AI Data Center Cabling in Hong Kong — Inside CommScope Propel & Rapid Fiber Connect

How CommScope Propel and Rapid Fiber Connect solve AI data centre cabling in Hong Kong — high-density fibre, off-site pre-termination, faster GPU deployment. Excel Unit, authorised CommScope distributor.

The AI build-out has changed what a data centre demands from its physical layer. Where a traditional hall might run tens of thousands of connections, a single AI training fabric packs thousands of fibre links into a handful of GPU racks — at 400G and 800G today, and 1.6T on the roadmap. In Hong Kong's space-constrained, high-cost facilities, the old approach to data center cabling simply can't keep pace.

At Data Center Asia 2026 (HKCEC), we are showcasing the two CommScope platforms built for exactly this moment: Propel® and Rapid Fiber Connect™.

The problems AI data centres actually face

The AI data-centre problem	What it costs you	How we solve it
Thousands of GPU fibre links to terminate on-site	Weeks of skilled labour; compute idle	Off-site pre-terminated pigtails (Rapid Fiber Connect)
Speeds jumping 400G → 800G → 1.6T	Rip-and-replace every generation	One modular panel spans generations (Propel)
Density vs. limited HK floor space	Wasted white space, higher rent per rack	High-density 16f/8f/12f/24f in a single frame
Field errors during rushed installs	Outages, re-work, failed tests	Pre-labelled, factory-tested assemblies

Propel® — modular, flexible and ready to scale

Propel is an ultra-low-loss, end-to-end high-density fibre platform. Its modular design supports 16f / 8f / 12f / 24f connectivity and carries multiple network generations within the same panel — so a migration from 400G to 800G doesn't mean tearing out your backbone. It's engineered to cut deployment time while preserving Day-2 flexibility, and to lower the installation carbon footprint. (Cabling Innovators Award — Gold Honoree.)

Rapid Fiber Connect™ — engineered for AI, built for scale

Rapid Fiber Connect is purpose-built for ultra-dense AI data centres. Its flexible panels and integrated, pre-configured, pre-labelled pigtails let GPU and switch connections be assembled and integrated off-site — moving the slowest, most error-prone work off the live floor. The result: cabling, testing, deployment and scaling get dramatically simpler, and your fabric goes live in days, not weeks.

Why source it through Excel Unit Technology

As CommScope's authorised distributor across Hong Kong, Macau and Asia since 1991, Excel Unit backs these platforms with certified BOM design, 1,000,000+ products ex-stock in our 50,000 sq ft Kwai Chung warehouse, same-day despatch, and up to 25-year CommScope warranty. From HKEX's data centre to the West Kowloon cultural district, our structured-cabling foundation is already under Hong Kong's most demanding sites.