The Cat6A Plenum Wavenet 6A04FPBL2 is a shielded Ethernet cable built for environments where electromagnetic interference is a real concern. Wrapped in an aluminum-foil shield and rated for plenum airspaces, this 1000-foot reel gives you solid bare copper performance at 10G speeds across a full 750MHz bandwidth. It is ETL and C(ETL)US certified to TIA-568-C.2 standards, so it meets the requirements for professional installations in the United States and Canada. Whether you are cabling a hospital, a data center, or a school with heavy machinery nearby, this cable is designed to keep your signals clean and your network compliant.
Product Specifications
This is a 23AWG solid conductor cable with four twisted pairs. The conductor material is solid bare copper with FEP insulation at an overall diameter of 0.041 inches. The flame retardant PVC jacket measures 0.3153 inches in diameter, with a spacer thickness of 0.0393 inches and an outer sheath thickness of 0.0177 inches. The full 1000-foot box weighs 49 lbs. It is shielded with AL-foil. DC resistance is 9.38 Ω/100m max at 20°C, with resistance unbalance at 5% max. Mutual capacitance reaches 5.6 nF/100m max, capacitance unbalance is 330 pF/100m max, and delay skew is 45 nS/100m max. Nominal velocity of propagation is 69%. At the top frequency of 750MHz, attenuation is 56.68 dB/100m max, return loss is 13.98 dB min, and NEXT is 31.17 dB min.
Features and Applications
The aluminum-foil shield adds a critical layer of protection against EMI, making this cable ideal for installations near power lines, elevators, HVAC systems, or industrial equipment. It supports 10G data transmission at frequencies up to 750MHz, which is more than enough for modern high-density networks. The plenum CMP and FT6 rating means it can legally and safely be routed through air-handling spaces such as ceilings and under raised floors. RoHS compliance ensures the cable meets environmental standards for hazardous substance restriction. Available jacket colors are blue and white, which is useful for separating network segments visually without additional labeling.
Uses
You will want this cable anywhere shielding matters and plenum ratings are required. That includes hospitals with sensitive medical equipment, manufacturing plants with heavy motors and generators, university campuses with long conduit runs, and government buildings where both fire code and signal integrity are non-negotiable. It is also a smart choice for new commercial construction where contractors need one cable that satisfies both the network engineer and the fire marshal. Data centers with dense server racks and switch clusters benefit from the added EMI protection as well.
Construction
Wavenet built this cable with four twisted pairs of solid bare copper conductors — not copper-clad aluminum — wrapped in FEP insulation for strong dielectric performance and heat tolerance. A cross-shaped separator runs through the center to maintain pair spacing and reduce crosstalk across the entire run. An aluminum-foil shield surrounds the pairs to deflect external electromagnetic noise. The flame retardant PVC jacket carries the CMP/FT6 plenum rating. A ripcord is included under the jacket for clean, easy stripping during termination. The operating temperature range spans -20°C to +75°C. Tensile strength before aging is at least 13.8 MPa, with elongation of 100% or greater.
Additional Information
The cable marking reads: CATEGORY 6A 10G 23AWG 4PR FTP CMP FT6 75C FT6 C(ETL)US VERIFIED (ETL) ANSI/TIA-568-C.2. The part number 6A04FPXX3 covers the blue and white jacket variants packaged in 1000-foot reels. After aging at 100°C for 168 hours, the cable retains at least 85% of its original tensile strength and 50% of its original elongation. Installation temperature range is 0°C to +75°C, while the cable operates reliably from -20°C to +75°C.
