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Outdoor Enclosure Solutions for Fiber and Copper Electronics
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Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) bring a new level of compactness to full-featured
fiber optic and copper remote terminals. Their
optimized size and weight allow technicians to
install these terminals in virtually any location quickly and
easily. They are ideal for placements at cell sites,
business parks, and MDU.
Designed to house a variety of communications equipment, CUBE are pre-wired to meet your power, protection and physical interface requirements. Many customizable sizes and features provide the flexibility to meet your every backhaul application.
All CUBE Cabinets are designed to meet GR-487
and NEMA 3R or 4X standards.
Charles Industries custom builds CUBE cabinets to the specific needs of its customers.
The models presented below represent some of our most popular configurations.
You are encouraged to call Charles at 847-806-6300 to discuss your application and specific cabinet needs. Charles provides
full engineering support and application consultation for its CUBE family of enclosures, and will work
with you to create the most reliable and cost-efficient cabinet solution tailored to your network.
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Applications:
Wireless
Backhaul
As cell sites across the country are upgraded to support 4G
services, the Charles CUBE portfolio offers a number of
compact, robust and cost effective outdoor enclosures for
wireless backhaul electronics. With flexible mounting
options and support for multi chamber designs and power
options, CUBE RL and CUBE PM Series solutions will help
maximize the profits of your backhaul service offering.
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Fiber-to-the-Node
(DSLAM)
The challenge of
providing broadband services to an increasingly rural
population is alleviated with the CUBE cabinets. With
support for power and various protection options, Charles has
a complete line of integrated CUBE solutions to meet your FTTN
needs with 24-1000 port configurations.
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Base Transceiver
Station (BTS)
Today, with the
strong push to roll out LTE, tremendous amount of deployment
of BTS enclosures is taking place. BTS equipment has gotten
smaller and more efficient over the years. Charles is
positioned to assist these deployments with a line of rugged
and compact enclosures for today’s dynamic BTS needs.
Various thermal options are available to ensure your equipment
is protected and your site is reliable.
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Site
Support
One of the biggest challenge wireless service providers face
is to provide reliable power in an efficient and
environmentally friendly manner. Charles has a line of site
support cabinets which allow providers to install new, highly
efficient rectifiers and batteries in a compact and durable
enclosure. With options for thermal management, and pay as you
grow scalability, Charles line of site support cabinets
protects your network integrity with an environmentally
friendly energy efficient solutions.
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Ethernet
/ GPON / RFoG
Whether
in a business park or a residential multi dwelling unit,
carriers are delivering broadband solutions to increasing
number of subscribers. CUBE solutions specifically targeted at
supporting these services at MDUs have been developed.
Customizable sizes, features and optional equipment provide
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Automatic
Meter Reading (AMR)
Charles has developed integrated solutions to address AMR
applications. Rugged enough to stand up to the rigors of the
utility marketplace, but compact and cost effective to protect
your investment while helping to bring your project in on
budget, the CUBE VM series offers a number of preconfigured
options to house aggregation equipment.
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OEM
Charles has a
diverse range of cabinet sizes and configurations. We leverage
our state of the art sheet metal fabrication and powder
coating manufacturing facility to deliver customized,
integrated enclosure solutions to house and protect your
electronics allowing the OEM to deliver a complete solution to
all your customer’s needs. Solutions for wireless backhaul,
BTS, DSLAM and GPON MDU products have already been developed
with multiple top OEM companies in the telecom market.
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Configurable
Options:
- Thermal systems (heat
exchangers, air conditioners, direct air cool)
- Pre-wired cable harnesses
for various electronics
- Fiber splice trays
- Surge protection
- Protector block interface types (screw,
punchdown, etc.)
- Integrated power (AC, AC with battery backup,
DC)
- Padlockable rackmount
equipment cages
- Pre-stubbed cable types
and lengths
- Door locks and security
bolts
- Door alarms
- Swing rack mounting rails
- Slide-out laptop trays
- Solar shielding
- Venting
- Customer-specific labeling
View
Datasheet (.pdf)
View Overview Video (.mpeg)
CUBE Series:
SERIES
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CABINET
TYPE
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MP Series |
Compact-sized
multi-purpose enclosures with steel mesh or wooden
backboards, NEMA rated |
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PM Series |
Large-sized
pad mount enclosures with single or multiple chambers
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RL Series |
Mid-sized
single chamber cabinets with mounting rails for 19"
and 23" rackmount equipment |
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RM Series |
Mid-sized
multi-chamber cabinets with mounting rails for 19"
and 23" rackmount equipment |
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VM Series |
Small
to mid-sized cabinets with backplanes for
vertically-mounted equipment
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