MTP-12 APC Female to Unterminated Pigtail Trunk Cable, 144 Fibers, OS2

Malaysian upgrade projects can use this configuration where its interface and fiber map align with both the installed cabling and the new hardware. This fiber pigtail terminates outside-plant or backbone cable into a connectorized panel: MTP-12 APC Female to Unterminated Pigtail Trunk Cable, OS2 glass, with a factory-polished MTP APC connector on one end and a prepared fiber strand on the other. Fusion-spliced onto the incoming cable, it turns a raw fiber route into a documented, testable port. The MTP interface carries twelve fibers on one connector, meaning that a single splice operation terminates a full parallel-optics trunk position. At 144 fibers, one assembly replaces a dozen individual pigtail sets on the distribution frame.

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Specifications

Connector A	US Conec MTP® Elite Female (Non-Pinned)
Connector B	Unterminated
Fiber Mode	OS2 9/125μm
Wavelength	1310/1550nm
Polish Type	APC
Cable Jacket	LSZH
Fiber Count	144 Fibers (Base-12)
Minimum Bend Radius	10mm
Breakout Outside Diameter (OD)	2.0mm
Tensile Strength	200/660N (Long/Short Term)
Breakout Length	0.84m
Insertion Loss	≤0.35dB
Return Loss	≥65dB
Attenuation at 1310nm	≤0.35dB/km
Attenuation at 1550nm	≤0.21dB/km
Operating Temperature	-10 to 70°C (14 to 158℉)
Storage Temperature	-20 to 70°C (-4 to 158℉)
Fiber Mode	OS2 9/125μm
Wavelength	1310/1550nm
Connector A	MTP®-12 APC (Female)

Why pigtails remain the standard termination

A pigtail is half a connection: one end is a factory-completed connector, polished and tested under process control; the other is a bare fiber strand ready for the splice. Fusion-splicing that strand onto the deployed cable brings the mating connector quality of the factory to a field route. The result outperforms field-polished connectors on insertion loss, return loss and long-term stability, and it outperforms pre-terminated trunks when the route length is uncertain or the pathway is difficult to pre-measure.

Fusion splicing practice that protects the budget

A good splice starts long before the splicer arcs: strip the strand cleanly, cleave square, keep the sleeve staged, and protect the completed splice in the tray with the bend radius respected. The tight-buffered 0.9mm coating on this pigtail strips in one motion and seats cleanly in standard splice sleeves. Done well, a fusion splice adds less attenuation than a connector pair and stays stable for the life of the plant. Malaysian upgrade teams can use this detail to compare the new assembly with the installed cabling records.

Color coding as a working discipline

Twelve fibers, twelve colors, one order: the TIA-598 sequence is the only thing standing between a tidy splice tray and a crossed plant. The strands in this set follow the standard sequence, meaning that the splicer matches colors between cable and pigtail without guesswork. When the documentation follows the same sequence, a fault on position seven months from now is found in minutes rather than traced strand by strand.

Keeping twelve-fiber splices organized

Multi-fiber splicing rewards method: whole one color fully - strip, clean, cleave, splice, sleeve - before starting the next, and dress every finished strand into the tray in sequence. The color-coded set makes the pairing unambiguous, and the tray stays readable for the next technician who opens it. A tray that reads clearly and consistently is a tray that gets re-entered without new faults.

MTP pigtails for parallel-optics positions

Parallel-optics trunks arrive as multi-fiber cables and must become MTP ports on the mounted panel. A twelve-fiber MTP pigtail makes that conversion in one splice operation per trunk tube: the twelve strands splice onto the backbone, and the factory-polished MTP interface presents the full dozen lanes as a single port. Per-lane documentation follows the fiber positions, keeping polarity and assignment unambiguous for the transceivers that will mate with the mounted panel.

High-count pigtail trunks at the frame

At 144 fibers the economics of splicing change: twelve individual pigtail sets would occupy twelve independent dressing routes across the frame, whereas one pigtail trunk carries the full count in a single jacketed assembly with twelve MTP interfaces. The backbone cable splices strand by strand in the tray as always, but the mounted panel side arrives as twelve finished ports. For dense ODF positions this construction halves the dressing work and keeps the frame readable.

Bend-insensitive glass in dense trays

Splice trays and panel rear spaces punish fiber: tight routing, crowded dressing and the occasional hurried re-entry all bend strands beyond what legacy single-mode tolerated. The bend-insensitive grade used in this pigtail holds attenuation stable at bend radii that would fog conventional glass, which keeps the link margin intact after the tenth tray opening, not just at commissioning. Malaysian upgrade teams can use this detail to compare the new assembly with the installed cabling records.

A splicing workflow that scales

Productive termination crews work to a fixed routine: mount the tray, dress the completed cable, splice the pigtails color by color, protect every joint, test every completed port, then close and label. With the routine fixed, a two-person crew terminates a full frame position in a predictable time, and the test record maps cleanly onto the documentation. The consistency also makes quality auditable - same materials, same sequence, same pass criteria across each site.

Sparing and kit planning for termination work

Pigtails belong in the termination kit in counted sets with spares: strands break, connectors get contaminated beyond recovery, and a missing spare converts a ten-minute task into a second visit. Plan one spare set per frame position, keep spare strands capped and bagged, and record which set went into which tray so replacement stock can generally be ordered to the identical specification.

Testing and Inspection Practice

Each pigtail is optically tested before packing: insertion loss and return loss are verified on every terminated leg, and the ferrule end faces are inspected for scratches and contamination. The strands ship coiled, capped and bagged, with the test results available on request.

Ordering and Customization Support

Refer to this pigtail by connector, polish, fiber mode, fiber count and construction when seeking a quotation. For configurations outside the listed options - mixed connector families, jacket ratings, lengths or project packing - send the need with the inquiry and the factory will determine the manufacturable specification. For Malaysian upgrades, our team can compare the requested build with the existing environment before production begins.