AI Boom Fuels Demand for High-Performance Data Cables

16.05.2025

As global investments in AI data centers surge, so does the demand for high-performance data cables. SIKORA provides highly precise measuring technology to ensure flawless extrusion processes, helping manufacturers meet new quality standards in real time.

AI Data Centers Drive New Cable Standards

With massive investments in AI infrastructures like Stargate in the U.S. and DeepSeek in China, the need for reliable high-speed data cables is growing fast. These cables must transmit several gigabytes per second over long distances, making flawless performance a must.

In this new context, short-term fluctuations in cable geometry or insulation quality can lead to signal reflections, drastically shortening the usable cable length.

Precision Over Averages: Why Measurement Matters

Previously, it was enough to keep the cable diameter within the nominal value. Today, even minimal deviations can compromise data transmission. To meet these heightened demands, continuous and precise monitoring of the extrusion process is essential.

SIKORA’s measuring systems stand out by providing single value accuracy, not smoothed averages, a decisive advantage when it comes to identifying critical variances.

Key Parameters That Influence Cable Quality

To enable long-distance, high-speed data transmission, cable producers must tightly control the following characteristics:

• Diameter: Deviations impair performance.
• Out-of-roundness: Every irregularity impacts signal stability.
• Conductor eccentricity: Affects insulation integrity.
• Foaming level and capacitance: Determine electrical properties.
• Pair spacing consistency: Prevents reflections.