Outdoor Telecom & Network Equipment Cabinets
Weatherproof cabinets for 5G and 4G radio equipment, baseband units, transmission gear and site batteries: thermal management, sealed doors, equipment rails and finishes built for permanent outdoor service at base stations and roadside sites.
Site Cabinets Judged Over a Decade of Weather
A telecom cabinet has one of the hardest lives in any enclosure category: constant heat load, no maintenance schedule it can rely on, and a replacement visit that costs more than the cabinet did. Reliability is engineered into the metal — sealing, drainage, thermal path and door hardware.
We build the cabinet shell to your thermal and equipment layout. Your radio, transmission and power hardware and its type approval stay with you; we make sure the enclosure does not become the weak point.
Closer Look at This Enclosure Type
Representative photographs of the construction, interfaces and installation context for this product family.
Specifications at a Glance
| Parameter | Typical Specification |
|---|---|
| Typical unit | Radio site cabinet, BBU housing, transmission cabinet, integrated power and battery cabinet |
| Mounting | Concrete pad, plinth, pole-mount bracket, wall-mount, rooftop frame |
| Materials | Galvanized SECC, SPCC, SUS304 / 316L for coastal and high-humidity regions |
| Size envelope | Compact pole cabinets from 500 × 700 × 350 mm; site cabinets up to 2000 × 800 × 800 mm |
| Thermal design | Filtered fan ventilation, louvre banks, air-conditioner apertures, heat-exchanger cut-outs, insulated walls |
| Sealing design | Continuous gasket channel, rain hood, sealed gland plates, IP54-IP55 by design with ventilation |
| Internal features | 19″ rack rails, battery shelf, cable trays, earth bar, internal door catch, service light bracket |
| Security & access | Three-point latch, padlockable handle, dual-lock option, door stop, anti-tamper fixings |
| Finish | Powder coat 80-100 µm light colour, optional stainless or heavy-galvanized construction |
The parameters above are representative of typical projects in this category. Your drawing defines the final specification, and every quotation states the scope it covers.
Popular Configurations We Manufacture
Every size and option is customised to your drawing. Use a configuration below as a starting point for your enquiry.
Pole & Pad-Mounted Site Cabinets
Compact cabinets for radio and transmission equipment at macro and small-cell sites.
| Typical size | 500-900 W × 700-1400 H × 350-600 D mm |
| Protection by design | IP55 with filtered ventilation |
| Features | Rain hood, louvre vents, rack rails, battery shelf |
Integrated Power & Battery Cabinets
Enclosures that combine rectifier, distribution and battery storage in one weatherproof body.
| Typical size | 1600-2000 H × 700-900 W × 600-800 D mm |
| Internal | Separate equipment and battery zones |
| Detailing | Ventilation per zone, insulated battery compartment option |
Replacement Shells & Retrofit Panels
Replacement bodies, doors and panels for cabinets already installed in the field.
| Input | Sample panel, photographs or dimensional sketch |
| Output | Drawing for confirmation before production |
| Option | Material upgrade where corrosion caused the failure |
Materials, Finishes & Customisation
External structure
| Galvanized steel SECC / SGCC | 1.2-2.0 mm — standard for outdoor site cabinets with coated cut edges |
| Cold-rolled steel SPCC | 1.5-2.5 mm — where a heavier coated structure is preferred |
| Stainless steel SUS304 / 316L | 1.0-2.0 mm — coastal, offshore and chemically aggressive sites |
| Aluminum | 2.0-3.0 mm — weight-limited pole and rooftop installations |
Thermal & weathering
| Filtered ventilation | Fan panels with removable filters and rain-shedding geometry |
| Internal insulation | Liner panels for cabinets that need to hold a temperature differential |
| Rain management | Sloped roof, drip edges and a base that drains rather than holds water |
Customisation
| Equipment mounting | 19″ rails, DIN rails, mounting plates, battery shelves and seismic brackets |
| Cable management | Bottom and side entry, gland plates, brush seals, spare knockouts, earth bar |
| Site accessories | Antenna brackets, GPS mount points, service light brackets, sensor bosses |
How This Product Moves Through the Workshop
Site cabinets are built to be serviced, so door geometry, latch alignment and rail position are checked as carefully as the shell itself. Panels are laser cut including louvres, gasket reliefs and cable openings, formed on CNC press brakes, welded into a rigid frame, then coated before sealing and hardware assembly. Completed units are fit-checked and packed with corner protection.
- Drawing review with DFM feedback before production release
- Fiber laser cutting of the complete flat pattern in one set-up
- CNC press-brake forming, welding and grinding
- Coating applied before gaskets, hardware and glass are fitted
- First-article and sample inspection recorded for each batch
Common Questions About This Product
We manufacture the enclosure features your thermal design calls for — filtered fan panels, louvre banks, air-conditioner openings, heat-exchanger interfaces and insulated wall panels. The thermal calculation and the selection of cooling equipment stay with your engineering team, and we will build to the resulting drawing.
With filtered ventilation, IP54 to IP55 is the normal target. Where the equipment allows a fully sealed enclosure, higher protection is achievable. Any formal IP verification testing is carried out by you with your chosen test house.
Yes. Rack rails, DIN rail plates, battery shelves and cable trays are standard internal features we manufacture. Send the equipment dimensions and the rail pitch you need and we will position the mounting features accordingly.
For coastal sites we would normally propose stainless steel for the external structure, or galvanized steel with heavier coating and sealed cut edges. The deciding factors are distance from the coast, prevailing wind and whether salt-laden air reaches the site directly.
Yes. Site rollout programs are usually handled as repeat batches with fixed tooling, inspection records and packing standard so every delivery matches the last. Tell us the annual volume and the release schedule and we will quote against that rhythm.
Guides for This Application
Outdoor Telecom Cabinet Fabrication: Street and Pole Cabinets
Street, pole and 5G site cabinet construction
Read guideSpecifying Outdoor Telecom Cabinets: IP, Thermal and Access
IP, thermal, earthing and access requirements
Read guideOutdoor Telecom Cabinet Thermal and Power Management
Cooling methods, battery bays and DC power
Read guideSend Us Your Drawing
Tell us the enclosure you need, the environment it works in and the quantity — we will return engineering feedback and a quotation, typically within 24 hours on working days.