch Panels<\/td>\n		55% of product component cost & final
\nassembly must be manufactured in
\nthe U.S.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Network Equipment<\/td>\nMinor Hardware
\nApparatus
\nCable Glands
\nABF Tube Couplers
\nOther Products<\/td>\n		< 5% of the total applicable projects
\ncosts, up to max of $1M, are waived
\nper Department-wide Public Interest
\nWaivers for De Minimis Infrastructure
\nProject Purchases<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tools<\/td>\nFiber Optic Fusion Splicers<\/a>
\nCleavers<\/a>
\nStrippers<\/a>
\nAccessories<\/a><\/td>\n		No BABA requirements for tools.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]*Note: BABA-specific part numbers issued and required when placing orders.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL), a U.S.-based manufacturer, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC where we manufacture Fiber Optic Cable, Air-Blown Fiber and operate multiple other U.S. manufacturing sites. As one of the world\u2019s leading fiber optic manufacturers, innovators, and solutions providers, SEL is dedicated to continuing our four-decades-long commitment to U.S. manufacturing, service centers, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":0,"parent":16661,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16642","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16642"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16673,"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16642\/revisions\/16673"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sumitomoelectriclightwave.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}